Atchison Housing Authority

Executive Director Position

Reports To: Housing Authority Board of Commissioners

Classification: Full Time Salaried

Exempt General Description: The Executive Director is the Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Authority and the Kansas Housing Resources Consortium. As such, the Executive Director is solely responsible and accountable for the efficient and economical operation of all agency programs in compliance with all applicable Federal, State and Local rules and regulations. The Executive Director is responsible for the daily operations and management of approximately ten staff locally and six remote staff.

The Atchison Housing Authority formed a partnership through a Consortium agreement to provide management services to other small housing authorities. The Atchison Housing Authority is the lead agency and therefore the Executive Director of the Atchison Housing Authority serves as the Executive Director for the Kansas Housing Resources Consortium and member agencies. The Consortium agreement contract is between housing commission boards. Therefore, the Executive Director compensation remains with the Atchison Housing Authority/Kansas Housing Resources Consortium.

The Atchison Housing Authority has a small diverse portfolio. We administer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in Atchison (32 Vouchers) and provides the rental assistance (101 Vouchers) to the RAD project in Clay Center, Kansas. The Public Housing Program is 190 units in Atchison. The Housing Authority also formed a consortium in 1999 and currently manages Wamego, Holton and Linn Housing Agencies.

Executive Director and Board of Commissioners work together as public servants to develop and deliver public programs and policies to the communities the agencies serve. The financial solvency and economical viability for the agency is the responsibility of the board and the Executive Director.

Minimum Qualifications for the Position: The Executive Director shall have at a minimum a high school diploma plus five years of supervisory experience in real estate, property management, assisted federal housing programs or closely related field. A bachelor’s degree and five year of federal assisted housing management experience is preferred with working with nonprofit or public boards, knowledge of Kansas Municipal Housing Regulations, Housing Quality Standards, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, Public Housing Program regulations and other HUD regulations. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to substitute additional years of closely related experience for years of college education, when evaluating candidates for this position.

Prior skills in budgeting, personnel management and public relations. Must be bondable.

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If you are interested in this position, provide a cover letter with resume’ and salary expectations to sherry@atchisonhousing.org

The Atchison Housing Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer



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