Affordable Housing Program Specialist

5 months ago

Halifax, Canada Province of Nova Scotia Full time

**Department**:Municipal Affairs and Housing

**Location**:HALIFAX

**Type of Employment**:Permanent

**Union Status**:NSGEU - NSPG

**Closing Date**:14-Aug-23 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

**About Us**:
The Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the primary housing delivery agency in Nova Scotia. The Department is also responsible for ensuring the availability of safe, suitable, and affordable housing for all Nova Scotians. Our work involves making strategic investments, leveraging new funding, and building on critical partnerships to help further position ourselves to meet current and future housing challenges.

**About Our Opportunity**:
Under the direction of the Manager, Affordable Housing, the Program Specialist is responsible for the delivery and administration of a range of Affordable Housing Programs.

**Primary Accountabilities**:

- Responds to program queries and work with private and non-profit real estate developers to clarify the project scope.
- Prepares conditional approval letters, contracts, and briefing notes.
- Monitors ongoing compliance with funding contracts.
- Prepares mortgages and reviews progress claims.
- Enters disbursements for approval and set/close loans in ICM.
- Monitors ongoing compliance with funding contracts.
- Supports the review of rent increases, requests for mortgage postponements/write-offs and FOIPOP requests/public accounts.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
This may be the right opportunity for you if you have a bachelor’s degree in a related field (Business, Commerce, Finance, Land Development) with five (5) years of related experience in program delivery and/or mortgage/loan administration. You have proven program delivery experience, strong financial analysis skills, and effective communication and interpersonal skills. You possess a valid Nova Scotia driver’s license with access to a reliable vehicle to travel to various project sites.

You have strong interpersonal, consultative, influencing/negotiating, and relationship-building skills to work effectively with proponents and establish productive relationships with senior representatives of private, non-profit, and government departments/organizations (municipal, provincial, and federal).

You also possess strong written communication skills including the ability to write reports, formal recommendations, and correspondence. You have experience reviewing financial statements and the ability to understand financial reports, development cost projections, and pro forma budgets. You are proficient with the full Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint). Familiarity with ICM (Integrated Case Management) and/or SAP is desirable.

You have excellent organizational and project management skills and the ability to balance priorities, meet deadlines, and exercise sound judgment to achieve outcomes within specified timeframes. Your discretion in dealing with confidential information, a solid understanding of client service, and decision-making abilities allow you to work with mínimal supervision.

General knowledge of mortgage lending, the ability to read construction documents, and familiarity with the real estate development process and/or property management are desirable.

We will assess the above qualifications and competencies using one or more of the following tools: written examination, standardized tests, oral presentations, interview(s), and reference checks.

**Equivalency**:
An equivalent combination of training, education and experience will be considered. Related equivalencies may include, but are not limited to:

- A related master’s degree and three (3) years of related experience
- A related diploma and seven (7) years of related experience
- Nine (9) years of total related experience

**Salary Information**:
PR 13
- $2,543.38 - $3,091.70

**Benefits**:
Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as Health, Dental, Life Insurance, Pension, General Illness (Short and Long Term), Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. Click here to learn more about our various benefits offerings and eligibility criteria.

**Working Conditions**:
Most of your work is in a comfortable office environment. You may be required to travel to sites on occasion. There is a need for you to balance competing priorities and meet strict deadlines.

**Additional Information**:
**What We Offer**:

- Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career.
- An engaged workplace where we foster respect and recognition.
- Forward-thinking policies and strategies.
- Countless Career Paths.
- Department Specific Flexible working schedules.

**Pay Grade**: PR 13

**Salary Range**: $2,543.38 - $3,091.70 Bi-Weekly

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