Manager, Affordable Housing

1 week ago

Ottawa, Canada City of Ottawa Full time

Requisition ID: 16005
Department: Strategic Initiatives Dept.
Service: Housing Solutions & Investments Services
Branch: Affordable Housing Development Branch
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Permanent
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: MPE
Salary Information: $121,708.86 - $153,879.18 annually (2025 rates of pay)
Location: City Hall,110 Laurier Avenue West
City: Ottawa, ON
Job Category: Management
Application Close: 06/02/2025

**JOB SUMMARY**
- As a critical component of the socio-economic health of the City, Housing Services is responsible for effectively influencing, advocating and implementing a housing system that meets the needs of the citizens of Ottawa; negotiating with provincial and federal representatives for a systemic and fiscal framework that will achieve Council’s housing vision; and identifying, developing and maintaining strategic alliances, coalitions, networks, business and community partnerships to respond to the City’s housing requirements.
- You are responsible for managing, implementing and evaluating the integral component of the City’s 10-year Housing and Homelessness Plan including new multiple housing options within the Ottawa region over the next 10 years.
- You develop capital projects and partnerships that include the development of affordable and supportive housing that may include other community mixed uses (recreation, community service hubs, retail etc.) while managing significant financial risk on behalf of the City. You are responsible for complex multi-stakeholder negotiations (including the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Infrastructure Ontario, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and other private financial institutions), and approving complex financial mechanisms (capital grants, fee waivers and exemptions, low cost financing), while leveraging funding from multiple sources with specific guidelines and program rules - in excess of $100 million.
- You manage, evaluate and improve Council and department directed strategic programs, services, projects, partnerships and relationships, related action plans, policies, guidelines, systems, processes and procedures. This includes Affordable Housing to improve the City’s ability to plan for and respond to the housing and supportive needs of the community and to address the department’s and Council’s priorities.
- You are also responsible for managing financial and human resources (including contracted services), and stakeholder and partner relationships.

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**
- Completion of 4 year university degree in urban planning, architecture, engineering, business administration, public administration or other related field
- Minimum of 8 years of related experience in city planning and development and/or managing complex projects, negotiating and maintaining relationships with stakeholders such as City Council, other levels of government, agencies, or private sector organizations, including a minimum of 5 years in the management of human and financial resources.

**CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES**
- Registered Professional Planner (RPP) with OPPI OR Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with PEO OR Licensed Architect with OAA is desirable

**KNOWLEDGE**
- The City of Ottawa’s organizational, governance and administrative structures
- Legislation, regulations, policies, standards and guidelines relevant to the work
- Expert knowledge of housing policies and programs, interpretation and implementation of housing legislation
- Principles and methods of economic, financial, social and political risk analysis
- Housing Services programs/services
- Real Estate and Development Finance and Economic Principles
- In-depth knowledge of Planning and development processes as they relate to residential development
- Knowledge of multi-residential design and construction principles and processes
- Federal, provincial and municipal funding, service delivery and accountabilities for housing and related programs
- Contract Administration
- Financial, accounting and asset management principles
- Knowledge of Planning Act, Municipal Act, Housing Services Act, City of Ottawa Official Plan, Zoning By-law and Building Code
- Industry trends and developments
- Business administration concepts, theories, principles and methodologies
- Corporate policies, guidelines and practices
- Project management principles and practices
- The various Collective Agreements in place at the City
- Understanding of the programs/services and operations of other City areas, and the inter-relationships between them and own work area
- MS Office
- Must be familiar with applicable health and safety legislation, have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place, and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation and City policies and procedures

**COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**

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