Chief Operating Officer

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* Title:

Chief Operating Officer    Department:
Executive Office  Pay Grade: V  Target Salary : $211,800 - $240,000
** The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (AH), is the largest housing authority in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation. AH provides and facilitates affordable housing resources for nearly 27,000 low-income households comprised of approximately 45,000 people, including AH-owned residential communities, tenant-based vouchers, supportive housing, and home ownership opportunities. Programs are funded and regulated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Our vision is a city where all Atlantans have a place they are proud to call home and can thrive, regardless of their income or address. The mission of AH is to open doors to safe, quality affordable homes, build inclusive communities of choice, and create opportunities for economic mobility. We are a team of bold, compassionate, and committed change-makers dedicated to working collaboratively to serve the Atlanta community with our unique resources.

AH was established in 1937, with the primary mission to provide housing and rental assistance to Atlantans who needed it most. Our focus and mission has remained to serve extremely low- to moderate-income households, including but not limited to, families, seniors, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. Many of our families are considered essential workers, yet they struggle to find affordable housing.

AH doesn’t just house people, we also support economic mobility and provide pathways to building wealth, such as through home ownership. Over time, through our land, investment capital, and expertise, AH evolved to serve local communities and the housing sector, providing for safe, healthy and diverse mixed-income housing options for all, while retaining our specific focus on families at the lower levels of the income scale.
** The Role
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* Location:

Atlanta, Georgia

Reports to:

President and Chief Executive Officer Direct Reports:
* Chief Information Officer
* Chief of Facilities & Operations Management
* SVP, Human Resources
* SVP, Policy & Regulatory Affairs
* SVP, Choice Neighborhoods & Resident Empowerment
* SVP, Contracts & Procurement
* SVP, Housing Choice Voucher Program
** Overview
* * The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a vital leader of Atlanta Housing’s (AH) executive leadership team (ELT) and is responsible for turning the strategic vision of the agency into timely and efficient operational performance. The COO provides strategic and accountable leadership supporting the daily and urgent execution of AH’s mission of preserving and creating safe affordable housing resources and promoting economic opportunity for the nearly 27,000 resident families served by AH throughout the city of Atlanta.

Reporting directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the COO is responsible for ensuring the operational excellence, compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and alignment of agency’s business unit activity with the strategic goals. This role provides visionary leadership, strategic oversight, transparency, guidance, and coordination of several assigned business unit operations. As such, this role drives strategic initiatives, optimizes processes, and fosters a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

As a member of the ELT, the COO participates in executive and senior management policy deliberations of high-profile, sensitive, complex matters and leads other short- and long-term initiatives of the agency. The COO role requires direct execution and is also responsible for guiding the professional leadership development of senior leaders assigned to the COO.This is an outstanding opportunity to lead the alignment of Atlanta Housing’s strategic vision and goals with best practice enterprise operations.
** Key Responsibilities
** Operational Leadership
* Oversee and optimize core business functions by monitoring daily operations, streamlining operations, increasing efficiency and effectiveness, and making recommendations regarding personnel.
* Review policies and recommend…