COMMUNITY MANAGER / Affordable Housing 2 properties, Rochester, NY

IMMEDIATE, FULL-TIME OPENING …JOIN THE CONIFER REALTY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM TODAY!

Conifer Realty is seeking a professional, self-motivated Community Manager to begin their career with us at our historic landmark multi-family communities at East Court Apartments (87 units) AND Market Apartments at Corpus Christi (42 units). This is a great opportunity for someone who has HUD and Low-Income Tax Credit (LIHTC) experience, strong interpersonal skills, and wants to grow in the affordable housing industry. Background check and drug screen conducted.

CONIFER OFFERS GREAT BENEFITS:

• Full-time / 40 Hours Weekly / Hours 8:30 – 5:00 Mondays - Fridays
• Competitive compensation program with semi-annual bonus potential
• 15 Days Paid Time Off
• 13 Paid Holidays (2 are floaters)
• 401K with company match
• Ongoing training and development for career growth opportunities as Conifer grows and expands their portfolio
• Elective benefits include Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Company paid Life, Short- & Long-Term Insurances
• Extraordinarily positive culture & environment; great team support
• Robust employee referral payment program

Responsibilities will include:

• Ensure complete implementation and compliance with HUD and LIHTC housing programs’ requirements and directives. Experience with recertifications preferred.
• Lease all open units with approval through Compliance Dept.; prepare, process, and sign all leases and related forms.
• Actively manage the occupancy of the properties, ensuring all waitlists are maintained, applications are pre-processes according to vacancy trends and vacant units are turned and leased timely.
• Effectively manage, recruit, hire, and train team members and be responsible for work performance to include, but not limited to, coaching, mentoring, and regular performance.
• Handle all detailed of move-ins and move-outs, giving special attention to apartment inspection checklists.
• Supervising Maintenance team and ensuring all maintenance requests are handled on a timely basis while effectively communicating to the residents and that written records are kept of all maintenance work completed.
• Assist in development of annual budget and work within the approved budget.
• Collect rents and handle delinquent accounts in a timely and efficient manner.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE (desired experience/skills):

• Two (2) years’ prior experience in apartment management of affordable housing communities desired.
• Compliance experience with Fair Housing, HUD and LIHTC preferred.
• Strong MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) for effective written communications and reporting.
• Excellent customer service, organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills.
• Yardi Voyager experience or knowledge of housing industry compliance software program(s) preferred.
• Strong math aptitude/accounting knowledge with good understanding of accounts receivable, accounts payable needed; understanding budgeting helpful.
• Some college preferred with COS certification helpful, or other fair housing certification(s) or willing to obtain.
• Minimum High School diploma/GED equivalent required.
• 1+ years prior team supervision experience including training, coaching, and performance management a plus.
• Excellent routine office clerical skills including proofreading, data entry, filing, phone skills as needed.
• Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license; flexibility for occasional travel to regional meetings, trainings, conference, as scheduled.

CANDIDATES’ SKILLS WILL ALSO INCLUDE:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills with ability to meet all required deadlines.
• Demonstrated outstanding customer service skills to effectively collaborate with residents, team, vendors, contractors and problem-solve issues as required.
• Strong organizational skills with effective decision-making abilities; resourceful.
• Excellent business professionalism and business judgment at all times.
• Ability to adapt to change in a fast-paced environment; flexible.
• Eagerness to learn and take on responsibilities; highly motivated with drive to succeed.
• Embracing the opportunity to work side by side with team and other internal and external partners.
• Excellent attendance – reliable, dependable.
• Willingness to go the extra mile to resolve issues and complete tasks required, including any extended hours that might be needed.

Visit the apartment communities links at: https://coniferllc.com/properties/east-court-apartments/

AND

https://coniferllc.com/properties/market-apartments-at-corpus-christi/

About Conifer: Conifer Realty, LLC is a dynamic, vertically integrated organization that creates and manages high-quality affordable and work-force housing. Conifer is devoted to growth, to innovation and to be purposeful to our communities. Every step in our process creates a path to a HOME for Possibilities - a HOME for our residents, and a HOME for our employees. Conifer has a 47+ year investment and development history with over 15,000+ units owned and managed today. At the heart of Conifer is an experienced team of over 500+ highly skilled and passionate professionals. The team’s demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit has secured our leadership role in the affordable housing industry.

APPLY TODAY via our website link to complete our application process and attach your resume: https://www.careersatconifer.com. Thank you for your interest in joining the Conifer Team!

Conifer Realty LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran/Citizenship/Immigration Status.