Senior Community Development Analyst

The Senior Community Development Analyst in Housing Production is responsible for overseeing and managing housing production initiatives within the Salinas Community Development Department. This role focuses on planning, coordinating, and implementing programs that support affordable and market-rate housing development, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. This position collaborates with developers, non-profit organizations, and government agencies to facilitate housing projects that align with the city’s housing goals and policies.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: All applicants must provide proof of the required education at the time of application or submit to the Human Resources Department by the filing date. Applicants with foreign degrees/transcripts must provide U.S. degree equivalency by submitting a credential evaluation report. Applications are incomplete without the required documents and will be disqualified. Applicants are responsible for ensuring all documents are received by the deadline. 

Summary of Duties: To perform responsible professional and technical work in organizing, developing, implementing, and monitoring Community Development activities, especially those funded through federal grants such as the HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME); writing reports; providing staff supervision, and making public presentation. 

Distinguishing Characteristics: This is the advanced journey level class in the Community Development Analyst series. Work of this class involves lead responsibility in planning, organizing, and implementing programs and activities. It is distinguished from the Community Development Analyst position in the degree of complexity of assignments. 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED: Receives direction from the Planning Manager. Exercises supervision of lower-level staff.

1. Plans, implements, and administers the City’s most complex CDBG and HOME programs and activities; ensures program compliance with Federal, State, and local regulations
2. Prepares, monitors, and administers operating budgets and funding allocations. Interprets and analyzes legislative proposals and activities
3. Collaborates with senior staff in the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities
4. Prepares City Council reports and other written reports to outside agencies, special studies with findings and prepares and administers contractual agreements 
5. Conducts and oversees research analysis, and the use of a variety of data including studies of population, social and economic conditions, housing, and community facilities  
6. Researches and analyzes program requirements and makes recommendations for improvements; prepares various grantee reports    
7. Coordinates program activities with other City departments and outside agencies (non-profit sub-recipients); act as staff liaison with regional HUD representatives 
8. Completes or coordinates environmental review required for program activities
9. Advises CDBG/HOME applicants and the general public on Community Development Department activities 
10. Represents the Department at public meetings/hearings and present major matters to the City Council, Planning Commission, and citizen committees, as required
11. Coordinates local and regional community development activities with other City departments, and with outside agencies, as required
12. Negotiates and mediates sensitive issues within assigned programs
13. Prepares grantee performance reports; provides highly technical support in developing new housing programs and modification of existing programs; prepares ordinances and resolutions 
14. Meets with and advises developers regarding development applications and processes; explains purposes, regulations, and directives of development practices
15. Participates in budget preparation and administration
16. Supervises, plans, organizes, directs, trains, evaluates, and coordinates the work of assigned staff
17. Promotes and maintains safety in the workplace 
18. Performs related duties as assigned

Knowledge of:

• Federal and local regulations relating to the provision of affordable housing and community development programs 
• Grant and contract administration; negotiation techniques 
• Principles and practices of public administration, community development and planning 
• Principles of organization, administration, budget, and personnel management 
• Research methods and procedures; mathematics and statistics
• Operation of personal computer word processing and spreadsheet programs including HUD software programs

Skill in: 

• Communicating effectively, orally and in writing 
• Preparing various studies and analyzing legal documents and communicating findings in an understandable and comprehensive manner 
• Selecting, training, supervising, and evaluating assigned staff
• Reviewing, evaluating, and processing development proposals  
• Directing and managing technically complex community development activities related to affordable housing activities  
• Adapting to changing priorities, heavy workload and maintaining quality work and customer-oriented focus 
• Organizing and conducting complex and sensitive negotiations with a variety of groups and individuals   
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with co-workers, developers, builders, other City departments and the general public 
• Promoting the mission, values, and standards of an effective public organization, particularly in customer service
• Correctly interpreting, explaining, and applying laws, rules, and regulations 

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Urban Planning, Public Administration, or a related field

Experience: Four (4) years of analytical or program management and coordination experience, particularly in federal and state grant administration, housing, or related community development activities.

Licenses and Certifications: Possession of a valid California Driver’s License. 

Physical Demands and Working Conditions: Business office working environment subject to sitting at a desk for long periods of time, bending, crouching, or kneeling at files, pushing/pulling of file drawers and supplies, reaching in all directions and prolonged periods of time working at a computer terminal. Occasionally include driving to job sites, training, and out-of-office meetings. Physical, mental and emotional stamina to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position; manual dexterity sufficient to write, use telephone, computer, business machines and related equipment; vision sufficient to read printed materials, visual display terminals, detailed fine writing on plans and specifications for development projects, and distinguish colors for design evaluation purposes; hearing sufficient to conduct in person and telephone conversations; speaking ability in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in a normal conversational distance, on the telephone and in addressing groups; physical agility to push/pull, squat, twist, turn, bend, stoop and reach overhead as needed; physical mobility sufficient to move about the work environment, physical strength to lift up to 20 lbs.; physical stamina sufficient to sit for prolonged periods of time; mental acuity to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions. 

Employee must complete SB 1343 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training within six months of appointment and every two years thereafter.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.

For questions, please contact Patricia Peñaloza, Human Resources Manager, at (831) 758-7416 or patricia.penaloza@ci.salinas.ca.us

Salary : $7,929 - $10,120