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The Director is responsible for coordination of all housing development operations and administration. The services offered by the department include administration of housing rehabilitation, housing construction, community improvement construction and oversight of rental projects that assist low and moderate income persons and the community.

The Director oversees compliance with federal and state program requirements for the department and will require the ongoing willingness to develop in-depth knowledge of changing regulations and reporting requirements of multiple programs and must display a willingness to actively engage with department staff to keep the department programs running smoothly while also promoting positive staff morale in managing the annual program.

The Director is expected to coordinate with the Housing Services Director on collaborative projects that meet development project requirements while also increasing access to housing counseling services to the residents of such projects.

The Director will have oversight of vendor agreements for the various housing software and consultant services needed to operate the department.

The Director must be comfortable working in a very fast-paced environment and resolve conflicts and disputes in a professional manner. They must possess the ability to handle confidential information in a sensitive manner; be detailed oriented; possess strong administrative experience and communicate clearly and effectively to a diverse population.

The Director must be a good writer and be willing to write grants, develop program budgets and have good organizational skills. Working on the financing of new housing development, through grant writing and loan negotiation, and its associated close outs is a critical part of the work. The Director will also manage one or two large projects or three or more smaller projects that vary in size and scope. This variance can be as large as managing the administration and construction of a new 20+ unit apartment complex or rehabilitation of a single house.

Qualifications:

Employee must have the flexibility to work on several projects concurrently. Demonstrate diplomacy and sensitivity in working with confidential matters. Requires sound judgement and analytical skills; attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy and follow through; good writing and math skills and the ability to work under pressure with a positive attitude. Must have relevant experience. Must have the ability to work independently as well as lead a team. Must have an overall commitment to excellence in customer service. Ideal candidate: detail-oriented team leader that is able to communicate clearly.

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The Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission is accepting applications for a full-time Director of Housing Development. A detailed description is available www.a-npdc.org/director-of-development-job-opening/

The essential function of the position is to oversee local administration of federal and state housing service programs, ensure compliance with these programs and lead a team that ensues the consistent and stable delivery of the annual department program. The successful candidate will also be flexible, willing and able to successfully write federal grants and manage construction and rehabilitation of housing and other community improvements.

The hiring range is $50,000 – $60,000 plus benefits depending on qualifications.

Minimum qualifications: Good writing, good math skills and good organizational skills required. Excellent confidentiality and diplomatic traits required. Demonstrated experience in leading a team desired. Must have relevant experience.

Send cover letter and detailed resume to Housing Development Job, PO Box 417, Accomac, Virginia 23301 or to emeil@a-npdc.org. Equal Opportunity Employer

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The Director is responsible for coordination of all planning department operations and administration. The services offered by the department include facilitation, coordination and planning services for an interdisciplinary mix of projects that address regional and local needs. The current department has focuses in economic development, coastal issues, general planning and transportation planning.

The Director is the manager of the economic development program. This requires being the staff support to the Economic Development Subcommittee, maintaining the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) plan, providing technical assistance to localities and businesses to support CEDS strategies, managing the pre-development stage of projects, and periodically managing the construction of infrastructure and community improvements.

The Director will coordinate with the Executive Director, Housing Development Director and Housing Services Director on collaborative projects that meet project requirements.

Required Knowledge and Skills

The Director oversees compliance with federal and state program requirements for the department and will require the ongoing willingness to develop in-depth knowledge across a variety of subjects.

The Director must display a willingness to actively engage with department staff to keep the projects running smoothly while also promoting positive staff morale in managing the projects on the Eastern Shore. Understanding and management of the project goals across the department is necessary to maintain smooth operations.

The Director will supervise a team of 3 staff members. Good supervisory skills and team building skills are required. The Director will also work closely with several appointed committees. Leadership with a collaborative focus will be required to advance projects that meet regional needs.

The Director must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and resolve conflicts and disputes in a professional manner. They must be detailed oriented, possess strong management skills and experience, have demonstrated administrative experience, including developing and maintaining budgets, and can communicate clearly and effectively to a diverse population.

The Director must be a good writer and be willing to write grants, develop program budgets and have good organizational skills.

Qualifications:

Employee must have the flexibility to work on several projects concurrently. Demonstrate diplomacy and sensitivity in working with the public and public officials. Requires sound judgement and analytical skills; attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy and follow through; good writing and math skills and the ability to work under pressure with a positive attitude. Must have the ability to work independently as well as lead a team. Must have an overall commitment to excellence in customer service. Must have experience in a supervisory role. Ideal candidate: outgoing, detail-oriented team leader that is able to communicate clearly. Relevant experience or a bachelor’s degree in planning or relevant field is required. A master’s degree in planning is preferred.

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The Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission is accepting applications for a full-time Director of Planning. A detailed description is available www.a-npdc.org/director-of-planning-job-opening/

The essential function of the position is to oversee local administration of federal and state planning projects, ensure compliance with program requirements for these projects, specialize in economic development projects, and lead a team that consistently delivers plans and projects that meet regional and local needs. The successful candidate will also be flexible, willing and able to successfully write federal grants, manage planning processes, diplomatically communicate with the public and public officials, and periodically manage construction of community improvements.

The hiring range is $46,000 – $56,000 plus benefits depending on qualifications.

Minimum qualifications: Good writing, good math skills and good organizational skills required. Excellent diplomatic traits required. Demonstrated experience in leading a team required. Experience in supervisory and management roles required. Relevant experience or a bachelor’s degree in planning or a relevant field is required. A master’s degree in planning is preferred.

Send cover letter and detailed resume to Planning Director Job, PO Box 417, Accomac, Virginia 23301 or to emeil@a-npdc.org 

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ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON PLANNING DISTRICT

FACILITATION SERVICES & HOUSING NEEDS ANALYSIS

PROPOSALS DUE NO LATER THAN:

5:00 PM EST

April 16, 2021

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS 

FACILITATION SERVICES & HOUSING NEEDS ANALYSIS

The Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission is soliciting consultant qualifications for a Facilitation Services and Housing Needs Analysis for the planning district that includes Accomack County and Northampton County.  The results of this Housing Needs Analysis should provide the region, local governments, developers and the community a meaningful sense of the housing market to formulate housing priorities. The analysis should further provide current and future needs and a recommended housing mix. 

ABOUT THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA

The Eastern Shore of Virginia comprises two rural counties on the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula and is separated from mainland Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. The mainland of Virginia is accessed by U.S. Route 13 across the 18-mile long Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Northampton County, Virginia is the southernmost county and includes the road access to mainland Virginia. Accomack County is contiguous to Worcester County, Maryland and Somerset County, Maryland along its northern border.

The character of the Eastern Shore of Virginia is rural with small villages and small towns. The region has three island towns; the Town of Chincoteague, Saxis and Tangier. The Town of Tangier is only accessible by boat or plane. The region has a diverse mix of different types of industry that includes poultry processing and agriculture, aquaculture, the Wallops Flight Facility, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and tourism.

SCOPE OF WORK

The proposal should break down elements by Task and include cost estimate for the tasks.

Project Scope and Deliverables

1)Tasks

Task 1. Kick-Off Meeting and Background Review

Consultant will participate in a kick-off meeting with the Regional Housing Study Management Team. The purpose of the meeting will be to hear directly from the stakeholders regarding their priorities and refine the consultant methodology and presentation materials. Meetings may be in a virtual format.

Task 2. Development of Community Meeting Materials

Consultant will prepare sign-in materials, presentation materials and agendas for each community meeting for A-NPDC approval prior to the identified meeting. A-NPDC will supply a basic inventory of housing using the Census estimates. A-NPDC will provide the consultant local information regarding the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, the latest cost estimates for multifamily development on the Eastern Shore, latest cost estimate for a single-family unit and other appropriate, available local housing data. The consultant is expected to provide housing data analysis.

Task 3. Community Meetings

Consultant will arrange locations, invitations and outreach. A-NPDC will advertise the schedule of public meetings and topics. Meetings may be in a virtual format.

Consultant will provide methodology for facilitation of community meetings with topical or location-based agendas as selected by the Regional Housing Study Management Team, to provide citizen and stakeholder input. Consultant will facilitate the Team to select the topics for the community meetings. Location based topics have not been identified. The topics that the Team has identified, as potentials, are: vacant houses, community infrastructure concerns, wastewater/water infrastructure, regional gentrification impact, affordability, construction cost increases, impact of zoning on affordability, capacity of government, and capacity of private market housing supply.

The consultant will gather the names and general home location of participants, raw information such as counts of dots toward identified issues, raw surveys or other citizen and all other stakeholder input. Community identified needs will be organized and prepared in a presentation format for inclusion in the Draft and Final Report.

Task 4. Housing Needs Analysis

Parcel and 911 address data exists for Accomack County and Northampton County and will be provided to the consultant by A-NPDC. The consultant should detail a housing count need analysis based on population, generational mix and other consultant and stakeholder identified demographics.

Task 5. Socioeconomic and Demographic Analysis

Consultant will analyze socioeconomic conditions and demographic trends in the region and in Accomack County and Northampton County.

Task 6. Projected Housing Demand

Consultant will project future population, households, householder age, household income and housing preferences for 2025, 2035 and 2045 based on the preceding trends analysis and projections prepared by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

Consultant and the Regional Housing Study Management Team will review this data and the Team will select two additional scenarios of changing population conditions. Consultant will then project the two scenarios for housing demand under those conditions.

Task 7. Housing Gaps

Consultant will project future housing needs (both affordable and market-rate needs) based on housing affordability levels, tenure and housing types. Consultant will identify and quantify gaps between housing needs and supply, including seniors and disabled households, single person households, and the homeless.

Task 8. Local Gaps

Consultant will provide housing needs and analysis based on specific issues identified by the community meetings (this may include aging of units in mobile home parks, localized lack of housing, conversion of year-round units to short term vacation rentals/second homes or other identified local gap).

Task 9. Draft and Final Reports

Prepare a draft report that summarizes the analysis, incorporating graphics, tables and maps. The report will include a chapter that addresses the issues and quantifies the gap for each county. A technical appendix must be provided for more detailed tabular data. Following receipt of one set of consolidated comments and revisions from A-NPDC, a final report will be developed and delivered.

The following tasks are alternates of desired proposal elements that may be constricted by the overall budget and, if selected, be required to be included in the Draft and Final Reports.

Alternate Task 10. Detailed Neighborhood Analysis

Consultant will need to provide a methodology and price to complete a more detailed analysis of needs, neighborhood conditions and improvements of specific neighborhoods that range from 5 houses to 25 houses.

2) Timeline

Recommended timeline:

            Activity                                                            Time Period

            Notice To Proceed                                        May 2021

            Kick-off Meeting                                            July 2021

Data collection                                               Summer/Fall 2021

            Community Meetings                                    Summer/Fall 2021

            Draft Report                                                   Winter 2021/2022

            Final Report                                                   Spring 2022

The Regional Housing Needs Assessment will be managed by A-NPDC staff and guided by the Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Housing Study Management Team, as well as the Accomack-Northampton Regional Housing Authority Board and Eastern Shore of Virginia Housing Alliance Board. The two Boards will guide and evaluate the project and act in a liaison capacity with the broader community.

A-NPDC staff will maintain open communication with the consultant, ensuring consistency with the established work plan and completion of project deliverables in accordance with established deadlines. The A-NPDC will provide background reports, GIS, transportation and other information for the region and, where possible, facilitate access to municipal information. A-NPDC staff may provide a limited amount of in-kind assistance to the consultant team to ensure successful completion of the project, placement of news advertisements, and staff support at community and stakeholder meetings.

Project Manager: Director of Housing Services, Russ Williams, will be the project manager.

SERVICE AREA

The housing analysis will study housing needs in the Counties of Accomack and Northampton.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION

1. Qualifications of Consultant    

• Experience working with peer communities
• Experience working on similar projects
• Personnel qualifications
• Personnel experience

2. Understanding of this project

3. Familiarity with this region

4. Ability to meet project schedule

5. Cost estimates      

A complete Proposal will include:

1. Narrative response to RFP with cost estimate by task

2. Proposed timeline

3. Statement of staff qualifications

4. Contact information

5. List of three references

The A-NPDC reserves to accept or reject any and all proposals.

Sealed, hard copy submittals received before the deadline for submission will be considered.  

Responses to RFP are to be submitted by 5:00 PM April 16, 2021 to:

Russ Williams

Director of Housing Services

Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission

PO Box 417

Accomac, Virginia 23301

The A-NPDC is no longer accepting NEW applications for rent or mortgage assistance. 

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