Services Administrator

Position Summary

The City:
Palm Springs, located in the Coachella Valley, is known for its luxurious yet relaxed lifestyle. Picture waking up to fresh air, surrounded by palm trees, and enjoying stunning mountain views. This city offers a perfect blend of nature and modern living for both residents and visitors. Palm Springs is ideal for families, offering numerous parks, gardens, and nature reserves for leisurely activities and wildlife encounters.

With a wide range of attractions and events, there's always something fun for everyone in the family. To see the exciting things going on visit Engage Palm Springs. The City of Palm Springs is committed to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, from policies to inclusive healthcare, and making people of various backgrounds feel welcome and supported. To view our recent Human Rights Campaign, visit the Municipal Equity Index (Download PDF reader) website.

The Position:
This position is a member of the Housing and Community Development department and administers a wide variety of programs and projects to ensure a comprehensive approach to affordable housing and homeless services programs within the City in accordance with Federal regulations, policies and procedures; and coordinates, develops, and administers affordable housing opportunities, housing rehabilitation opportunities, new low and moderate income housing projects, and related supportive services programs, and perform a variety of tasks in the development and implementation of goals and objectives in support of assigned community development programs.

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Oversee, coordinate, and administer the City's housing programs; develop and implement goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for affordable housing development projects and associated programs
• Formulate, present, and recommend policies and implementation strategies; plan and assist with affordable housing projects, neighborhood revitalization, rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, relocation, affordable housing preservation, rental assistance activities, and development of housing for homeless individuals and families; oversees rehabilitation projects with eligible homeowners and landlords, assures quality subsidized rental housing.
• Participate in negotiation and review of affordable housing agreements, pro forma analysis, design, entitlement requirements, land acquisition, and land disposition.
• Draft requests for proposals and notices of funding availability for affordable housing projects and programs.
• Maintain and monitor contracts and agreements for compliance; establish an inventory of affordable units, affordability levels, and affordability expiration.
• Act as an advisor to appointed officials on all housing-related issues; assure record management in accordance with legal requirements and city policy; represent the City in relations with the community, local, state, and federal agencies, and professional organizations.
• Effectively interface and serve as liaison with City staff and departments, businesses, and residents regarding core City resources and services including affordable housing, home improvement programs, tenant housing, homeless resources, and other community programs; respond to inquiries and complaints.
• Plan, develop, and monitor programs, projects, and other activities designed to stimulate the preservation, development, financing and funding, such as tax credits, multi-family bonds, grants, and outside loans, of housing programs.
• Respond to and oversee special existing housing subsidy and housing-related federal entitlement programs by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) audit authorities.
• Facilitate and negotiate grants, loan agreements, and other contracts with public, non-profit and/or private developers; assist citizens, non-profits, advisory bodies, staff and others seeking CDBG, or other grants for community-wide housing, special needs housing, housing for homeless residents, and community development programs.
• Assist in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for the department; monitor revisions and implementation programs of City's adopted Housing Element.
• Conduct a variety of operational studies and reports; recommend modifications to assigned programs, policies, and procedures as…