Community Development & Administration Manager (Community Development Manager, Senior)

Job Description:

Community Development & Administration Manager (Community Development Manager, Senior)

Description

CAREER DESCRIPTION

Community Development and Administration Manager
(Community Development Manager, Senior)

SALARY INFORMATION
Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position requirements and the successful candidate's qualifications, subject to appropriate authorization.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This recruitment will establish an open eligible list. This eligible list will be used to fill current and future Community Development Manager, Senior positions within OC Community Resources/OC Housing & Community Development. This eligible list may also be used to fill positions in similar and/or lower-level classifications throughout the County of Orange.

DEADLINE TO APPLY
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

The deadline to apply for this recruitment will be on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM (PT).

THE COUNTY
The County of Orange is a regional service provider and planning agency whose core businesses include public safety, public health, environmental protection, regional planning, public assistance, social services, and aviation. Click here for more information.

OC COMMUNITY RESOURCES (OCCR) OC Community Resources is a multi-faceted department comprised of OC Animal Care, OC Community Services, OC Housing & Community Development, OC Parks, and OC Public Libraries. Click here for more information.

OC HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT The OC Housing & Community Development is a division of OC Community Resources that administers affordable housing development, community development, and housing authority programs. Click here for more information.

THE OPPORTUNITY
OC Housing & Community Development (OC H&CD) has an exciting opportunity for a Community Development and Administration Manager (Community Development Manager, Senior) reporting directly to the OC H&CD Director. This position is a key management position providing oversight to both community development funding programs and administrative services within OC H&CD. The position oversees the Urban County program managing Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding and programs, including federal labor and environmental compliance, within the Community Development program. The role also includes oversight of administrative services supported by the Business Services Unit including review of policy and procedures, implementation, and compliance for budget, facilities, purchasing and other administrative functions within OC H&CD. The role is responsible for program review, design, and compliance; maintaining grants; applying for funding; and overseeing policies, contracts, reports, records, and related documentation. The Community Development and Administration Manager provides operational and technical management direction to staff, including two direct reports: the Community Development Manager overseeing the Community Development Division and the Business Services Analyst overseeing the Business Services Unit, and makes recommendations to the Director of OC Housing & Community Development and/or the Director or Assistant Director of OC Community Resources.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and review the Community Development and Business Services Unit budget, ensuring proper allocation of administrative and program funds. Make adjustments as needed and research additional grant or other funding sources aligned with affordable housing and community development programs.
• Oversee and conduct performance evaluations, employee development, hiring, discipline, and termination procedures; directly manage two management positions and indirectly oversee an additional five management and non-management positions in Community Development and Business Services.
• Convene, facilitate, and attend meetings; prepare and deliver presentations to management, the public, elected officials, the H&CD Commission, and other stakeholders.
• With appropriate input, provide strategic direction in the use of CDBG, HOME and ESG funds including working with subrecipients and act as a liaison to cities participating in the Urban County program.
• Provide oversight for Community Development funding programs (CDBG, ESG and HOME) including Planning & Administration for five-year Consolidated Plans and Annual Action Plans, tracking expenditures, and managing subrecipient agreements.
• Oversee Compliance & Monitoring ensuring projects meet national objectives as well as document environmental compliance under NEPA, Federal Labor Compliance and other regulatory compliance for CDBG, ESG and HOME funding.
• Develop and submit reports to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), including the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
• Act as a liaison with funding agencies including HUD.
• Provide oversight for the County’s CDBG funded Housing Rehabilitation Program.
• Coordinate with the Business Services Analyst to facilitate access between the Business Services Unit and other OC H&CD programs.
• Oversee workload in support of budget, facilities management, purchasing, contracts, staff reports, and training including being liaison to OCCR Administration (Human Resources, Accounting, Budget and Purchasing).
• Support program operations including coordination with OCCR Public Information Office, website maintenance and management, presentations, research and reporting, and event coordination.
• Provide oversight for policies and procedures, facilities management, employee recognition, Public Records Act requests, organizational structure, program support for grant applications, and records management and retention.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & CORE COMPETENCIES
The ideal candidate will have at least five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in community development funding programs* and administration of public sector programs.

*Community development funding programs include CDBG, HOME, and ESG Funding.

In addition, the ideal candidate will possess demonstrated expertise in the following competencies:

Technical Expertise

• Knowledge of operations, services, and activities of an Urban County Program and Federal CDBG, HOME and ESG funding; modern principal and practices in the development and execution of federal community development funding; research methods and techniques of report writing and presentation; recent developments, current literature, and sources of information regarding CDBG, HOME and ESG.
• Use of CDBG funding for Housing Rehabilitation, Public Facilities and Improvements and Public Services programs.
• Principles, practices and methods of advanced administrative, organizational, financial and procedural analysis.
• Principles and practices of public administration, including purchasing, contracting and maintenance of public records.
• Principles, practices and methods of municipal budget development and management.
• Principles, tools and techniques of project planning and management.
• Federal, state and local laws, regulations and court decisions applicable to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Research methods and analysis techniques.
• Utilizing Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Outlook to complete work tasks.

Interpersonal Communication | Relationship Building

• Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with peers, supervisors, managers, clients and the public.
• Adapting to change and different processes quickly and positively.
• Working collaboratively on a team to produce work tasks.
• Effectively handling customer questions and complaints.
• Seeking to provide the highest quality service to all customers.

Oral | Written Communication

• Preparing and conducting public presentations in a clear and concise manner.
• Preparing and presenting written reports with recommendations concisely, logically and convincingly.
• Communicating professionally at all times, even in confrontational situations.
• Working as a team member with a positive, forward-focused attitude.

Problem Solving | Analysis

• Applying strong problem solving and analytical skills to manage large-scale, complex, enterprise level projects and/or overseeing multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Analyzing and resolving complex issues to support strategic decision making across agencies and community partners.
• Providing customer service and resolving escalated issues.
• Ability to interpret program, operational, and performance data to identify trends and make informed recommendations.

Supervision | Leadership

• Leading and creating a team with a strong customer service focus and excellent organizational skills.
• Attracting, leading, and developing employees to benefit their teams and their career goals.
• Providing oversight related to organizational and professional development of staff related to leadership development, management development and organizational effectiveness and productivity.
• Providing structure to a team with tools and processes to achieve best practices.
• Ability to navigate organizational structures to build collaborative and cooperative relationships across departments and teams.
• Ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and momentum on shared goals and initiatives.
• Experience providing day-to-day supervision and guidance to staff, coaching and mentoring team members, and fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Please click here for information regarding the complete classification description, including minimum qualifications, for Community Development Manager, Senior.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Application Screening | (Refer/Non-Refer)
Applications and supplemental responses will be screened for qualifications that are highly desirable and most needed to successfully perform the duties of this job. Only those applicants that meet the qualifications as listed in the job bulletin will be referred to the next step.

Structured Oral Interview | SOI (Weighted 100%)
Candidates will be interviewed and rated by an oral interview panel of job knowledge experts. Each candidate’s rating will be based on responses to a series of questions designed to elicit the candidate’s qualifications for the job. Only the most successful candidates will be placed on the eligible list.

Based on the Department's needs, the selection procedures above may be modified. Candidates will be notified of any changes in the selection procedures.

Eligible List
Once the assessment has been completed, Human Resource Services will establish an eligible list of candidates. Candidates placed on the eligible list may be referred to selection interview to be considered for present and future vacancies.

Veterans Employment Preference The County is committed to providing a mechanism to give preferential consideration in the employment process to veterans and their eligible spouses and will provide eligible participants the opportunity to receive interviews in the selection process for employment and paid internship openings. Please click here to review the policy.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EMAIL NOTIFICATION
Email is the primary form of notification during the recruitment process. Please ensure your correct email address is included in our application and use only one email account.
NOTE: User accounts are established for one person only and should not be shared with another person. Multiple applications with multiple users may jeopardize your status in the recruitment process for any positions for which you apply.

Candidates will be notified regarding their status as the recruitment proceeds via email through the GovernmentJobs.com site. Please check your email folders, including spam/junk folders, and/or accept emails ending with "governmentjobs.com" and "ocgov.com." If your email address should change, please update your profile at www.governmentjobs.com.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
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For specific information pertaining to the Community Development and Administration Manager (Community Development Manager, Senior) recruitment, please contact Jenny Kim at [email protected] or 714-480-2861.

EEO INFORMATION

Orange County, as an equal employment opportunity employer, encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Administrative Management *
In addition to the County's standard suite of benefits -- such as a variety of health plan options, sick and vacation time and paid holidays -- we also offer an excellent array of benefits such as:

• Retirement: Benefits are provided through the Orange County Employees' Retirement System (OCERS). Please go to the following link to find out more about Defined Benefit Pensions and OCERS Plan Types/Benefits.
  http://www.ocers.org/active-member-information.
• Paid Leave: Twelve holidays per year plus sick and vacation time
• Health & Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Dental Insurance: County pays 100% of employee and dependent premiums
• Paid Life Insurance: $100,000 life insurance policy
• Paid Accidental & Death and Dismemberment Insurance: $100,000 AD&D insurance policy
• Paid Short & Long Term Disability insurance programs
• 457 Defined Contribution Program

*Effective 07/01/20, management employees who are sworn Public Safety Managers receive health insurance benefits through the AOCDS Medical Benefit Plans.

Click here for information about benefits offered to County of Orange employees.

Closing Date/Time: 2/27/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$127,878.40 - $177,132.80 Annually