CSH Housing Solutions · 3 hours ago
Senior Community Investment Officer, Health & Housing
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$167K/yr - $188K/yr
7+ years expCSH Housing Solutions is a mission-driven organization dedicated to expanding housing and service solutions for marginalized populations. They are seeking a Senior Community Investment Officer to lead efforts in underwriting supportive housing services funded through healthcare resources like Medicaid and to collaborate with housing developers across California.
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Responsibilities
Develop and lead our lending strategy for projects throughout California that will include a healthcare funded component, particularly supportive services funded through Medicaid and projects funded with Behavioral Health Services Act dollars
Act as a subject matter expert on the Community Investment team and within CSH on how to underwrite Medicaid and other health care sources as part of a supportive housing funding package
Create and support a learning cohort of housing developers utilizing health care system funding resources. Leverage the expertise of the cohort to design and test new grant and loan products, including working capital loans and grants, and other innovative financing products to support the cohort’s work
Market CSH’s loan products and expertise, while cultivating a robust lending pipeline
Manage relationships with borrowers in California from intake through loan repayment
Partner with the other California Senior Community Investment Officers, our California Program Teams and State Policy Team to identify lending opportunities resulting from programmatic activities, while also contributing to the Team’s efforts to expand and streamline supportive housing funding programs, particularly those that incorporate health care funding like Medicaid and Behavioral Health Services Act funding
Provide feedback on policies and financing systems where systems change can provide more streamlined and quality supportive housing pipelines
With the support of the Deputy Director of Loan Originations and Chief Lending Officer, support the creation of new sources of funding for supportive housing pipelines
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with industry partners, including government agencies, banks, foundations, CDFI partners, and supportive housing developers and service providers
Establish and nurture relationships with borrowers, including gathering feedback on new strategies and barriers to create affordable and supportive housing
Originate new loans, analyzing the feasibility of multi-family affordable housing developments, and the capacity of development teams
Propose loan structures and terms that meet borrower needs, comply with our credit policies, and advance our strategic priorities
Underwrite loans based on thorough review and analysis, comprehensive due diligence and sound risk assessment, and present loans for approval to our internal and board credit committees
Support loan closing staff and loan servicing staff with loan closings and loan monitoring
Provide technical assistance to nonprofit, for-profit, and public organizations around the financing, creation, and operation of supportive housing, including trainings and represent the organization at conferences and events
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 7 years' experience in affordable or supportive housing lending or development, including experience with underwriting health related investments
Particularly deep expertise in affordable or supportive housing development or finance including knowledge of how healthcare funding can be leveraged in housing development, or other health settings like Federally Qualified Health Centers
Completed a Bachelor's degree program. CSH recognizes all forms of knowledge, so additional education or education through lived or work experience is also recognized
A solid grasp of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, Section 8 and other federal, state and local affordable and supportive housing finance programs
Familiarity of zoning processes and other land acquisition challenges for affordable and supportive housing developers
An interest in issues related to supportive housing, including homelessness, affordable housing development, public finance, public housing, community development/planning, or support service programs that address mental illness or substance use issues
Demonstrated success in project management, including creating work plans and building teams to advance housing development and finance-related activities that advance CSH's goals
Strong analytical, interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills with an ability to present to diverse stakeholders
Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities in the consideration of impacts and outcomes of a decision-making process
Candidates seeking to work hybrid or remote must provide their own access to a secure high-speed internet signal (preferably hard-wired) at a capacity sufficient to support video, web, and email processing simultaneously based on their personal work environment. This is typically 100Mb and above
Benefits
Generous benefits
Opportunities for professional growth
Competitive salaries based on geographic location
Company
CSH Housing Solutions
CSH transforms how communities use housing solutions to improve the lives of vulnerable people.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$9.02MKey Investors
Community Development Financial Institutions FundThe Indianapolis Foundation
2024-10-23Grant· $5.25M
2023-05-17Grant· $0.05M
2023-04-10Grant· $3.72M
Leadership Team
Deb DeSantis
President/CEO
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