Housing & Business Strategy Senior Manager

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

NEW STORY is seeking a talented Housing & Business Strategy Senior Manager to help accomplish our goal of providing affordable housing solutions for 1 Million people by 2030.

The Housing & Business Strategy Manager will provide technical expertise to create and expand the business models of our partner intervention portfolio companies. Examples of partner intervention portfolio companies include financial service providers (inclusive of fintech), construction companies, government institutions and municipalities, among others. These companies are promising start-ups that are developing innovative models and technology as well as established companies addressing affordable housing for low-income households.

The Housing & Business Strategy Manager will be responsible for leading the design, improvement, and expansion of housing finance products and services. For each partnership, the Housing & Business Strategy Manager will assess organizational performance, develop a technical assistance plan, and achievable goals, identify a team of experts required to implement the plan to improve organizational and/or model effectiveness, and build a sustainable competitive advantage that expands the New Story partnership portfolio.

The is a new position and will provide the right leader with the opportunity to help shape the process of business analysis, business planning, and strategy implementation to support the expansion of the market systems-focused housing interventions portfolio of New Story. The Housing & Business Strategy Manager will report to the Managing Director of Strategy and Impact, and will work in close collaboration with the Impact team leaders and occasionally cross-departmentally.

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**
- Create and oversee the expansion plan for interventions that organizations and/or companies are developing in partnership with New Story.
- Identify threats, risk mitigation strategies, and opportunities for the interventions that partner organizations are developing in partnership with New Story.
- Assess market trends and competitors that can support and/or hinder the expansion of the interventions partners are developing in partnership with New Story.
- Present findings, projections, and recommended actions to improve the interventions developed in partnership with New Story. i.e. Marketing plans, business processes, use of technology, sales agents training, etc.
- Plan, implement, and manage proposed recommendations along with other team members.
- Work alongside the monitoring, evaluation, and learning team to make sure projects are moving forward and suggest business improvements based on performance.
- Provide advice in the design of housing finance products and related services to a wide range of financial service providers, including but not limited to banks, credit unions, microfinance, digital financial services, and housing finance organizations.
- Support financial service providers on various topics, including strategy, risk, operations, digital transformation, products, and delivery channels.
- Contribute to the strategy and growth of the work with financial service providers by identifying and building relationships that will support the expansion of financial services for housing for vulnerable populations.
- Support executive decision-making processes, when required, and be an active member of the Impact Leadership team
- Contribute to developing reports and presentations from the Impact team (monthly, quarterly, annual) for various stakeholders of New Story.

**WHO YOU ARE**
- 7+ years of experience in business administration, operations, management consulting or strategic planning, and financial product design.
- 5+ years of experience with the design of financial products and services for low-income households.
- Highly skilled at creating business models, business plans, and financial projections.
- 5+ years of experience leading market research (using secondary and primary data) to inform strategy and product development.
- Experience with affordable housing is highly desired.
- Experience in microfinance, financial inclusion, and the housing sector is highly desired.
- Experience with digital finance is highly desired.
- Experience designing and delivering training and technical assistance to for-profit companies, financial institutions, and government agencies preferred.
- Experience leading and delivering several consulting and institutional assessments/due diligence assignments.
- Degree in business administration or related field.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Professional proficiency in English (written and spoken) is mandatory.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Outstanding research and analytical abilities.
- An exceptional project manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment and delivers high-quality work
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Experience working in LATAM
- Able to travel