Community Development Representative implements the economic development lending activities to support or subsidize improvements in the community. Establishes and maintains relationships with groups and organizations in the community to identify lending and other business development opportunities. Being a Community Development Representative develops an understanding of public programs and community needs to ensure effective community outreach and support development. Represents the institution within the community and is a resource for information about products and services that are available. Additionally, Community Development Representative adheres to all operational procedures and complies with Community Reinvestment Act and other regulations. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager. The Community Development Representative occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. To be a Community Development Representative typically requires 2 -4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Join our established, fast-growing organization and learn from the Nation’s first local green bank. You'll have the chance to lead, build, and shape the organization’s future, while accelerating your personal and professional growth.
Organization: Solar and Energy Loan Fund (SELF)
Job Title: Solar Development and Engineering Associate
Classification: Exempt under FLSA
Location: Hybrid Remote: this full-time employee must be Florida based, with the ability and willingness to travel throughout Florida as required.
Salary Range: Will be commensurate with education and experience (Indeed may auto-populate a salary not approved by SELF).
About SELF:
SELF is a national award-winning non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) with a mission to rebuild and empower underserved communities by providing access to affordable and equitable capital to homeowners, landlords, developers, contractors, and small businesses to help transition communities towards an inclusive clean energy economy. SELF is an established organization with its headquarters in Ft. Pierce, Florida, and a footprint in most of the Southern United States.
Position Overview:
The Housing and Community Development Director directs and oversees SELF’s SAGE Homes Loan Program which provides below-market-rate, flexible loans for small to mid-size affordable and workforce housing developments. Loans can be used for green pre-development, gap funding, equity-type investment options, and credit enhancement options. Capital is coupled with technical assistance and training to the minority black, Latino, and female-led small to midsize developers. This position supports SAGE’s lending goals of providing affordable housing, wealth building, and climate resilience.
The Housing and Community Development Director will focus on business development - seeking partners to work with on “greening” up projects; and seeking out and managing projects that align with SELF’s mission to finance small and midsize developments for novice minority developers. The individual will be leading one of SELF’s newest and most promising programs with enormous growth opportunities.
The individual should be passionate about climate justice and understand the intersections of climate and housing to ensure SELF projects are contributing to increasing access to resilient housing supply; decarbonization of the environment and resilient communities.
The Housing and Community Development Director will lead the development of SELF’s HCI (Housing and Community Impact Fund) and SAGE for multiple regions and grow SELF’s Green Housing portfolio and team.
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Candidate must have the ability to walk, stand, and sit for long periods of time, and must be able to lift and carry supplies weighing up to 20 pounds. The ability to communicate with internal and external clients via phone, email, video calls, and text is a daily expectation.
Top Benefits and Perks:
We provide a comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits; and a 403(b)-retirement plan with up to 5% match; performance-based bonuses; 12 paid holidays; a minimum of 21 days of paid leave; and paid leave to volunteer—something SELF is passionate about.
SELF is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
SELF has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity policy (EEO), and the purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and not based on race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.
SELF is an equal-opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $99,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
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Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fort Pierce, FL 34950
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