Housing Navigation & Portfolio Manager

• →Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills with landlords, developers, and property managers.
• →Ability to analyze rental market data and identify emerging housing opportunities.
• →Knowledge of tenant-landlord law, Fair Housing regulations, and rental market trends.
• →Comfort negotiating rental rates, deposits, risk mitigation agreements, and vacancy strategies.
• →Ability to balance compliance requirements with relationship-based landlord engagement.
• →Strong operational and systems-thinking mindset.
• →Ability to manage multiple programs and priorities simultaneously.
• →Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• →Strong documentation and data tracking skills.
• →Crisis de-escalation and mediation skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, urban planning, business, public administration, human services, social services or related field preferred; equivalent professional experience considered.
• 3–5 years of experience in housing navigation, Rapid Rehousing, subsidy programs, property management, real estate, leasing, housing development, or housing portfolio management.
• Experience working within or alongside the real estate industry, property management companies, leasing offices, or housing development entities strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success in landlord recruitment, lease negotiations, and housing portfolio expansion.
• Strong understanding of local rental markets and regulatory frameworks.
• Knowledge of HUD, Fair Housing, HSH, SFHA, and subsidy program requirements preferred.
• Experience with HMIS/Clarity or other housing data systems preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.
• Must have access to dependable transportation available and personal car insurance, unless using an agency vehicle. 
• Clean driving record, current CA Driver's License or ability to obtain within 10 days after hire and access to a vehicle.
• Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Google and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Must be able to occasionally travel for trainings, meetings, etc, if required. 
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.

• This position is salaried and full-time. 
• This position is located in our Main Office located in Bayview Hunter’s Point.
• This position reports to the Director of Community Housing Programs .

3rd Street is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, partnership status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital, parental or familial status, national origin, ethnicity, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability, or any other legally protected basis. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records.