Company: Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
Job description:
Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.
The work you’ll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.
Minnesota Housing is hiring! We’re a mission-focused financial institution looking for a Business Relationships Manager who will build, implement, and support connections and partnerships with the communities, organizations, and agencies that are working on critical single family homeownership issues throughout the state.
Minnesota Housing Community Initiatives programs provide funding to assist cities, counties, tribal nations, developers, non-profits, and other organizations across Minnesota with their homeownership housing needs, including:
- New construction of homes
- Acquisition, rehabilitation, and resale of homes
- Owner-occupied rehabilitation
- Construction loans
- Homeownership education, counseling, and coaching
- Manufactured home community redevelopment
Essential Job Duties:
- Develop and lead marketing and outreach plans for community initiatives programs.
- Make sales calls and visits, coordinate events, attend events; and give presentations to cities, counties tribal nations, non-profit agencies, and other industry partners.
- Develop and implement strategies to support Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) borrowers.
- Provide technical assistance and training to current and potential Minnesota Housing partners on community initiatives programs.
- Provide input on current program policies and processes to ensure programs remain competitive and effective.
- Provide technical assistance and training to lenders, consumers and partners.
- Participate on project teams that explore opportunities to refine programs and expand markets.
- Manage grant programs with funds provided by the state legislature.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
To be qualified for and considered for this position, applicants must meet all the minimum qualifications listed below. Ensure that your resume contains descriptions of your work experiences sufficient for comparison against the requirements stated below and indicate the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.
Only applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate fulfillment of each of these minimum qualifications will be considered for this position.
- Three (3) years of experience working with single family homeownership programs, single family home lending products or single-family housing grant programs.
- Examples of single-family programs and products are home improvement loans, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, Rural Development [RD], down payment assistance programs, homeownership vouchers and VA or USDA loans.
- A bachelor’s degree in finance, business, marketing, public administration or public policy may substitute for one (1) year of experience.
- Experience analyzing and evaluating housing program functionalities, performing risk assessments, or providing program enhancement recommendations.
- Experience reviewing and analyzing federal and state laws pertaining to housing programs.
- Strong public speaking skills to audiences of various sizes.
- Strong organizational and/or project management skills.
- Strong customer service, communication, collaboration and professional writing skills.
- A valid driver’s license and the ability to drive.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with state housing programs or knowledge of state housing program processes and procedures.
- Experience working in marketing, communications, or customer service roles.
- Experience working with a variety of stakeholders in a collaborative manner, particularly in communities of color.
- Experience working with grant programs and grant contracts.
- A master’s degree in finance, business management, public administration, communications, marketing, or a related field.
Additional Requirements
This position requires successful completion of the following:
- Reference Checks.
- Job related background checks.
- Conflict of Interest Disclosure.
- Driver’s License Check.
Physical Requirements
Requires moving office items such as file folders and small office tools.
About Housing Finance Agency
At Minnesota Housing, we know that affordable housing is an essential part of Minnesota’s infrastructure. When you work here, you’re helping to build stronger communities. We have a national reputation as one of the finest housing finance agencies in the country.
Comprehensive Benefits
Our benefits aim to balance four key elements that make life and work meaningful: health and wellness, financial well-being, professional development, and work/life harmony. As an employee, your benefits may include:
- Public pension plan
- Training and professional development
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- 11 paid holidays each year
- Paid parental leave
- Low-cost medical and dental coverage
- Prescription drug coverage
- Vision coverage
- Wellness programs and resources
- Employer paid life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Health care spending and savings accounts
- Dependent care spending account
- Tax-deferred compensation
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Programs, resources and benefits eligibility varies based on type of employment, agency, funding availability, union/collective bargaining agreement, location, and length of service with the State of Minnesota.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Minnesota state agencies are equal opportunity, affirmative action, and veteran-friendly employers. The State of Minnesota recognizes that a diverse workforce is essential and strongly encourages qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.
We will make reasonable accommodations to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us and indicate what assistance is needed.
Job type: Full Time
Fully remote: Hybrid
Salary range: $29.47 – $43.51 hourly / $61,533 – $90,849 annually
Location: St. Paul Minnesota
