Associate Director, Commercial – Housing Programs

2 weeks ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Housing Australia Full time
Associate Director, Commercial – Housing ProgramsAssociate Director, Commercial – Housing Programs

4 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

  • Great role to utilise your strong negotiation and commercial acumen
  • Be part of a dynamic team in an organisation with great purpose
  • Hybrid working with great team culture

Housing Australia (formerly named the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation) is the Commonwealth's independent housing authority, established as a corporate Commonwealth entity in 2018 under the Housing Australia Act to improve housing outcomes for Australians. Housing Australia sits within the Treasury portfolio and is governed by a Board of non-executive directors appointed by the Minister for Housing.

Housing Australia administers several government programs, including the Housing Australia Future Fund Facility, National Housing Accord Facility, Affordable Housing Bond Aggregator, National Housing Infrastructure Facility and Home Guarantee Scheme. Housing Australia delivers on its objective of improving housing outcomes by providing grants, loans and other support to increase the supply of housing, encouraging investment in housing, providing finance or grants that support housing programs within other areas of government, increasing the capability of the community housing sector and assisting individuals to access the housing market earlier.

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About the role

The Associate Director, Commercial reports to the Director, Housing Programs and will support various commercial, financial, transactional and governance related matters over the multiple competitive funding rounds of the HAFFF, NHAF and other programs as they arise.

Key responsibilities

  • Work collaboratively, cooperatively and inquisitively with the Housing Programs team, internal stakeholders (in particular, AHBA, NHIF, Legal, Risk and Compliance, and Strategy & Operations teams) and external advisors in the preparation, negotiation, review and finalisation of: market facing tender, internal evaluation, internal governance, and full form contract documentation
  • Lead (from time to time) and support the preparation, assessment and evaluation and finalisation of recommendations and reports for funding rounds
  • Lead (from time to time) and support transaction process strategies, commercial structuring, contract negotiations, and other ad hoc qualitative and quantitative analysis
  • Lead the Commercial team's transaction management tasks as they relate to complex and voluminous applications for HAFFF and NHAF funding, as well as other programs as they arise
  • Lead (from time to time), manage and support engagement with internal and external stakeholders, including the end-to-end procurement and engagement of external advisors
  • Build and strengthen relationships throughout Housing Australia and the residential real estate industry

Skills and experience

  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in one or more of the following fields: Property, Commerce, Law, Finance, Economics, or related discipline
  • 5-7 years relevant experience
  • Strong financial and commercial acumen with the ability to review and interpret various financial models, assess impacts and risks, and make sound recommendations
  • Excellent listening, communication (oral and written), presentation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to interface between Housing Australia's internal teams and also external stakeholders
  • Energetic, self-motivated and ability to demonstrate sound commercial acumen in line with Housing Australia's values (Respect, Trust and Integrity, One Team and Excellence)
  • Track record of successfully managing complex projects through to completion, with an execution orientated mindset and strong passion for business improvement
  • Advanced business writing skills for presentation to an executive audience, including Board level
  • Relevant experience in corporate advisory (investment banking, consulting, etc), property, infrastructure/construction and/or government

We would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV, with a cover letter as one document outlining your interest and suitability, via LinkedIn.

We value diversity in our team and welcome all applications from all candidates.

This role is based in our Sydney CBD office. We offer flexible working, with the opportunity to work in the office and from home, in a supportive team environment, while making a difference in our purpose-led organisation.

As a commonwealth entity certain roles at Housing Australia require the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a security clearance as a condition of employment.

No recruitment agencies please – we will reach out if we require any agency assistance. Thank you.

Seniority level
  • Seniority levelMid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Employment typeFull-time
Job function
  • Job functionFinance, Management, and Legal
  • IndustriesFinancial Services and Housing Programs

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