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Are you a visionary lending leader ready to drive innovation, build high-performing teams, and transform the lending experience? Our client is looking for a Director of Lending who combines deep industry expertise with bold, strategic thinking to take their lending operations to the next level.This is not your average leadership role — it’s your chance to make a measurable impact on the future of their organi organization and the communities that they serve.
Essential Functions:
Develops and maintains the business plan to guide the growth and
regional investment activities of this client’s Community Lending.
2. Builds working relationships with banks and other sources of capital to
serve the eight-county region established by this client and their
Community Lending.
3. Responsible for efforts to use the US Department of Treasury CDFI Fund
Programs to expand investments in the eight-county region.
4. Manages development and certification of their Community Lending,
including staffing and capitalization of the LHIFT loan fund and other
loan products, and the coordination with supporting services offered by
This client such as pre-purchase counseling.
5. Implements the mission and primary goals of the organization under the
direction of the Chief Finance and Lending Officer. Supports the Lending
Officer to manage the mortgage loan pipeline and meet all HUD
guidelines and requirements.
6. Represents this client and their Community Lending in the local
community, promoting its goals and services and with the CDFI industry
locally, regionally, and national, advocating for resources and providing
technical assistance to potential developers of affordable housing.
7. Coordinate this client and their Community Lending’s work with
investors, funders, developers, government partners and others pursuing
aligned goals for furthering the creation of affordable housing.
8. Serves as the administrative manager, overseeing all day-to-day
administration and work of their Community Lending.
9. Recommends policies and projects to the Chief Finance and Lending Officer for presentation to the Loan Committee and the Board of Directors.
10. Supervises the work of the employees of their Community Lending
and evaluates team performance in alignment with the annual goals in
collaboration with the Chief Finance and Lending Officer.
11. Develops recommendations for the long-term Community
Lending strategic plan with the Chief Finance and Lending Officer for
presentation to the Board of Directors.
12. Serves as the spokesperson for their Community Lending for media
and other forums at the request of the Chief Finance and Lending Officer.
13. Coordinates the development of their Community Lending annual
report and other communication with clients, donors, and support
network.
14. Develops outreach and builds strong working relationships with
individuals in nonprofit organizations, private foundations, and local,
state, and federal government who have an impact or influence on
homeownership and affordable housing.
15. Prepares reports as requested by the Chief Finance and Lending Officer,
the Loan Committee, and the Board of Directors.
16. Attends other meetings, training courses, seminars, and conferences as
necessary and helps promote the work of their Community Lending in
the region.
17. Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Finance and Lending
Officer of this client and their client Community Lending.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
1. Experience working with the banking industry is vital to leverage Community Reinvestment Act requirements in a mutually beneficial way to create the greatest community benefit.
2. Strong financial, writing, speaking, public relations, management, leadership, and planning skills. The position involves a blend of financial experience, non-profit management, market awareness and relationship building.
3. Must have the relationship building skills to work in the local community with diverse partners and in the financial sector of banks, foundations, and CDFIs as well as local, state, and federal governing bodies and agencies.
4. Experience financing affordable housing development is preferred.
5. Experience leading the development and implementation of a business plan for a CDFI is highly preferred.
6. The Director of Lending should have a bachelor’s degree. A master’s
degree or comparable experience in business, management, economic or community development, banking and or finance is desirable.
7. Candidates must have at least five (5) years of work experience including management and public facing duties such as public relations and experience with managing and cultivating relationships with new potential partners and investors. This includes planning, tracking, and reporting to ensure growth and goal setting around program measures.
REASON FOR NEED: Vacancy
LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT: Permanent
START DATE: asap pending interviews
PAY RATE: $60,000