Executive Director

Santa Clara County Housing Authority (SCCHA)
San Jose, CA

Executive Director
Annual salary range: $279,991 to $456,076
Application deadline: Monday, December 7, 2020.

SCCHA operates the federal rental assistance programs of the County of Santa Clara and the City of San José as one program and is a designated Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration agency. SCCHA assists over 18,000 households through the federal rental housing assistance program. The agency also controls and serves as the managing general partner of affordable rental housing properties throughout Santa Clara County. The agency is supported by 145 staff, approximately a $35 million operating budget and was eligible to receive just over $405 million in CY 2020 for rental assistance for various SCCHA programs.

Strong candidates are visionaries dedicated to providing affordable housing opportunities that include sustainable designs, innovative strategies, and progressive polices. Ideal candidates possess medium to large agency leadership and management experience including oversight of Federal HUD programs, oversight of operating and capital budgets, and an awareness of the emerging needs of both SCCHA and the community. A Master’s degree with major coursework in business, public administration or a closely related field and ten (10) years of experience in a progressively responsible executive or management position in program planning, development, and implementation in areas related to assigned agency responsibilities or in management of a moderate sized public organization or major functional/operational unit including seven (7) years in a supervisory capacity is expected.