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Chief Lending Officer

Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Work Place
Part Remote
Real Estate Field
Location
Baltimore
 MD
Postal Code
21211
Country
United States

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Description


NIIF is seeking an experienced Chief Lending Officer to join our team as we grow our activities and
impact. The Chief Lending Officer (CLO) oversees NIIF’s lending and investment activities, leading
the development, management, and successful execution of NIIF’s transaction pipeline in accordance
with the NIIF’s investment policy. The leadership position includes client relations, underwriting and
loan closing, capital deployment, portfolio management , impact reporting and compliance. The Chief
Lending Officer will report the Chief Executive of the NIIF and will be supported by Senior Loan
Officer, an external Fund Manager and additional staff over time.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Loan Origination and Approval (60%)
---Working with the CEO, Fund Manager and Board to shape and implement credit policies
across product offerings and revise these policies as appropriate;
---Direct the cultivation, evaluation and structuring of new transactions within NIIF’s eligible
investment areas, including overseeing the evaluation of credit worthiness of the
borrower/guarantor and the investment.
---Analyze, evaluate, and recommend action on loan requests and risk ratings under established
credit policy guidelines.
---Prepare preview memoranda identifying key transaction terms and risks, and term sheets for
prospective borrowers and transactions.
---Work in conjunction with Senior Loan Officer and Fund Manager, as appropriate, conduct due
diligence and prepare credit memoranda including with analysis that will include, but not be
limited to, financial analysis, review of third-party assessments, site visits, evaluation of
experience, and evaluation of strength and probability of repayment sources.
---Lead the expansion of NIIF lending staff, providing guidance and mentoring a growing team.
---Oversee loan closings in collaboration with NIIF’s Fund Manager and outside counsel.
---Provide friendly, helpful, and clear customer service to borrowers, lending participants, and
other partners involved in the loan.
---Facilitate meetings of the Board’s Investment Committee.

Business Development and Strategy (20%)

---Manage the pipeline of potential transactions.
---Collaborate with CEO to create, pilot, and implement new loan products and initiatives that are
responsive to the needs of historically disinvested communities.
---Clearly articulate NIIIF’s mission and product offerings in the community, attend and present at
industry events and collaborate with staff on related marketing and PR materials
---NIIF will provide clients and prospective borrowers with technical assistance and guidance in
seeking alternative sources of financing where delays are related to external funder decision-
making.
---Collaborate on the completion and submission of grant and loan applications with team
members, including federal sources such as CDFI Fund’s Financial Assistance Program.
---Develop and maintain effective working relationships with borrowers, CDFI partners, other
lenders, consultants, vendors, and other staff.

Loan Administration and Portfolio Management (20%)

---Collaborate with Fund manager and accounting and servicing to manage portfolio, including
approving draws as appropriate, ensuring borrower compliance with covenants and reporting;
and overseeing Fund Manager loan reviews;
---Administer portfolio composition to manage risk;
---Collaborate with Fund Manager for ongoing loan and portfolio reporting; and monitoring risk
ratings;
---For more complex loans, delinquencies and workouts, collaborate with Fund Manager on
asset management activities to manage strategy and the relationship with borrowers and/or
loan participants.
---Underwrite and seek approval for long-term maturity extensions and material loan
modifications.


Qualifications

---At least eight (8) years experience in housing/community development finance, lending and
investment, banking, or other relevant field;
---Four (4) years supervisory experience in substantive positions requiring the ability to formulate and
implement policy and work with diverse partners;
---Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience. Graduate degree in a relevant subject (e.g., real
estate, business, urban planning, or public policy) is a plus;
---Experience and knowledge of the Baltimore housing and community development construction and
lending markets;
---Experience and knowledge of city, state and federal programs, projects using Low Income Housing
Tax Credits, New Market Tax Credits, and historic tax credits is a plus, as well as understanding of
Community Development Financial Institution Fund programs;
---The ability to identify and engage diverse public and private stakeholders in an effort to
successfully implement the NIIF’s mission;
---Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communications skills, including verbal and written
skills;
---Ability to integrate thoroughness and attention to details with a big picture, strategic vision.
---Resourcefulness, with the ability to deliver results in an entrepreneurial, dynamic environment;
---Collaborative spirit and positive attitude (a good sense of humor is a plus).

BENEFITS

---Benefits Package including health, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and GTL
---Fifteen (15) vacation days plus up to five (5) personal / sick leave days per year
---401K Retirement Plan with Employer Match up to 3.5%

COMPENSATION
---Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience: Salary range $130-150k

 

 
 

Experience


10+ to 15 years


This job is no longer active.

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