Jonathan Rose Companies is one of the country's leading owners of green, affordable and mixed-income communities. Founded in 1989, with a mission to create a more environmentally thriving, socially just world through the development, preservation, renovation, and ownership of green, affordable and mixed income communities, Rose has created projects with more than $5 billion of value with a current portfolio of nearly 20,000 apartment homes in 14 states and Washington, D.C. The Firm is a fully integrated investment management, development, and asset management company with construction management, solar energy, mortgage finance, and title company affiliates.


‍About the Organization

Since our founding, we have focused on creating replicable model projects that integrate environmental and social responsibility with economic performance.

In this time of increasing income inequality and environmental degradation, we recognize that these issues have been created, in part by an economic system that has failed to consider its full impacts. In response, we have been leaders in creating impact oriented real estate investment vehicles, and developing our own impact management system to drive our work towards whole systems benefits.

We strive to achieve positive environmental impact by investing in energy efficiency, decarbonization, and water conservation to reduce our use of natural resources and toxins.

Our social impact is achieved by preserving and expanding housing affordability, and connecting our residents to health, education, financial, cultural, and social services. We aim to achieve these impacts in a co-creative process with governments, our residents, and staff.

We have also been thoughtful about where we work – we start by selecting communities that we believe have characteristics of environmental, social, and economic resilience, and seek transit accessible locations with good connections to other infrastructure and resources. We also aim to work in communities that have a strong demand for housing and have made significant commitments to support affordable and environmental solutions. There is now quite strong evidence that the zip code one grows up in significantly shapes one's life outcome. Much affordable housing has been in lower opportunity neighborhoods. Our Communities of Opportunity initiative seeks to overcome this, by enriching our communities with healthier environments, lower energy costs, and by co-creating social, educational, cultural and financial programs with our residents.

We call this combination of affordability, housing quality, social services, and environmental impact a Rose Community. We invite you to join us in this work.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to create a more environmentally thriving, socially just world through the development, preservation, renovation and management of green, affordable and mixed income housing.

Core Values

• Nurturing the Common Good
• Excellence with Kindness
• Co-Creation
• Thriving and Wellbeing
• Continuous Improvement

Organization Website

You can learn more about Jonathan Rose Companies at their website.


About the Role

What You'll Do

The Director of Social Impact is responsible for overseeing and developing Rose's Communities of Opportunity Program; researching and promoting best practices in social service delivery; designing innovative and cost-effective systems of care to ensure impact to the widest variety of property types and people; coordinating and developing resident services delivery system to include the selection and oversight of third-party providers and key partnerships; developing unified platforms for data, reporting, and knowledge sharing; creating laboratory style environment to pilot programs and test effectiveness/scalability of all interventions.


Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee all elements of the Rose Social Impact Program Including Social Impact staff (e.g. Senior Program Manager)
• Select and supervise outside resident service providers to ensure Rose Companies' standards are being met by each vendor and that properties are meeting their social impact KPI's.
• Monitor property - and fund - level Social Impact Performance, lead reporting to asset management and executives on a quarterly basis (Reports to be prepared by SPM). Elevate issues and opportunities to the Managing Director of Impact.
• Establish a process for providing feedback to relevant parties including asset management, property management, and outside service providers, including meetings, reporting, dashboards and/or other desired mechanisms.
• Advise on social impact strategy for new projects and properties (in collaboration with Acquisitions, Acq-Rehab, and Development teams) including evaluating existing and proposed service plans, vetting potential partners, and establishing a high level social impact plan. Additional duties include presentation to potential sellers, development of social service plans, coordination with prospective providers to ensure quality service delivery, MOU creation, and level setting data collection tools between providers.
• Oversee the strategic development of new Social Impact initiatives, including discovery, planning, budgeting/securing funding, implementation, and stabilization. Assemble and manage teams as needed.
• Identify and cultivate new partnerships at the national and regional level to support communities in bringing in new resources.
• Participate in investor relations activities including quarterly narratives, Impact Report, Impact Advisory Committee, Annual Investor Meeting, LPAC meetings, and investor due diligence.
• Maintain CORES Certification including overseeing reaccreditation process.
• Plan and execute the business strategy for the "Communities of OpportunityOO Toolkit" including development of new or updated tools.
• Represent JRCo on panels, in relevant industry groups, committees, and advisories to exchange best practices.
• Cultivate and maintain a network of relevant parties such as vendors, partners, providers, nonprofits, and government agencies to stay abreast of trends and be a steward of JRCo's social impact objectives.
• Advise Community Opportunity Fund on research projects, social impact themes and priority areas.

Who You'll Work With

You will report to the Managing Director, Impact. You will supervise the Senior Program Manager and a Program Manager.


Required Skills and Experience

• 10+ years of Supervisory/Program development experience required.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams of both direct reports and service provider relationships. An ability to lead via influence in the absence of direct authority is essential.
  
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and build consensus among diverse stakeholders to achieve measurable social impact.
• Deep experience in implementing and overseeing social impact programs, resident services strategies, and community engagement in the built environment, and possesses a vision for the future of the industry. Experience with CORES certification preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of affordable housing ownership/asset management, real estate private equity, development, and redevelopment. Direct experience in this area is preferred.
• Working knowledge of ESG and impact reporting standards, especially as applicable to real estate (e.g., GRESB, Operating Principles for Impact Management, IRIS+).
• Polished professional demeanor with excellent written and verbal communication skills to produce memos, reports, slide decks, and case studies to effectively communicate with colleagues, investors, peers, partners, vendors, policymakers, press, and executives.
• Strong computer skills, with excellent organizational, planning and analytical skills. Ability to provide subject matter expertise to guide digital infrastructure and reporting development.
  
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities while staying focused and meeting deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.
• Ability to multi-task, attentive to detail, with excellent follow-up skills.
• Master's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field required. Licensed Master Social Worker professional license preferred.

Additional Details

Compensation

The expected base salary range for this position is $180,000 to $220,000 with a potential bonus of 20%.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Vision & Dental
• Competitive Paid Time Off +11 paid Holidays
• Parental Bonding Leave
• 401K with Company matching contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical, Dependent Care, and Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
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Location and Work Environment

Jonathan Rose Companies operates on a hybrid schedule. For New York based staff they encourage at least two days a week in the office.


Equal Employment Opportunity

Jonathan Rose Companies is an equal opportunity employer that supports and promotes human dignity and racial, ethnic and cultural diversity by taking positive steps to eliminate barriers that may exist in hiring and employment practices. We encourage applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities. Company policy prohibits discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

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