Housing Analyst II

Join the team dedicated to providing affordable housing solutions across North Texas.

DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas’ mission is to provide affordable, quality housing and access to supportive resources across the region. As a housing analyst at DHA, you play a key role in ensuring the agency maintains compliance. You will be responsible for the comprehensive review and analysis of work processes, procedures and policies while identifying and reporting trends.

Enjoy these benefits when you join the DHA team!

Flex Work: 4.5 or 4-Day Work Week

Paid Time Off + 12 Paid Holidays

Retirement Plan with 5% Employer Contribution & 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program: Financial, Legal, Mental Health and Counseling

Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

Section 125 Pre-Tax Cafeteria Plan

Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

Term Life Insurance: Short- and Long-term Disability Plans

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the agency’s compliance with applicable housing regulations, policies and procedures by regularly creating or reviewing a variety of reports, files and documents, and identifying and recommending risk management strategies.
• Maintain the agency’s compliance with ongoing audit requirements by helping identify areas of concern, conduct internal investigations, file reviews and collect supporting documentation.
• Monitor and evaluate existing action plans for audits such as Rental Integrity Monitoring, Section Eight Measurement Assessment Program and Public Housing Assessment System.
• Manage and evaluate the Public and Indian Housing-Public Information Center data in comparison to local software data.
• Recommend opportunities for improvements in operational efficiency by regularly analyzing program data and reports, interviewing staff to determine actual operational procedures and methods and reviewing departmental processes and procedures.
• Improve and maintain program integrity by researching, analyzing and organizing information on work-related processes, developing reports and making recommendations for updates.
• Identify and report trends, offer support and guidance and direct the implementation of solutions.
• Conduct management reviews; monitor staff caseloads and customer satisfaction of services.
• Meet regularly with department leadership and staff.

Knowledge and Skills for Success

A successful Housing Analyst has…

• Intuitive technology skills with expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and report writing.
• Knowledge of agency organization, operations, policies, procedures, regulations, codes and public housing admission and occupancy requirements.
• The ability to interpret and apply relevant standards, procedures and applicable Federal rules and regulations.
• Cost effective management of allocated resources.
• Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Coaching and improving staff performance.
• Skill working under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with people from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration or a related field.
• Four (4) years of related social or program management experience.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Housing Specialist certification required within 6 months (ongoing updated certifications will be required).
• Valid Texas State Driver’s License.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online by using the Apply button at the top of this page.

Be sure to answer every question on the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please use N/A for questions that are not applicable to you.

If you are interested in more than one open position at DHA, you must submit an application for each role.

The employment history section of the application must be completed. We cannot accept a resume as a substitute.

DHA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and all employees and applicants are treated equally without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

We perform drug and alcohol testing and criminal background checks on all individuals offered a position at Dallas Housing Authority.

All offers of employment are conditional upon verification of information obtained as the result of DHA's investigation and testing.

Any misstatement or omission of a fact relevant to original appointment or nature of work assignment will result in dismissal later.

Applicant Notice:
Only one (1) position can be applied for on an application.

All sections of the application must be completed. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Any request for information on the application that does not apply, the applicant should write “N/A” in that field.

A Resume will not be substituted for completing the Employment History section on the application. A P.O. Box address will not be accepted for the address. The Application will not be processed without a physical street address.