LEAD HOUSING COUNSELING SPECIALIST

ICF is a mission-driven company filled with people who care deeply about improving the lives of others and making the world a better place. Our core values include Embracing Difference; we seek candidates who are passionate about building a culture that encourages, embraces, and hires dimensions of difference . Diversity & Inclusion , is simply who we are and what we do.

Lead Housing Counseling Specialist - Housing & Community Development

Your passion is supporting communities with implementing best practice strategies to provide low and moderate-income clients with housing assistance, including housing counseling. At ICF you can put that passion into action by joining our team of experts working to support our work in housing counseling. We partner with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide technical assistance. This position is full-time time and work is remote/hybrid. Apply today to become part of our great team of experts!

We are open to supporting 100% remote work anywhere within the US.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with a diverse set of stakeholders including housing counseling agencies (HCAs) receiving technical assistance through HUD’s Office of Housing Counseling and other industry partners.
• Focus work is incredibly diverse within HUD’s Housing Counseling program, including delivery of services including rental housing counseling, foreclosure prevention, disaster housing counseling, reverse mortgages, etc.
• Develop/deliver training sessions, conference presentations, workshops, and webinars
• Facilitate technical assistance engagements, either in-person or virtually through web-based software
• Focus on best practice and innovative strategies related to housing counseling programs.
• Contribute to the design of tools, drafting of reports, and development of policy guidance
• Experience and knowledge of utilizing a racial equity lens throughout work products, webinar deliveries, etc.
• Assist in identifying new business opportunities, writing proposals, and managing contracts as requested.
• This is a home-based position and 25% travel is required.

Basic Qualifications you’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration, Planning, Public Policy, Government or a related discipline OR minimum 8 years of professional experience in similar field
• Minimum of 5 years knowledge in HUD’s Housing Counseling Program, the housing counseling and mortgage industry, etc.

Additional Skills we expect you to have:

• Demonstrated success developing and delivering trainings, workshops and webinars; facilitation, and public speaking to a variety of audiences.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• HUD Certified Housing Counselor, or have managed certified counselors
• Previous work with Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) a plus.
• xperience and expertise in other federal mainstream housing and services programs
• Broad knowledge in Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity laws and requirements

Professional Skills You Will Use:

• A commitment to affordable housing and serving all of those who are under-served
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities to analyze situations, identify existing or potential problems, and recommend solutions
• Ability to multi-task with various projects and responsibilities
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)

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