Posting Close Date
Applicants must submit their completed application by 10-28-2026 at 11:59 p.m. MST Application and Special Instructions
Interested applicants must submit the following:
• Cover Letter / Letter of Interest:
Succinctly describe your interest for this role and your expertise that make you uniquely qualified to provide executive oversight to the Housing Operations Divisions including Public and Affordable Housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, and Housing First.
• Resume
** Additional information:
- Highest scoring applicants may be required to complete an assessment prior to hiring interviews.
- The Deputy Director (Housing Operations) position has an anticipated hiring range of $89,024 to $133,536 depending on qualifications. The City provides an excellent executive benefit plan with a generous defined benefit pension plan, with five- year vesting, the ability to transfer from other Arizona pension plans and the ability to purchase service credit. The City also offers a voluntary 457(b) plan as an additional retirement investment vehicle. Position Specific Summary
Provides executive leadership and oversight of the Housing Choice Voucher, Public and Affordable Housing, and Housing First divisions of the City of Tucson Housing and Community Development Department. Reports to the HCD Director and directs division administrators and managers responsible for rental assistance administered for the City of Tucson and Pima County Public Housing Authorities (Housing Choice Voucher, Low-Income Public Housing), City-owned affordable housing, and homelessness response. Establishes integrated priorities, directs resources, and holds division leaders accountable for financial sustainability, regulatory compliance, service quality, workforce capacity, and measurable housing outcomes. Exercises broad independent judgment within delegated authority, advises the Director on policy and operational risks, and represents the Department in regional partnerships and public forums.
Duties and Responsibilities
Directs the three Housing Operations divisions through their administrators and managers. Establishes goals, operating priorities, service expectations, and accountability consistent with the Department’s mission and City direction.
Translates policy into coordinated workplans, staffing and resource decisions, and measurable results. Resolves competing priorities across divisions and advises the Director on organizational changes and significant risks.
Provides executive oversight of City of Tucson and Pima County HCV operations, including tenant-based and project-based assistance, special-purpose vouchers, inspections, landlord engagement, and participant support programs.
Directs strategies for voucher utilization, leasing, administrative performance, and subsidy sustainability. Evaluates payment standards, housing assistance payment forecasts, administrative funding, and shortfall risks with program and fiscal leaders; recommends policy and corrective actions.
Provides executive oversight of public and affordable housing operations, including admissions, occupancy, property management, maintenance, resident services, safety, and preservation of City housing assets.
Establishes expectations for occupancy, unit turnaround, rent collection, property condition, operating performance, and resident experience. Collaborates with Development Division to coordinate asset repositioning transitions with development, fiscal, legal, and property partners addressing operational readiness, resident protections, and continuity of assistance.
Provides executive oversight of Housing First operations including multidisciplinary street outreach, housing navigation, emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and related housing stabilization services. Aligns City-operated and contracted services around access to housing and sustained housing stability.
Works in partnership with the City of Tucson Community Safety Program,…