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NAYA Family Center is seeking an entrepreneurial and mission-driven Real Estate Development Manager to lead residential and commercial development projects from feasibility through lease-up. This role manages complex projects, assembles layered funding, coordinates multidisciplinary teams, and builds the relationships and pipeline needed to grow NAYA's real estate portfolio sustainably. If you're resourceful, strategic, and energized by development that serves community — this is your role.

NAYA offers an exceptional benefits package, including free medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees (with affordable options for family members), a 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% match, paid vacation, and 16 paid holidays. This position is primarily on-site, with pre-approved remote flexibility on Mondays and Fridays after onboarding.

This is a salaried, nonexempt position with an annual salary ranging from $120-130k.

Who You Are

• You have at least five years of experience in real estate development, with at least three years in a supervisory or leadership role managing staff and external teams.
• You have a strong grasp of the legal, financial, and construction aspects of real estate development.
• You have experience assembling public and private financing for real estate and community development projects.
• You are a proven grant writer with experience responding to RFPs and securing competitive funding.
• You can develop financial proformas, monitor complex budgets, and build financial projections.
• You are a skilled facilitator and communicator — clear, direct, and effective with diverse audiences including community members, funders, and government agencies.
• You have knowledge of Native American history and a genuine understanding of the diversity of the local American Indian/Alaska Native community and the urban Native experience.
• You have your own vehicle and a current Oregon or Washington driver's license, and are insurable under NAYA's liability insurance policy.
• You are entrepreneurial, decisive, and comfortable balancing long-term vision with immediate operational realities.
• Community is central to how you work and why you do it.

What You'll Do

• Plan and execute affordable housing, commercial, and other real estate development projects, including new construction and rehabilitation.
• Assemble funding through grant applications, negotiations, and closings with public and private funders.
• Select and oversee architects, contractors, attorneys, and consultants to ensure on-time, on-budget project completion.
• Maintain regulatory compliance, funding obligations, and risk mitigation across all development projects.
• Track expenditures, funding disbursements, and construction progress to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
• Identify new development opportunities and represent NAYA's real estate initiatives in public forums, advocating for affordable housing.
• Engage neighbors, stakeholders, funders, policymakers, and community partners to advance NAYA's real estate vision.
• Support NAYA's Real Estate Committee by preparing meeting materials and facilitating key agenda items.
• Participate in Community Development leadership meetings, contributing to program budgeting and strategic planning.
• Collect and analyze feedback to inform and improve future developments.
• Represent NAYA with professionalism at community events and contribute to a safe, collaborative environment for staff and community members.

Application Instructions Providing a cover letter helps us best understand your interest in the role, so we encourage you to submit one along with your resume. If you need accommodation during the application process, please email jobs@nayapdx.org.

Questions? Want to chat about this role before you decide to apply? Contact Sky Waters, Director of Community Development, or the HR team.

NAYA is committed to building a work environment that respects and inspires every community member. Our mission is to serve Urban Native youth and families, so we strongly encourage members of the Native community to apply. We encourage applications from members of other historically marginalized groups, as well, including women, people of color, those with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and those who have served in the military.