Affordable Housing Development Supervisor

Position Overview

The City of Oxnard Housing Department seeks an Affordable Housing Development Supervisor to support the implementation of affordable housing development and preservation projects. The role involves advanced review and analysis of housing and redevelopment actions, overseeing and managing contracts, budgets, and subordinate staff.

• Support the Housing Department by utilizing your urban planning or housing focused education and professional background to plan, organize, evaluate, direct and implement affordable housing development and rehabilitation programs with consideration to state and local regulations and upcoming housing and mixed‑use trends.
• Support housing sponsors and obtain funding, including tax credits, bonds, and grants for acquisition, development and rehabilitation.
• Exercise initiative, ingenuity and sound judgment in organizing and managing assignments, delegating and overseeing tasks, resources and information to subordinate staff.
• Conduct and assign research, gather analyze, interpret and prepare data for studies, reports and recommendations.
• Prepare reports and supporting data, including recommendations and make presentations to City Council, City Committees, community, and Planning Commissions.
• Prepare staff reports for decision‑making bodies.
• Provide program assistance to community representatives, affordable housing developers, and other City staff.
• Respond to public inquiries regarding affordable housing policies and programs, consistent with state and federal regulations.
• Develop and disseminate materials on programs and initiatives to community members and housing sponsors utilizing knowledge of housing developments and rehabilitation, including federal and state funding resources and environmental regulations and requirements, including California Environmental Quality Act and Department of Toxic Substance Control requirements.
• Represent the department in internal and external meetings and collaborations.

• Provides program, project or functional oversight in assigned area; performs complex analysis and oversees advanced management service support activities and processes; monitors, guides and ensures compliance with applicable policies, procedures, processes, standards and regulations.
• Serves as a liaison and advisor with internal departments, agencies, and other external organizations, groups and/or representatives; responds to inquiries and requests; manages escalated issues; reviews, recommends and implements solutions to issues.
• Recommends, develops and implements policies, procedures and/or processes related to assigned projects, functions and/or programs. Prepares, reviews and maintains a variety of reports, correspondence, forecasts, contracts and/or related fiscal or administrative documentation.
• Participates in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of assigned division, program, and/or project budgets and expenditures. Provides procurement recommendations and assists in purchase acquisitions.
• Facilitates, coordinates, collaborates and/or participates in meetings with internal and external program/project/function stakeholders.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

• Providing program oversight and supervision for City housing authority programs and/or housing units.
• Ensuring that laws, rules and regulations are implemented.
• Reviewing and approving staff work.
• Performing compliance review of contracts.
• Preparing and monitoring budgets.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, accounting, or related field.
• Experience: Five (5) years of journey‑level professional experience in the area of assignment and two (2) years of supervisory experience.
• License/Certification: Class C license may be required, depending on the position.
• Other Requirements: Must be able to effectively communicate in English, both orally and in writing.

The normal work week is Monday through Thursday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and alternating Fridays 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Depending on the work assignment staff may be assigned…