Deputy Director of Housing

The City of San Jose Housing Department seeks a Deputy Director possessing skills in affordable housing, homeless response, rent stabilization, grants, policy, and/or administration to make an impact on the San Jose Community. The Deputy Director reports to the Assistant Director of Housing, and works collaboratively with her, the Director, the Housing Department's Leadership Team, and the City's management team in implementing the City Manager's Enterprise Priorities, the City Council Priorities and the Housing Department's Roadmap which provides priorities for the City and the Housing Department.
The Deputy Director will be an energetic, self-directed, forward-thinking leader who has a keen eye for details, is very organized, is an excellent writer, and understands or is curious about regulations. The Deputy Director will have a high legal, ethical, and moral compass and is one who thrives in a fast-paced, often-changing, and very busy environment. The ideal candidate will be comfortable talking in public to various audiences and conducting community engagement. Equity and inclusion will be a regular consideration for the ideal candidate and will have experience leading change with these areas in mind. The Deputy Director will be a mentor and coach to staff, autonomously overseeing direct reports while regularly working collaboratively with the Director, Assistant Director, and Deputy Director to push the Housing Department toward its goals.A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public administration, public policy, urban studies, economics, sociology, or a closely related field is required. A Master's degree is preferred.
A minimum of six years of increasingly responsible professional experience at a senior level with administrative, policy, and program work in a public or nonprofit housing or community development or financing organization, a nonprofit that provides services to people who are experiencing homelessness, a community development organization, including three years of management and supervisory experience in a leadership role.View the full brochure https://executivesearch.cpshr.us/flyer?file=APPROVEDSanJoseDDHFlipbook.pdf
Apply Here https://executivesearch.cpshr.us/ProfileVerification?ID=2206&Name=Deputy%20Director%20of%20Housing%20-%20City%20of%20San%20Jose,%20CAEmployment Type: Full-Time