Summary of Duties:

Reporting to the Manager, Housing Programs and Partnerships, the Manager, Housing Development and Partnership Initiatives manages a team responsible for generating, analyzing and advancing concepts for viable affordable housing development and redevelopment opportunities. This position works with the Manager, Housing Programs and Partnerships to create strategies and targets that support strategic directions to increase the supply of affordable housing units in London and Middlesex.

Work Performed:

• Provide leadership in the coordination and delivery of affordable housing projects that contribute to the implementation of strategic initiatives for the Municipal Housing and Industrial Development Division to meet Council’s Strategic Plan.
• Responsible for managing employees including hiring, coaching, administration, and performance of reporting employees. Respond to sensitive and confidential human resource issues as required. 
• Provide leadership in the execution and delivery of services and programs in the following areas of accountability: 
  • Work closely with other City divisions, housing providers, private and non-profit developers and governments to develop, implement and manage partnerships and initiatives related to the development of new housing and related programs.
  • Support the team on new development projects during the initial concept stage; oversee development documents and run development pro-formas to ensure concepts are viable, cost effective and meet municipal and funder requirements for affordability.
  • Work collaboratively with staff and act as a resource to resolve complex technical, operational or political issues they encounter while doing their work. 
  • Contribute to the strategic planning initiatives of the division and ensure common understanding of long-term goals with employees. 
  • Ensure appropriate reporting on program administration is prepared for senior management and for provincial/federal governments.
  • Identify and manage emerging issues and priorities and react to unplanned opportunities or crises related to affordable housing developments and projects. 
  • Work with Legal Services on Contribution Agreements and Finance Supports to ensure financial resources are available for new developments and projects. 
• Demonstrate commitment to anti-racism, anti-oppression, and human rights through interactions with community partners, employees and individuals and implementation of policies, programs and protocols that reflect this commitment. 
• Demonstrate commitment and adherence to health and safety legislation and programs; and actively promote a culture of safety with direct reports. 

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• Provide strategic advice and recommendations, operational support and professional judgement on complex and contentious issues to the Manager, Housing Programs and Partnerships.
• Identify and recommend internal controls in the form of policies, procedures, practices in relation to the general and specific risks of the Corporation. Develop and implement standard operating procedures and risk management strategies to ensure financial and reputational risks to the City are minimized.
• Promote and foster working relationships with employees and bargaining units to provide a fair and consistent application of provisions within the collective agreement. 
• Liaise with unions on issues that affect bargaining unit employees and represent the unit at mediation and arbitration proceedings as required.
• Encourage and support employee participation and commitment to individual, divisional, and organizational objectives.  Actively mentor, provide development opportunities and build a high-level team performance with direct reports.
• Prepare briefing notes and reports for Council and various Committees as required. 
• Identify, recommend, adapt and implement innovative, effective and efficient work practices and procedures to improve service delivery and the business responsibilities of the team. 
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPI) established by the division and section through the development of dashboards and recommend additional items to measure using appropriate data collection and analytics. Build dashboards to monitor KPIs for the section. 
• Adhere to the Procurement of Goods and Services Policy; includes the responsibility of delegation of procurement initiation approval authority and delegation of approval authority for professional consulting services as per policy amounts. 
• Provide input to the development of the annual operating budget for the Municipal Housing and Industrial Development Division.
• Represent the Service Area at Standing Committees and Council meetings as required.
• Represent the City of London and Service Area in legal proceedings as required.
• Prepare responses to inquiries from elected officials, media and the public as requested by the Manager, Housing Programs and Partnerships. 
• Develop and maintain strong relationships and communications with community housing partners and other levels of government, including counterparts in Federal, Provincial, and Municipal governments to promote the City of London as a leader in affordable housing, share best practices, build relationships, and recommend solutions as required.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in relevant planning principles, methodologies, practices and research techniques related to the evaluation of business development opportunities with an understanding of the area’s programs and services and how the work of the area aligns with the objectives of the Division. 
• Demonstrated understanding of development financials and demonstrated ability to assessing the viability of housing projects through detailed pro-formas. 
• Demonstrated analytical and business planning skills with a proven track record for effectively implementing and monitoring programs and services. 
• Demonstrated positive and proactive leadership capabilities, adept at leading a group of employees, contracted services and consultants; demonstrated commitment to developing high performance teams. 
• Demonstrated ability to inspire the people they lead through productive and honest dialogue, with personal integrity and actions. 
• Ability to be a trusted advisor and/or advocate in sensitive and/or emotionally charged situations. 
• Demonstrated perseverance and resilience in addressing and escalating as required, challenges and emergent issues. 
• Proven commitment to the safety of employees with knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and applicable regulations as it relates to the position. 
• Ability to provide a high level of attention to detail, make sense of data and solve problems. 
• Highly developed interpersonal and customer services skills, including conflict resolution and problem solving; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with diverse populations within the community and government officials; experience working collaboratively with organizations, clients, and other individuals. Political acumen to identify and manage issues.
• Ability to understand the importance of service delivery; implement initiatives that support the section’s customers in a timely and effective way.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office, and related software and database applications. 

Qualifications:

• Completion of a University Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or in a relevant area of study or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Five to seven years related experience in overseeing project delivery with a focus on affordable rental housing and government funding including management responsibilities.
   

Compensation & Other Information:

$100,395 - $131,441

This posting is for 1 permanent full-time position.

Current hours of Work: Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Work Arrangement: Hybrid. Subject to change in accordance with business requirements.

These hours of work and work arrangements are subject to change in accordance with business requirements.

Police Record Check

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Criminal Record Check.