Director of Asset Management

Northwest Housing Alternatives - Director of Asset Management

Position Title: Director of Asset Management
Status: Full-time, Exempt
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Northwest Housing Alternatives (NHA) is seeking to hire a mission-oriented Director of Asset Management to lead and manage the overall strategy and stewardship of NHA’s affordable housing portfolio and facilities located in urban, suburban, and rural communities throughout Oregon. This senior position leads all asset management activities, provides oversight of the Asset Management team currently with a supervisor, senior project manager, and four asset managers.

The team supports a growing portfolio of 45 multi-family rental housing properties, 53 single-family group homes, and two facilities.

The Director of Asset Management leads through collaboration with public and private investors, and property management companies; as well as the NHA leaders of Real Estate Development, Finance and Accounting, Resident Services, and fundraising. The Director reports to the CEO/Executive Director, serves as a member of the senior management team, contributes to the leadership of the organization, serves on stakeholder committees and work groups relevant to policy and program development, and leads contextual discussions with peers from other organizations.

For over 40 years, Northwest Housing Alternatives (NHA) has been a leading not-for-profit developer of affordable housing in Oregon with a mission is to create opportunities through housing. NHA develops and maintains rental housing designed for Oregonians with limited incomes. These homes help families live healthy and stable lives, allow older adults to age in place, and give people with special needs a dignified residence.

Additionally, NHA provides services that connect residents to critical health and community resources, work to prevent homelessness before it begins, and offer emergency shelter and services for families experiencing homelessness.

NHA is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive work environment, and we strive to hire a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, understanding that a diverse workforce strengthens everything we do. NHA offers a great work environment having been awarded “100 Best Nonprofits to work for in Oregon” again in 2019 and 2024. The NHA staff team is dedicated and passionate about our work.

NHA provides a robust range of employee benefits:

• A competitive pay structure to cultivate long-term tenure.
• Excellent health coverage through Kaiser Permanente, including multiple medical and dental plan options; NHA contributes 100% of the cost of coverage for the employee each year, plus an additional $250/month if the employee adds dependents. Alternative care and vision are included in some plans.
• Up to a 7% annual retirement match, after the first year of employment through a 403(b) plan.
• Generous vacation and sick leave accruals.
• Bank of paid holiday leave equivalent to 10 days that employees may use at their discretion.
• Cell phone reimbursement work-from-home furniture reimbursement.
• Hybrid work environment supportive of work and life balance.

• Mission-driven leadership for long-term stewardship of affordable housing
• Financial management and analysis
• Capital planning and property preservation
• Property management oversight and compliance
• Cross-departmental collaboration
• Risk management
• Integration of NHA Strategic Priorities
• Supervision and team development

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, business, accounting and finance, public administration, urban planning, or a related field required, master’s degree preferred.
• 7–10+ years of affordable housing asset management, or nonprofit real estate, experience required.
• 5+ years of experience in supervision, leading and developing a team, coaching and mentoring, and supporting staff performance to align with organizational strategies…