NY HELP Yes

Agency Homes and Community Renewal

Title Housing and Community Renewal Specialist Trainee 1 (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade NS

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $49363 to $82656 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address 38-40 State St

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12207

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title maybe filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. At this time, agencies may recruit and hire employees by making competitive temporary appointments. In June 2024, if a temporary NY HELPS employee is satisfactorily performing in the position, the appointment will be changed from temporary pending Civil Service Commission Action to permanent non-competitive and the official probationary period will begin. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted back to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.NON-COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:A bachelor's or higher degree.COMPETITIVE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Must be reachable on the New York State Civil Service eligible list.70.1 TRANSFER QUALIFICATIONS:One year of permanent or contingent permanent in an eligible title for transfer determined to be similar by Civil Service. For transfers, a list of approved titles is available through Civil Service GOT-IT at https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/. The GOT-IT site will inform you if your title is transferrable.55B/C QUALIFICATIONS:Candidates must meet the open competitive minimum qualifications for this position. Please be sure to submit your 55B/C letter.It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.

Duties Description • Evaluate project financing and operating budgets (underwriting), rent plans, appraisals, and market studies of multi-family affordable housing projects in accordance with the financing source requirements and agency policy.• Provide technical assistance to prospective applicants for capital project funding applications. Review draft pro forms and provide accurate feedback in Technical Assistance meetings on project’s general compliance with underwriting (UW) standards. Identify UW issues and propose possible solutions.• Review, score and/or provide written UW analysis of submitted applications for multi-family affordable housing projects for compliance with applicable programmatic statutes, rules, and underwriting standards. • Prepare UW exhibits for inclusion in funding commitments. Provide necessary UW analysis, memos, and reviews for issuance of reservation letters, binding/carryover agreements and IRS form 8609 for funded projects involving tax credits.• As assigned, manage multi-family affordable housing projects, including: o Tracking development timetables and deadlines for each assigned project; o Acting as a proactive intermediary and problem solver between the project developer's team and assigned HCR technical staff to advance projects toward achieving project development milestones; o Facilitating communication with other governmental agencies, financial institutions and others involved; and o Processing contract packages and/or requests for payment in a timely manner.• Work with HCR staff and developers to address UW issues in pipeline projects and propose solutions. Work proactively to resolve issues and to expedite construction and/or permanent loan closings. Alert supervisors, in a timely manner, of any existing or potential project issues such as potential delays, non-compliance, cost increases, etc.

Additional Comments Please provide a current resume AND proof of a bachelor's or higher degree (either diploma or transcript indicating conferring of degree), if interested in this position. Please note the vacancy ID in the subject line of your email when applying. If you are applying from Indeed, please indicate the location of the position and paste the job duties into your reply.Candidates who are brand new to state service will start at the hiring rate of the position which is $49,363.It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.

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Name HR

Telephone

Fax

Email Address job.opportunities@hcr.ny.gov

Address

Street 38-40 State St, Hampton Plaza

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12207

Notes on Applying Please provide a current resume AND proof of a bachelor's or higher degree (either diploma or transcript indicating conferring of degree), if interested in this position. Please note the vacancy ID in the subject line of your email when applying. If you are applying from Indeed, please indicate the location of the position and paste the job duties into your reply.It is essential that candidates clearly and concisely indicate exactly how they meet the above minimum qualifications in their resume/email submission. Failure to show how you meet the minimum qualifications above may result in disqualification and removal from consideration.