Community Real Estate Consultant

San Francisco/Oakland

WHO WE ARE

Communities on the margins of opportunity deserve a trusted partner on their journey towards financial growth and stability. As a locally invested, collaborative partner in social justice and financial equity, Community Vision provides nonprofits, small businesses, and social enterprises with strategic investment and guidance, to deepen work, scale impact, and strengthen our communities.

We know that supporting community-owned and community-governed projects creates shared prosperity and builds collective, and self-directed, economic and political power. This position will put you at the forefront of exciting organizational growth and the re-envisioning of how we carry out our work; creating greater efficiency internally and deeper impact externally.

Community Vision is dedicated to anti-racist practices and to building an anti-racist organization. This includes treating colleagues with respect, supporting the vision of the organization, and acting as ambassadors of our values.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Community Real Estate Consultant partners with clients as a consultant for nonprofit organizations which both build the organization’s skill with and knowledge of real estate and also provide specific and responsive technical assistance to help them meet their financial and real estate goals. 

The Community Real Estate Consultant works with organizations to plan and implement their real estate projects. Specifically, the Consultant provides support and strategic guidance on facility planning, financial management, identifying and evaluating potential sites, analyzing financial feasibility, assisting with the selection process for development team members, and evaluating property and asset management needs. Focal areas include community arts facilities, multi-tenant centers,  mixed-use development, CLTs and CDCs.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Client Support/Consulting (80%)

• Lead consulting engagements for a portfolio of approximately 15 nonprofit organizations.
• Develop customized real estate models, including space programs, sources and uses, pro formas, and financing scenarios.
• Create organizational financial analyses and projections in collaboration with the Senior Financial Manager.
• Support clients in the site selection process.
• Develop written reports and visual presentations for clients.
• Connect clients with peer organizations, specialty consultants, and relevant networks.
• Engage with boards and staff as needed to ensure project alignment and success.
• Build trust-based, collaborative relationships with nonprofit leaders, board, staff and their communities, to develop their understanding of the real estate process and identify and implement real estate solutions for their organization.
• Support real estate projects with needs and feasibility assessments by preparing and analyzing space and location needs, financial models for program and organizational budgets and forecasting, project sources and uses, real estate pro forma and occupancy cost projections, and financing scenarios.
• Determine clients’ ability to take on debt and/or fundraise for a project and assess overall financial ability and organizational capacity to own and/or lease and manage real estate.
• Looking across market and non-market sites, support clients in identifying and analyzing sites and securing program/office space under favorable lease or ownership agreements.
• As needed, assemble development teams to deliver projects including project manager, legal counsel, architect, general contractor. May coordinate some predevelopment activities by soliciting bids, evaluating responses and securing vendors/providers.
• Prepare and deliver written feasibility reports/analyses and summary presentations as necessary for clients. Further, prepare project summaries for external funder reports.
• Develop professional services, resources, and funding referral networks, and navigate clients to these networks and opportunities as needed.
• Collaborate with Community Vision staff to coordinate client strategies and services.
• Pursue professional development opportunities and maintain needed job knowledge, skills, and competencies by participating in educational programs and learning networks.

Community Engagement and Program Support (15%)

• Develop and deliver training materials for nonprofit organizations.
• Present at real estate development and financing-related webinars, workshops, and cohort gatherings, while creating new offerings, tools, and resources in collaboration with training staff.
• Deliver public presentations on relevant topics.
• Write blog posts and other thought pieces to share insights and best practices.
• Develop new tools and resources for publication.

Internal Capacity Building (5%)

• Participate in internal task forces to support organizational initiatives.
• Undertake special projects as requested by the Director.
• Engage in professional development to enhance skills and knowledge.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Ideal qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Real Estate, Finance, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 4-6 years of relevant experience in nonprofit consulting, real estate development, or a related field.
• Knowledge of nonprofit finance, governance, and operational practices.
• Understanding of traditional, philanthropic, and community financing models.
• Familiarity with the geographic areas and markets of Northern California.
• Proficient in MS Office suite; intermediate to advanced proficiency Excel required.
• Ability to understand, develop, and communicate spreadsheet-based financial models.
• Project management skills, including the ability to develop scopes of work.
• Strong research and analysis capabilities.
• Proficient in developing and delivering engaging public presentations.
• Effective time management skills, with the ability to handle competing priorities.
• Culturally competent communication and collaboration skills.
• Active listening skills to foster productive interactions.
• Enthusiasm for the social sector, particularly in building power through community real estate.

MORE ABOUT THE POSITION

The Community Real Estate Consultant is a full-time, exempt position. This position reports to the Director of Real Estate Solutions. The salary for this position is between $91,575 - $108,150 annually, depending on experience. Benefits include: comprehensive health and wellness package with 100% employer-paid insurance premiums for employees and a generous contribution towards dependent coverage; robust long-term disability and life insurance coverage; technology subsidy; valuable employer contributions to retirement savings; more than three weeks’ vacation to start (with longevity increases); access to and financial support of professional development, and a demonstrated commitment to work/life balance. 

The position will be based at either of Community Vision’s offices in San Francisco or Oakland, with flexibility for hybrid work. Regular weekly travel to local/regional Bay Area events, meetings, and activities is to be expected as part of this role.

The position involves regular computer and telephone use plus some minimal lifting. 

TO APPLY

Apply online through Community Vision’s Career Center.  Cover letters should be included and should discuss your interest in the position and in working at Community Vision. Incomplete applications without a cover letter will not be considered.  Position will remain open until filled. For more information on our programs and services, please visit our website at: communityvisionca.org.

Community Vision is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing applicants and employees with a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Community Vision are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations where we operate. Community Vision will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics and encourages applicants with these characteristics to apply.