Description
Opening Date: 06/30/2025
Closing Date: 07/14/2025
Job Title: Housing Deputy Director
Salary/Wage: $43.95/per hour. $91,416/per year.
Tribal Level: TL 126.1
Location: Siletz
Classification: Full-Time, Exempt.
Job Posting Number: 3382790
INTRODUCTION:
This position is responsible for supervision of managers that are responsible for the Low Rent and Homeownership programs. Incumbent will ensure the following: coordination and follow through on collection of monthly houses, land lease, rental and other housing related payments owed the Tribe; unit inspections, follow-up inspections, enforcement of lease and policy violations; monitoring of program budgets, and waiting lists; processing termination notices, including representing the Department in Tribal Court. Incumbent keeps the Director informed of all supervised program activities and related problems.
DUTIES:
- Responsible for Tenant Account Receivables (TAR’s) and information entered into Kanso.
Coordinate with Accounting to provide accurate and timely transaction information.
- Assists in preparation of Housing Department operating budgets.
- Interpret and oversee enforcement Housing department leases and policies consistently and fairly.
- Assist in preparation of complex Federal Indian Housing Plan / Annual Performance Report documents.
- Assist with developing management strategy for Housing Department.
- Assist with developing community development plans.
- Periodically monitor all waiting lists.
- Support and facilitate staff development, encourage a respectful working and learning environment and conduct performance evaluations and personnel action notices on program staff.
- Analyzes and develops methods of improving work measurements or performance standards.
- Participate in the development and modification of policies and procedures related to housing issues
- Support a positive and congenial working relationship between residents, housing staff, administration and Tribal government.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS:
A bachelor’s degrees in business administration or related field with three years’ experience in Indian housing, with at least two years of supervisory experience -OR- High School Diploma or GED with eight years’ work experience in the housing industry with three years Indian housing experience working with low-income Indian families and four years supervisory experience -OR- an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Knowledge of:
- Kanso software data entry preferred.
- Relevant Tribal, state, and federal housing laws, codes and regulations (preferred).
- Budget preparation and cost tracking
- Construction planning, financing, and contract administration (preferred)
- Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act implementing regulations.
- Good organizational skills and command of the English language both orally and in writing.
Ability to:
- Be respectful and sensitive to the values and culture of the Siletz People.
- Independently plan and schedule work activities and organize and prioritize projects to meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail with minimum supervision.
- Tracking budgets with MS Excel spreadsheets, MS Word and HDS Doorways.
- Draft correspondence with knowledge of correct punctuation, capitalization, spelling, grammar and proofreading and editing skills.
Other:
- Must possess an Oregon Driver’s License and be eligible to drive a GSA vehicle.
