Job Details

Job Title

Columbus Consolidated Government

Salary

$45,308.62 Annually

Location

Columbus, GA

Job Type

Full-Time Regular

Department

Community Reinvestment

Division

CDBG Administration

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Columbus Land Bank Authority, with the oversight of the Land Bank's function.

• Responsible for performing the real estate functions for the City to include, but not limited to, managing city properties for sale or lease, and managing a categorized database of all real estate owned by the city.
• Establish plans to achieve goals set by the Community Reinvestment Director, and implement policies, and procedures.
• Assists the Community Reinvestment Director in the development of current and long-term organizational goals and objectives as well as policies and procedures for City Real Estate operations.
• Assists the Community Reinvestment Director in the development of current and long-term organizational goals and objectives as well as policies and procedures for Columbus Land Bank Authority facilitation.
• Maintains frequent contact with the Community Reinvestment Director to maximize the effectiveness of day-to-day operations and community engagement to identify issues, determine strategies, and set priorities for addressing the same.
• Formulates and implements a comprehensive communication strategy regarding City Real Estate and Land Bank Authority activities.
• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of City-owned Real Estate.
• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Columbus Land Bank Authority.
• Oversees the process of acquiring, holding, and marketing properties obtained through various recovery efforts for City owned Real Estate and those of the Land Bank Authority.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with local units of government, community organizations, and agencies (private and public) to create rental options, home & business ownership prospects, and economic development opportunities.
• Works to develop economic development opportunities to link equitable housing opportunities and community development goals.
• Coordinates and performs media relations regarding City Real Estate and Land Bank Authority activities, and any other media related to the Community Reinvestment Department.
• Represents Community Reinvestment and the Land Bank Authority at various internal and external meetings.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Community Reinvestment Department Leadership.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate and respond to inquiries both in person and over the phone.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• High levels of emotional intelligence.
• High levels of self awareness.
• High levels of self-regulation.

Minimum Educational and Training Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Community Development, Urban Planning, or a related field is required. Three (3) years of related experience is required. Two years of specific experience managing real estate transactions and/or tax foreclosure properties are highly desirable. This position is required to travel for meetings and appointments. Some appointments may be held at personal residences where levels of cleanliness and safety vary.

Physical Requirements

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table. The employee must occasionally lift light objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Balancing maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crawling moving about on hands, knees, or hands, feet.
• Crouching bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Lifting raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Manual Dexterity picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force, haul or tug.
• Pushing use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word.
• Talking 2 shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
• Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

The work is typically performed in an office, library, or computer room. This position requires travel for meetings and appointments. Some appointments may be held at personal residences where levels of cleanliness and safety vary.

Benefits

The Columbus Consolidated Government offers the following benefit to temporary/full time personnel: The Columbus Consolidated Government is proud to offer an exceptional compensation and benefits package. Benefits include the following:

• Low-cost medical insurance
• Prescription drug plan
• Dental plan
• Vision plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance
• Supplemental life insurance
• Credit union
• Direct deposit
• 12 paid holidays
• Free and discounted services
• Employee assistance program

Take advantage of these free and discounted city services offered to all city employees.

• Discounted movie tickets
• Free notary services
• Ride a Metra bus for free
• Free mulch
• Free fire/safety home inspection
• Driver's training for employee dependents
• Oxbow/Bull Creek golf course discounts
• River center discounts
• Cell phone carrier discounts