Job Opening: Director of Affordable Homeownership Initiatives – Washington, DC

November 21, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — CFED is a 33-year-old national nonprofit with a mission of empowering low- and moderate-income households to build and preserve assets by advancing policies and programs that help them achieve the American Dream, including buying a home, pursuing higher education, starting a business and saving for the future. As a leading source for data about household financial security and policy solutions, CFED understands what families need to succeed. We promote programs on the ground and invest in social enterprises that create pathways to financial security and opportunity for millions of people.

We seek a proven leader in the affordable housing sector to become CFED’s Director of Affordable Homeownership Initiatives. The Director will lead CFED’s eight-year old I’M HOME initiative, driving forward a multi-faceted policy agenda at the federal, state and local levels, leveraging the connection between policy and on-the-ground practice, and collaborating with the broader affordable housing movement, industry and aligned social ventures to heighten the visibility and accessibility of manufactured housing as a viable housing choice. S/he will also explore, develop and lead a new portfolio of work designed to promote homeownership strategies for low- and moderate-income families that work at scale. We seek candidates who combine a depth of affordable housing policy experience and business acumen, with strong strategic thinking skills and project management know-how. CFED’s staff thrives on open collaboration, intellectual curiosity, an energetic, entrepreneurial approach to challenges, and hard work and drive toward fulfilling our mission. Our successful incumbent will embody those values. The Director will be based in our Washington, DC office.

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