Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Community Investment Officer, Health & Housing

at Corporation for Supportive Housing

🏢 About Corporation for Supportive Housing

CSH has pioneered supportive housing for over 30 years, creating nearly half a million homes with integrated healthcare services for marginalized populations. What makes CSH unique is their dual focus on housing stability and healthcare access, specifically through innovative funding models that bridge healthcare systems with housing development. Someone would want to work here to be at the forefront of solving complex social issues through financial innovation and cross-sector collaboration.

About This Role

This role involves developing and leading lending strategy specifically for California projects that incorporate healthcare funding, particularly Medicaid and Behavioral Health Services Act dollars. You'll serve as the subject matter expert on underwriting healthcare sources for supportive housing, while also cultivating a learning cohort of developers and managing the full loan lifecycle from origination to repayment. This position is impactful because it directly expands the pipeline of supportive housing by unlocking healthcare system funding that traditionally hasn't flowed to housing development.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve analyzing a new loan application for a supportive housing project incorporating Medicaid funding, preparing materials for a learning cohort session on healthcare financing, and meeting with California housing developers to discuss how to access BHSA dollars. You'd likely spend time researching Medicaid policy updates, structuring loan proposals for credit committee review, and providing technical assistance to developers navigating healthcare system partnerships.

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🎯 Who Corporation for Supportive Housing Is Looking For

  • Has 7+ years specifically in affordable/supportive housing lending or development with demonstrated experience underwriting health-related investments (not just general affordable housing finance)
  • Possesses deep, practical knowledge of Medicaid funding mechanisms as they relate to housing development, not just theoretical understanding
  • Has hands-on experience with California's housing finance landscape including Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Section 8, and state/local programs
  • Can demonstrate experience both originating loans AND creating educational/cohort programs for housing developers

📝 Tips for Applying to Corporation for Supportive Housing

1

Quantify your experience with healthcare funding in housing - specify dollar amounts of healthcare-related deals you've worked on and the specific funding sources (Medicaid, BHSA, etc.)

2

Highlight any California-specific affordable housing experience, as this role focuses exclusively on California projects

3

Showcase both your technical underwriting skills AND your ability to educate/mentor others through examples of creating learning cohorts or training programs

4

Demonstrate understanding of CSH's specific loan products by researching their current lending portfolio and mentioning how your experience aligns

5

Include specific examples of how you've cultivated lending pipelines and managed borrower relationships through the entire loan lifecycle

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience underwriting healthcare funding sources (Medicaid, BHSA) for housing projects, with concrete examples', "Demonstrated knowledge of California's supportive housing landscape and funding mechanisms", 'Experience creating educational programs or cohorts for housing developers (not just transactional experience)', "How your background aligns with CSH's mission of integrating healthcare and housing systems"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → CSH's specific loan products and recent California deals (check their website and news releases)
  • → California's Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) and how it's being implemented for housing
  • → CSH's existing healthcare-housing integration initiatives and their published research on healthcare funding models
  • → Recent Medicaid policy changes in California that impact housing development
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through a specific supportive housing deal you underwrote that included healthcare funding - what were the challenges and how did you structure it?
2 How would you approach creating a learning cohort for housing developers new to healthcare funding? What would your curriculum include?
3 What strategies would you use to market CSH's loan products specifically to developers working with healthcare systems?
4 How do you stay current with changes in Medicaid policies and how they impact housing development?
5 Describe your experience presenting complex loan structures to credit committees and how you prepare for those presentations
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Only having general affordable housing experience without specific healthcare funding expertise
  • Focusing solely on underwriting skills without demonstrating ability to educate others or build developer cohorts
  • Not being able to speak specifically about California's housing and healthcare landscape

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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