Sr. Manager, Network Lending Advisor

About NeighborWorks America

At NeighborWorks America, our staff are humble, passionate and creative. We lead with empathy, encourage curiosity and embrace ambiguity. For more than 45 years, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp., a national, nonpartisan nonprofit known as NeighborWorks America, has strived to make every community a place of opportunity. Our network of excellence includes nearly 250 members in every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. NeighborWorks offers grant funding, peer exchange, technical assistance, evaluation tools and access to training as the nation's leading trainer of housing and community development professionals. NeighborWorks network organizations provide residents in their communities with affordable homes, owned and rented; financial counseling and coaching; community building through resident engagement; and collaboration in the areas of health, employment and education. 

Part of caring for our communities starts by caring for our internal community – our staff. Picture yourself in a collaborative and diverse hybrid environment surrounded by teams and people who challenge you, encourage you and inspire you to support mission-oriented work. This opportunity offers an impressive total rewards package that includes:

• A 401(k) match of up to 12%, 11 paid and observed holidays, A substantial leave package (including 40 hours of paid volunteer leave), Industry leading benefits, and Access to our Staff Training and Education (STEP) Program, which provides training and educational resources to all NeighborWorks America staff.

Our benefits are designed to convey company culture and core values: Accountability, collaboration, inclusion, stewardship and integrity. They’re also intended to support our staff in a way that encourages them to give their best in a balance of work and personal life.

Work at a Glance: Innovative Community Development Lending Professional

• This role is not a traditional Loan Officer; it will serve as a strong business partner, educator and resource to build capacity for our network.
• The Sr. Manager, Lending will build upon and co-create strategies to implement defined national, regional and local lending strategies to support the growth of equitable and inclusive lending, self-sufficiency in the lending and portfolio management line of business, and innovations to increase lending efficiencies that minimize risk for network lenders.
• The selected candidate will work with teams across NeighborWorks America and the CDFI Industry to identify and expand network resources and to strengthen the capacity of network lenders. The position requires a broad understanding of community development financial institutions and community economic development.
• Manage annual Supplemental Grants process for network lenders collaborating with different teams within NeighborWorks (this is a skill that can be taught on the job)

Supervisor: Sr. Director, Lending  

Direct Reports: 0

Fiscal Responsibilities: None
Required Minimum Qualifications: 

Education: College level degree, certification(s) and/or equivalent relevant work experience

Experience: A minimum of (7) seven years of working in a nonprofit or community development financial institution environment with mortgage lending financing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certification in community development finance, community economic development or nonprofit management
• 2-4 years’ experience concentrated in community development finance Mortgage lending experience

Working Conditions:

Travel: Up to 10%

Physical/Sensory Demands: Fast-paced working environment with extensive computer usage

Hybrid: This role reports into the office 2 days per week.

NeighborWorks America staff are expected to demonstrate excellence in the following:

• Sensitivity to racial, gender, sexual orientation and cultural differences.
• Respectful, timely and effective communications with internal and external stakeholders.
• Effective listening as well as seeking and accepting feedback.
• Successful teamwork.
• Analytic, thoughtful and strategic thinking.
• Consideration of NeighborWorks’ mission, objectives and goals to demonstrate the understanding that one’s impact, decisions and behavior has among colleagues and on the organization.

National Initiatives

The National Initiatives Division of NeighborWorks America (NWA) is responsible for developing, testing, and mapping innovative national programs and services designed in support of the approximately 250 NeighborWorks Organizations with the overall objective of sustaining a network of excellence that creates opportunities for people to purchase affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities.

In addition, the division oversees grant programs beyond the NeighborWorks Network, including other nonprofit and governmental agencies throughout the country. The areas of focus within National Initiatives includes homeownership and lending, financial capability, green strategies, community and resident engagement, community stabilization, real estate and the national foreclosure mitigation counseling program.