NY HELPYes

AgencyHomes and Community Renewal

TitleHousing and Community Renewal Specialist Trainee 1 (NY HELPS)

Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers

Salary GradeNS

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

Salary RangeFrom $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 Street, Hampton Plaza

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12207

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 a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted 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 The Housing and Community Renewal Specialist 1 Trainee (the “Trainee”) will, in conjunction with other Tax Credit Program Unit staff at New York State Homes and Community Renewal (“HCR”), will acquire the necessary knowledge and assume increasing responsibility over the term of the two year traineeship period for the following roles:

• Assist in the preparation, coordination and implementation of HCR application funding rounds, including the design and structuring of any pertinent Request for Proposals, Application, and associated funding round materials, the preparation and tracking of Technical Assistance materials and sessions, and the subsequent review of capital project applications received for completeness, threshold, eligibility and competitive scoring, as applicable;

• Develop, maintain and issue project specific application review and award correspondence and related documents;

• Prepare funding reservation and funding commitment letters, comfort letters to project sponsors and tax credit allocation documents (including but not limited to, binding agreements, carryover allocations and IRS Forms 8609/DTF-625’s), which includes managing the flow of information and data necessary to prepare these documents;

• Coordinate the preparation of annual reports with HCR’s MSR Unit, responding as necessary to HCR and external program information and survey requests,

• Monitor, coordinate and track the financial background review process which HCR utilizes to evaluate project applicants and successful awardees and their capital development teams;

• Communicate effectively and work in coordination with other HCR units including the Office of Legal Affairs, Asset Management Unit and Multifamily technical units (i.e., design, underwriting, environmental analysis, special needs) to accomplish the above-referenced tasks;

• Utilize HCR databases and standard HCR software applications such as Word; Excel, including familiarity with data validation, conditional formatting and macros; Microsoft Outlook, Adobe and SHARS to accomplish above-referenced duties;

• Utilize internal and external training opportunities to develop a greater understanding of the requirements and workings of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, tax-exempt bond financing and other affordable housing finance capital programs utilized by HCR; and,

• Coordinate and manage the document submission, review and consent process for proposed Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) Certificates of Incorporation, communicating with both the HCR Office of Legal Affairs and external project sponsors and attorneys. Conduct reviews pursuant to current statutory and policy guidelines. Update current HCR website guidance and HDFC submission requirements to reflect programmatic modifications, as needed.

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.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

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 ApplyingPlease 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.