Assistant Director of Property Management

Job DetailsJob Location: Academy (West Harlem) - New York, NY 10031Position Type: Full-Time ExemptSalary Range: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 Salary/yearTitle:              Assistant Director of Property Management 

Unit:               Scattered Site Housing (SSH)

Reports to:     Director of Property Management

Salary:            $70,000 - $75,000 annually

Status:             Full Time; Regular; Exempt

Location:         Harlem and Long Island City and throughout the 5 boroughs of NYC

Days/Hours:    Monday - Friday; 9am-5pm

Organization Overview:

The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) has been working for over 57 years in service to our mission: to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities. The organization has evolved into one of the nation’s preeminent reentry and justice-informed service organizations, providing formerly incarcerated people with the skills and wrap-around services needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration and to build productive lives in their communities. 

Fortune has grown steadily over the years to an agency with close to $90 million in annual budget with just under 600 staff. We anticipate that we will keep growing, both in size and depth of service. Fortune has a dual mission: both advocacy and service. The advocacy portion of our mission focuses on building a more just criminal legal system and reducing the barriers to reentry into society. The service side of Fortune has evolved to encompass a broad range of programs that started with employment and education and now includes a robust array of services, among them: alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, court advocacy, discharge planning within correctional facilities, licensed substance use and mental health treatment, a housing continuum ranging from emergency and transitional through permanent congregate and scattered site housing, assistance in obtaining benefits, a care management unit, HIV services, a food and nutrition program, and an arts program. Each service we provide is informed by the needs of the population we serve. Fortune currently serves approximately 14,000 people a year.. Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally, for their quality and innovation. We have locations in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Manhattan and Queens.

Position Summary:  

The Assistant Director of Property Management will provide an oversight of the lease acquisition process for Fortune’s Scattered Site Housing program (SSHP).  The Assistant Director will primarily be responsible for lease acquisition, outreach to landlords and management companies, advocacy, team development and training, advocacy and maintaining a tracking of leases. Liaison with case management staff on shared initiatives and audit preparation.  

Core Competencies: 

Mission, and Fit: Embodies Fortune’s mission and values and will be an effective member of the team in furthering both. The  candidate should exhibit compassion and understanding for our participants (wherever they are in their re-entry process) and embrace Fortune’s core value that none of us should be measured against the worst things we have done.

Job Knowledge: The Assistant Director must embody the values and mission of the Fortune Society. This includes meeting our participants where they are in the re-entry process, demonstrating our values through compassion and understanding; and affirming that none of us should be measured against the worst things we have done. Second chances are the Fortune Society’s value base approach to our work.

Creativity and Innovation: Seeks, evaluates, and implements alternative solutions and looks beyond obvious solutions.  Integrates input and ideas from different sources to share information and or explore opportunities to obtain results. Brainstorms and encourages new ideas and solutions.  Pursues new methods and solutions and thinks outside the box.  Develop new approaches that prove to be effective at obtaining results.

Communication: Builds effective formal and informal communication channels.  Shows tact and diplomacy while maintaining open, honest dialogue with coworkers and management and those they work with.  Keeps relevant people accurately informed and up to date of both positive and potentially negative information.  Organizes communication to engage a diverse audience. Writes and speaks clearly, persuasively, and concisely; focuses on the needs of specific individuals and groups.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain appropriate housing stock by working with the Director of Property management.
Conduct training, supervision and onboarding of new and existing staff.  
Assist with audit preparation and work with EQI on standardizing data and procedures.
Ensure ongoing location and negotiate of new apartment leases for new or existing participants with landlords of vacan