Project Assistant

Harris County Housing & Community Development provides life-enhancing projects and programs to residents of Harris County. Our services include spurring community investment through the provision of home buying programs, partnering with community members and housing developers to build diverse housing options that uplift communities and offer other assistance that support community building.

Harris County Community and Development Department manages Single-Family Programs.

The project assistant uses federal, state, and county guidelines to determine a client's eligibility for Single-Family programs and establishes and maintains effective working relationships with co-workers, administrators, staff from partner agencies, applicants, and the public. The position reports to the Senior Acquisition Development Manager and helps manage the program's property acquisitions, sales processes, inventory management, and homebuyer affordability determination.

• Processes intake of determined income-eligible files by requesting supporting realtor and lender documentation.

• Coordinate with utility companies to connect/disconnect power, water, and gas for all inventory homes.

• Prepares responses for projects and general administration, including distribution, filing, and mail processing, responding to questions, meeting notes, and minutes.

• Conduct weekly site visits to verify property conditions, landscaping maintenance, and utility status are properly maintained and accurately documented. Property maintenance.

• Communicate to home buyers, lenders, realtors, and internal/external inquiries on the program's sales process.

• Maintain databases, project and program files.

• Compile records and prepare reports.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, administrators, staff from partner agencies, and the public.

• Coordinate with the program manager on creating and ongoing improvement of home sales process (SOP).

• Assist in coordinating with lender, buyer's agent, title company, and the County Attorney Office on contract signing and closing.

• Review and process vendor invoice payment requests for utilities, annual HOA, and other expenses.

• Participate in team meetings and contribute to the continuous improvement of processes.

• Analyze data to identify trends in eligibility outcomes and make recommendations for program improvements.

• Assist in policy development based on eligibility trends and client needs.

• Participate in outreach and marketing programs to underserved areas of the county.

• Process and assist in the closeout of programs to ensure compliance with program regulations.

• Other responsibilities include financial management, membership relations, home sale process, coordination of Harris County Central Appraisal District (HCAD) accounts, and other assigned general operations of the organization, including contractor and vendor contract management.

• Other duties as assigned.

• This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position.

• Management may, at its discretion, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• One (1) year administrative…