Multifamily Project Manager - 9774 - Senior Community Development Specialist I

Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development

MOHCD’s mission is to address social, economic, and racial inequities through the creation of affordable housing opportunities and the funding of essential services that are foundational for strong communities.  We are industry leaders in financing the development, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable housing.  Through our financing, we strengthen the social, physical, and economic infrastructure of San Francisco’s neighborhoods and communities. We actively collaborate with community-based organizations, non-profits, affordable housing developers, and other City agencies and staff, in our pursuit of a more equitable and affordable San Francisco.  In our hiring practices, we strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of our City and the populations we serve, and we urge qualified candidates of all races, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity to apply.   

MOHCD’s Housing Division 

MOHCD’s programs are organized into three divisions: Housing, Community Development, and Homeownership/Below Market Rate programs. The Housing division focuses on creating housing policies and funding programs that create safe, stable, and affordable housing.  We are recognized nationally for our ground-breaking work including transforming public housing through the HOPE SF and RAD initiatives, stabilizing communities through the anti-displacement efforts of our Small Sites Program and increasing the number of affordable housing opportunities across the widest range of household incomes by advancing new housing production and inclusionary housing policies.  Our diverse staff and leadership work together to: 

• Monitor the long-term affordability and physical viability of the City’s publicly assisted affordable housing portfolio of over 28,000 units, providing funding for needed repairs and upgrades to ensure sustainable operations and habitability for residents. 

• Guide and coordinate citywide housing policies under direction of the Mayor and through collaboration with the Board of Supervisors. 

• Incubate new programs, initiatives, and financing tools that further our production and preservation activities. 

• Conduct program evaluation and research to document housing needs and trends and communicate accomplishments to elected officials, collaborating partners, and the public at large. 

The Senior Community Development Specialist I / Multifamily Project Manager performs multifamily housing finance work, which may include: 

• preserving the City’s existing investments in affordable housing through transactional asset management such as refinancing, recapitalization, repositioning, and workouts.  

• identifying, interpreting and applying laws, policies, and regulations as necessary for compliance monitoring, transactional work, and policy and procedures development. 

• leading project workouts and capacity-building activities for lower-performing grantees/borrowers/owners. 

• leading negotiations with prospective and existing grantees/borrowers/sponsors regarding compliance, funding, workouts, capital needs, and tenant complaints; actively building mutually-beneficial relationships with project sponsors/owners/borrowers. 

• collecting data, working with confidential information and preparing a variety of reports, memoranda, and correspondence. 

• invoicing, calculating accrued interest, collecting and processing loan payments. 

• affordable housing loan underwriting; 

• project planning, development and implementation, often with other City agencies; 

• project review to ensure compliance with applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations and procedures;  

• providing technical assistance to development partners, project staff, and other agencies;  

• reviewing and making recommendations regarding the financing plans and programs, development budgets, construction budgets, operating budgets, timelines, entitlements, service plans, and proposed activities of entities receiving funding;  

• reviewing and approving funding requests to entities receiving funds;  

• collecting and evaluating performance data from development partners; 

• meeting with agencies, architects, and contractors to outline funding program requirements and procedures;  

• monitoring progress of construction, including site visits, and processing payments; 

• preparing a wide variety of reports, memoranda, and correspondence related to housing and community development activities;  

• monitoring projects for compliance with a wide range of occupancy, financial and capital needs requirements;  

• enforcing contracts and overseeing remedial actions; 

• inspecting buildings and recommending physical improvements based on site visits and capital needs assessments;  

• preparing and negotiating loan documents specific to multifamily lending, including loan, note and ground lease documents and amendments, subordinations, LP exits, security agreements, deeds of trust, declarations of restrictions, etc.;  

• collaborating with deputy city attorneys to prepare, review and execute these contracts and other necessary documents;  

• fielding and responding to inquiries from residents and community members.  

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university AND three (3) years of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice; OR

2. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the following fields: public or business administration, urban planning, government, social work, education, finance or criminal justice AND two (2) year of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, criminal justice; OR

3. Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in public policy, planning, social work, public administration, finance, education, criminal justice, or business administration; AND one (1) year of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and /or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice; OR

4. Possession of a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited college or university AND one (1) year of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice.

SUBSTITUTION:

Verifiable administrative/professional experience involving community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice may substitute for the educational requirement in Minimum Qualification #1 on a year-for-year basis.

Specific information regarding this recruitment process is listed below:

• Full-time
• Fill Type: Permanent Exempt Appointment 
• Work Hours: Regular
• Application Opening: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
• Filing Deadline: Friday, September 19, 2025 - 11:59 pm
• Annual Salary: $114,686 - $139,386

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HOW TO APPLY

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Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights:

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ .

The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 111A.35.1. The standard for the review of such appeals is ‘abuse of discretion’ or ‘no rational basis for establishing the position description, the minimum qualifications and/or the certification rule. Appeals must include a written statement of the item(s) being contested and the specific reason(s) why the cited item(s) constitute(s) abuse of discretion by the Human Resources Director. Appeals must be submitted directly to the Executive Officer of the Civil Service Commission within five business days of the announcement issuance date.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst at Karen Henderson - [email protected].

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.