Housing And Community Development Specialist - Grant-Funded

The current vacancies are grant-funded positions.  These positions are federally funded and are subject to annual renewal.  Classifications receive employee benefits, but these classifications have been designated as a non-classified, non-merit system, at-will positions.  
First review of applications will be on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, and weekly thereafter until filled.
A Housing and Community Development (H&CD) Specialist performs professional level administrative work to plan, implement, and report on the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Economic Development Initiative (EDI) programs, Home Investment Partnership (HOME), and local funded programs.
Work includes analyzing, interpreting, and applying regulations involving other federal, state, and local laws and regulations; preparing annual applications for federal funds; create and set up templates in software for each funding application process; and prepares and manages contracts for regulatory compliance for various federal and local funding sources.  The Housing and Community Development Specialist is responsible for compliance with procurement requirements and other related requirements to ensure compliance with federal regulations.  
Assists with the recommendations for annual funding allocations including determinations on federal and local application eligibility, and implementation of approved projects; preparing, executing, managing, and leading the annual monitoring process for CDBG, ESG, EDI, HOME, and local funded programs; manages subrecipient contracts; examines contract invoices to ensure accuracy and compliance; and processes reimbursement requests and interdepartmental memorandums of understanding.
Monitoring of projects/contracts, including administration of Davis-Bacon Labor Standards provisions for federal projects such as providing information at construction conferences, monitoring wage determinations, conducting on-site interviews, and reviewing and approving progress payments.  
Completing the setup, file maintenance, enters related data and closes out activities in HUD’s Integrated Disbursement Information System (IDIS), and coordinates the annual subrecipient monitoring process including completing agency risk assessments, and preparing and sending out monitoring notifications, result letters, and ensuring agencies comply with monitor results.  An incumbent in this class also prepares and presents information to non-profit organizations and City Departments, attends Boards and Commission as well as City Council Meetings (after hours), and provides technical assistance to subrecipient entities and applicants for funding.  
Other responsibilities include assisting in preparing the HUD Annual Action Plan, the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) on federal funds which defines and justifies the year’s expenditures and yearly achievements, and preparing and updating the City of Mesa’s consolidated plan.  This class may also have responsibility for supervising staff.  This class performs related duties as required.
This class works very closely with the Housing and Community Development Coordinator in making recommendations to the Housing and Community Development Director and City Council for funding in each fiscal year.  This class may be attained by non-competitive promotion upon demonstrating proficiency as an H&CD Assistant including being employed a minimum of one year as a City of Mesa Housing and Community Development Assistant and successfully completing the City’s initial probationary period.  In addition, the incumbent must meet the specific criteria-based promotion requirements, and meet the minimum qualifications of the Housing and Community Development Specialist classification.  Supervision is received from the Housing and Community Development Coordinator who evaluates performance through conferences, meetings, written reports, and results achieved.  This classification has been designated, if grant-funded, as a non-classified, non-merit system, at-will position.  This class is FLSA exempt-administrative.
Please refer to the link below for the full job description and additional information regarding assignments, preferred qualifications, and essential functions.

Employee Values:  All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City's shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity. 
Minimum Qualifications Required.  Graduation from high school or GED.  Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree in Urban Planning, Business or Public Administration, Human Services, Social Services, or a related field.  Considerable (3 - 5 years) experience with federal grant programs CDBG, ESG, EDI, and/or HOME Programs and other comparable Human Services federal programs.
 
Special Requirements.  Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License by hire or promotion date.  HOME certification must be obtained within one year from date of hire or within one year once made available by HUD (by assignment).
Preferred/Desirable Qualifications.  Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning Business or Public Administration, Human Services, Social Services, or a related field is preferred.  

http://apps.mesaaz.gov/JobDescriptions/Documents/JobDescriptions/cs4473.pdf (Download PDF reader)