Affordable Housing Lead - Disaster Management - Remote (US)

ICF’s Disaster Management Division is looking for an experienced Affordable Housing Lead to serve as a project specialist and subject matter expert to assist with housing development in disaster impacted communities. This position is 100% Remote in the United States with up to 25% travel.   

Compensation:  While the range below is broader, this position will offer a salary range in the 100K to 110K range, based upon % match to job description, location, etc., as determined by the hiring team. Higher education and experience will not change this salary range. 

This position will assist in the implementation of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This position will be responsible for supporting the design and implementation of disaster recovery affordable housing projects and programs which could include rental and homebuyer assistance CDBG-DR programs.  

ICF's Disaster Management division works with government agencies and communities to design programs and implement policies that promote increased resilience to disasters and long-term recovery in housing, economic revitalization, and infrastructure after disaster strikes. Our functional expertise is in program management, grant management, technical assistance, training, performance measurement and evaluation, program implementation, and development. All our work is done in a professional, collegial, and intellectual environment that allows individuals to pursue their passions and generate results.  

As a CDBG-DR Affordable Housing Specialist, you should have in-depth experience with the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and related affordable rental housing and/or homeownership development programs (e.g., CDBG-DR, -MIT, -CV, HOME, HTF, NSP, LIHTC, and other HUD and federal housing programs). You should also have in-depth experience with developing affordable housing projects or programs including the fundamentals of real estate deals such as financing and underwriting; knowledge of various funding mechanisms (i.e. tax credits, bonds, public/private equity, etc.); affordable housing development team structures; land use/entitlement approvals; the Uniform Relocation Act, appraisals and surveys, and other elements needed to design and implement long-term affordable rental and homeownership programs.  

You will have excellent writing skills, able to draft and finalize Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs), program policies, and other public-facing guidance documents. You will have strong financial analysis skills to help clients, applicants, and ICF leadership understand the financial limitations, strengths and challenges of large and small affordable housing deals.   
You will work with senior staff, other experts, outside contractors, junior ICF team members, …