Assistant Director of Housing Programs

Please see the AHA website at https://www.alamedahsg.org/working-with-aha/careers-at-aha/ to view the full job announcement and to apply.

 THE ORGANIZATION

The Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) is proud of its mission and accomplishments. The Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) advocates for and provides quality, affordable, safe housing; encourages self-sufficiency; and builds community partnerships. Join our team and you will have the opportunity to perform meaningful and impactful work for an agency dedicated to providing affordable housing in one of the most impacted regions of the nation.

THE POSITION

The Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) is seeking two Assistant Directors of Housing Programs (ADHP) to assist with planning, organizing, managing, and providing administrative direction and oversight for all functions and activities of the Housing Programs Department which administers the various assistance programs the AHA operates. The agency operates with a budget of $59 million. AHA and its nonprofit affiliate Alameda Affordable Housing Corporation are governed by a seven-member Board and staffed with approximately 55 employees. The AHA programs include around 1500 Housing Choice Vouchers, including 400 Project-Based Vouchers, 700 AHA-owned housing units, and multiple resident services and community development projects. AHA is a newly designated Moving to Work agency, and the ADHP will have an opportunity to be on the ground floor of developing and implementing a wide range of new MTW strategies and activities. The position description can be found on the agency website at www.alamedahsg.org.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Education: Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in social work, sociology, urban studies, public administration, or a related field, and
• Experience: Four (4) years of increasingly responsible administrative and management experience, with publicly assisted housing program and/or human and social services provisions.
• Experience: Some experience with the Housing Choice voucher (Section 8) program is required.
• Experience: HCV program management experience is preferred.
• Experience: Candidates must also have at least two (2) years of supervisory experience and a minimum of two (2) of these years should be in the management of affordable housing programs.

Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid driver’s license by time of appointment is required. Must be able to be insured under AHA’s owned automobile insurance policy.

IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION

 To apply, you must submit a:

• Housing Authority Employment Application
• Resume (three pages maximum, include months/years of employment), and
• Responses to the supplemental questions (two pages maximum) 

Your resume and supplemental questions must be in Word or pdf format and uploaded into the employment application form. The AHA application form is located in the Working With AHA>Current Job Openings section of the Housing Authority’s website at http://www.alamedahsg.org. The full job description and supplemental questions are on the Open Positions page in Employment Opportunities.