Director, Housing Choice Voucher Program - Housing & Comm Development Div Director
Job Announcement
$10,000 Sign-On Bonus*
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The Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development works in partnership with the Redevelopment and Housing Authority to serve the people of Fairfax County by creating housing opportunities to promote inclusive and thriving communities. Help make our vision of a community everyone can afford to call home a reality!
The Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) seek the next Director of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. The FCRHA is a large Moving to Work (MTW) public housing agency (PHA) and is staffed by the Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development.
This is a senior level position whose purpose is to oversee 50+ staff responsible for administration of approximately 5,500 federal Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV), including vouchers administered under MTW Authority, special purpose vouchers (VASH, FUP, Mainstream), Project Based Vouchers (PBV), PBV in public housing units converted through RAD, and other state and local rental assistance programs. This position also oversees the administration of the Family Self Sufficiency Program (FSS) and other programs that support the FCRHA's Moving to Work program and self-sufficiency initiatives. The director works closely with executive leadership, HCD colleagues, staff from other county departments to develop and implement innovative solutions to local affordable housing challenges, and to meet the mission of HCD and the FCRHA.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be a technical expert in federally subsidized housing programs, and an experienced and dynamic organizational leader and manager.
- Have experience in all aspects of the housing choice voucher program including all requirements of project-based vouchers.
- Have strong program design, planning and implementation skills, and demonstrated innovative program design to support the FCRHA's Moving to Work programs.
- Have deep experience in managing performance and compliance in a large organization with multiple levels of subordinate supervision.
- Be able to work independently with minimal supervision and able to thrive in an environment that encourages innovative and strategic thinking, problem solving, multitasking, decision making and prioritizing under tight deadlines.
Note: The assigned program areas of this position are Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Rental Assistance Demonstration Project Based Voucher Program (RAD-PBV), Housing Choice Voucher Project-Based Voucher Program (HCV-PBV), Resident and Owner Engagement, Moving to Work (MTW), and/or state and local rent assistance programs.
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* This position includes a signing bonus for fully qualified new county employees in the amount of $10,000.
Relocation assistance is negotiable.
Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to") Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in a related field of study such as planning, engineering, architecture, economics, construction science, business or public administration, finance, real estate, social work, public policy or other related field; plus, six years of progressively responsible managerial experience related to an assigned program area, to include 2 years supervising professional staff.
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Not applicable.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
- This position is considered "essential personnel" and will be required to report to work during times designated countywide as approved for unscheduled leave regardless of the emergency situation (i.e., weather, transportation, other disaster).
- The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and a credit check to the satisfaction of the employer.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- A leader who derives satisfaction from the success of others, mentoring, and professional growth.
- Meaningful experience analyzing and executing complex commercial transactions, managing legal risks, and negotiating complex agreements and financial instruments.
- Thorough understanding of affordable housing related market forces including general real estate principles, supply and demand economics and other multifamily demand drivers.
- Experience in affordable housing development financing and working knowledge of local, state and federal housing programs and financing tools, including LIHTC.
- Demonstrated effective negotiation skills, and ability to build strong relationships with development partners, investors, banks, funding agencies, and other entities.
- Ability to successfully manage transactions of a varied and complex nature, organize multiple tasks and set team priorities while meeting project deadlines.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate high-level information to a non-technical audience and expertise in synthesizing data and crafting a compelling narrative in presentations.
- Ability to read with full comprehension and understanding of all legal and regulatory agreements, contracts.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work is generally sedentary in nature; however, incumbent is required to frequently move about to perform office work such as accessing files, attending meetings, making presentations, operating general office equipment, and performing other essential job duties; may be required to move items up to approximately 15 pounds in weight. Ability to read information on a computer monitor; effectively communicate; operate keyboard-driven equipment and computer. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview; may include practical exercise.
This job announcement is listed with a closing date of April 18, 2025, and interested applicants are advised to submit their applications as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis throughout the recruitment with candidates whose qualifications best fit our needs. If your application is received later in the recruitment process, it may not be reviewed or considered. The application process may close prior to the currently advertised closing date when the position has been filled.
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.