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About the Role

The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) is seeking Co-op Preservation Project Associates to work with affordable housing co-op residents to protect and strengthen their housing. This role is ideal for candidates passionate about housing justice, eager to learn about affordable cooperative housing models, and who can communicate effectively with a diverse resident population. Bilingual English/Spanish applicants are prioritized due to the significant number of Spanish-speaking residents served.

Responsibilities

Provide technical assistance and referrals to HDFC co-ops, city-owned buildings converting to cooperatives, or Mitchell Lama Cooperatives.
Assist boards of directors and shareholders in organizing effectively to improve co-op performance by identifying problems, clarifying goals, and implementing plans.
Attend in-person meetings (often in the evening) and virtual meetings with co-op residents and leaders as needed.
Monitor and facilitate elections of co-op boards.
Provide financial planning support, including budget creation and loan packaging.
Maintain open communication, positive working relationships, and high levels of trust with building leaders and residents.
Create reports to track and bill for services provided under supporting contracts.
Participate in UHAB-wide meetings, committees, and activities to contribute to organizational improvement and promotion.

Requirements

Ability to fluently speak English and Spanish (preferred).
Ability to establish productive trust-based relationships with residents and leaders of limited-equity housing cooperatives.
Ability to establish effective professional relationships with real estate professionals, property managers, bank representatives, and government officials.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
Ability to research government regulations and legal documents and interpret them for concerned parties.
Ability to express oneself clearly and persuasively in speech and writing.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Ability to maintain positive relationships under adversity and pressure.
Ability to utilize a flexible and creative problem-solving/dispute resolution style.
Interview will be conducted in English and Spanish for bilingual candidates.

Skills

English/Spanish bilingual
Microsoft Office (Excel)
Technical assistance
Organizational skills
Financial planning
Budget creation
Loan packaging
Communication
Relationship building
Problem-solving
Dispute resolution

Location

Lower Manhattan (main office)
Across NYC (on-site/field visits and events)

Work Type

Hybrid
On-site/field evening visits
Work from home allowance

Experience Level

Entry-level (training provided)

Salary/Compensations

$63,388 annually

Benefits

Free and affordable medical and dental plans
Long-term disability insurance
403b retirement plan
Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts
3 weeks of paid vacation for new employees
4 weeks of paid vacation after 1 year of employment
13 paid holidays
3 Floating Holidays
12 sick days
8 remote flex days
1 personal day
Union membership with RWDSU

About the Company

UHAB empowers low- to moderate-income residents to take control of their housing and enhance communities by creating strong tenant associations and lasting affordable co-ops.
Since 1973, UHAB has helped form hundreds of tenant associations and transformed troubled rental buildings into 1,200 affordable co-ops, providing homeownership opportunities for over 25,000 families.
UHAB's mission is centered on democratic community control to sustain a thriving affordable housing community.
UHAB organizes residents to be active participants and decision-makers in shaping their neighborhoods.
UHAB's programs address affordable housing needs including building resident power, developing affordable housing units, making loans to first-time homeowners, and preserving affordable co-ops through training, education, and technical assistance.
UHAB's programs focus on long-term solutions such as developing new affordable co-ops, increasing energy efficiency, introducing renewable technologies, and strengthening housing policy.
The Co-op Preservation Department supports existing low-income housing cooperatives (HDFCs and Mitchell Lamas) and city-owned buildings converting to cooperatives through technical, organizational, and financial planning assistance.
The department provides free technical assistance to over 1,300 HDFCs and nearly 80 city-owned buildings undergoing co-op conversion.
The Preservation Monitoring team provides contractual compliance assistance to over 200 HDFCs.
The Co-op Improvement Program works with residents of distressed co-ops to create remediation work-out plans.
The Project Associates will work with 37 Mitchell Lama projects across the city providing training and technical assistance.

Equal Opportunity

UHAB works with a diverse community and believes its staff should reflect this diversity.
Women, people of color, LBGTQ+ people, and people with lived experience of economic and housing instability are encouraged to apply.
UHAB is an equal opportunity employer.