CEO

Job Summary

The Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, operations, and overall success of the Grand Junction Housing Authority (GJHA). The CEO has management experience in affordable housing and a strong understanding of finance, human resources, community development, and public administration. In collaboration with the Executive Team, the CEO develops and implements a strategic operations plan that optimizes GJHA resources and is a strong leader with vision and integrity who can secure and direct resources to meet GJHA goals and objectives while ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The CEO will be ultimately responsible for the overall financial performance of the agency. The performance of the CEO will be monitored and reviewed by the Board, according to the established schedule.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

Communication and Counsel to the Board

• Makes the Board aware of relevant trends, material external and internal changes, financial and regulatory matter, risks and opportunities, special events and the assumptions upon which any Board policy has previously been established.
• Marshals as many staff and external points of view, issues and options as needed for fully informed Board decisions.
• Presents information to the Board in a format that is understandable and is appropriately thorough.
• Acts as Secretary of GJHA and has general supervision over the administration of its business and affairs, subject to the direction of the Board. As Secretary, the CEO has additional duties as outlined in the Amended and Restated Bylaws of GJHA. The CEO may delegate these duties all or in part, on an as- needed basis.

Board Delegation to the CEO

• Responsible for implementation and establishment of policies, goals, and objectives. Makes decisions, takes action, and develops activities in alignment with policies.
• Responsible for the overall operations of GJHA, including Administration, Asset Management, Vouchers, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Property Management, Property Maintenance, and Supportive Services.
• Is authorized to sign contracts, banking documents, documents affecting title to real property in accordance with Board policy, and lending documents.

Areas of Responsibility

• Finance: Ensures that a budget is established and is accountable for the control of resources once the budget is approved. Reviews, directs and manages all financial activities of GJHA, including identifying new funding sources for programming and operations.
• Human Resources: Provides overall guidance and direction, ensures systems are in place so that staff performance is monitored and reviewed; and that goals and activities support the overall mission of GJHA. Supervises key staff members and provides overall direction and evaluation of their activities and performance. Provides formal and informal performance appraisal and takes appropriate disciplinary action when needed.
• Planning: evaluates the services provided by GJHA in relation to specified goals and standards and recommends modifications when appropriate. Recommends new programs and activities to the Board.
• Organizational Operations: recommends policies to the Board and assists the Board in the formulation of policies for the effective and economical operation of GJHA and its programs. Has chief administrative responsibility for maintenance of agency facilities. Ensures that required reports are filed and submitted as required to various bodies. Has chief responsibility to ensure that the legal obligations of GJHA are met and to analyze, assess, and reduce potential liabilities.
• Decision Making: anticipates the Board’s, staff’s and residents’ needs and responds by making executive level decisions where appropriate to improve operations and services.
• External Relations: responsible for managing all external relations, including constituent, public, and interagency interactions. This includes coordinating with the Board and interpreting the function of GJHA to the community through direct involvement, public relations programs, personal engagement, and communications such as program literature and public meetings. The CEO fosters strong relationships with City Council, County Commissioners, media representatives, and other community leaders. Additionally, the CEO maintains effective and collaborative partnerships with federal, state, and local government agencies—such as HUD, CHFA, the City of Grand Junction, and CDOH—as well as with tax credit investors, foundations, grant funders, and community service organizations like Housing Resources of Western Colorado and Grand Valley Catholic Outreach.
• Real Estate Development: provides overall direction and oversight of agency planning activities related to new property acquisition; rehabilitation of existing facilities; development and construction of new properties. Ensures that all risks are evaluated, monitored and managed and determines project feasibility. Makes relevant recommendations to the Board.

Additional Job Functions

• Maintains the utmost confidentiality of personnel information and client information.
• Provides general information about GJHA Programs to the public and other community organizations in a professional and positive manner.
• Treats people with respect and works with integrity and professional ethics, upholding the agency’s values and mission. Represents the agency in a positive, professional and ethical manner at all times. This specifically includes abiding by all of the rules outlined in the Employee Handbook, and encouraging others to do so.
• Adapts well to change in the work environment. Must be able to work with frequent interruptions and respond calmly and professionally. Provides quality services to a culturally diverse population. Must be respectful and professional at all times.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees and community agencies. Ability to work in a team environment placing the interests of the team above own.
• Makes rational and appropriate decisions. Must be able to write clearly and professionally. Ability to convey financial and programmatic information effectively to Board and staff, including persons with limited financial background.
• Occasional in-town travel, using own vehicle. Minimal out-of-town travel may be required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications/Skills Needed

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with major course work in Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance or related field required. Masters preferred.
• Ten years of experience in housing management, community development, public administration, or closely related field. Master’s degree in a related field will count for up to two years of experience.
• Five years minimum of supervisory experience in directing a staff of at least ten, measuring performance, and imposing appropriate discipline as necessary.
• Criminal background check is required.
• Requires a valid Colorado Driver’s License and the ability to be insured at standard rates.

Physical and Mental Standards

The physical and mental standards described here represent those that must typically be met by employees to perform the essential functions of this position successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Routinely walk, stand, sit, bend, light lifting, talk, hear, see, and demonstrate manual dexterity.
• Regularly required to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.