Deputy Director - Federal Financial Assistance

Overview

The Deputy Director for Federal Financial Assistance is a member of the Executive Team for the Department of Housing and Community Development. The Deputy Director must lead and manage a large division of 150 employees responsible for developing and implementing the laws, rules and policies for all federal programs administered by the department, including but not limited to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and all disaster recovery resources.

• Lead and manage a large division of 150 employees responsible for developing and implementing the laws, rules and policies for all federal programs administered by the department, including but not limited to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and all disaster recovery resources.

• Quick and assertive decision making
• Political acumen/experience working with government officials
• Growing and managing large teams
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Outcome driven leadership
• Policy and program development

The Deputy Director of Federal Assistance is an Exempt Position and as an appointee will serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The selection process for Exempt positions requires applicants to complete and file an online appointment application directly with the Office of the Governor.

The appointment application can be found at:

Select the position title “Housing & Community Dev, Dep Dir Div of Fin Fed Prog”

For questions about the appointments process, contact Myri Valdez at

For questions about the department and position, contact HCD’s Human Resouces team at