Jobs at National Equity Fund

Lead NEF's national LIHTC originations platform, manage regional and specialty originations teams, set origination policy and strategy, drive developer relationships, support deal structuring and execution, align with capital markets and investors, expand markets/products, represent NEF externally, and ensure operational and regulatory compliance.

Manages high-value investor relationships and proprietary affordable housing fund equity raises. Develops investor strategies, coordinates deal previews, underwriting, due diligence, closings, site visits, and ongoing service. Represents investor priorities internally while collaborating with originations, credit, asset management, project management, and construction risk teams. Supports capital-raising outreach, strategic business planning, investor presentations, negotiations, and occasional industry events. May lead a small team and manage accounts with potential annual production exceeding $350 million.

Provide legal support for fund and project transactions and compliance, including drafting and negotiating fund agreements, investor side letters, loan and warehouse documents, managing closings and outside counsel, handling transfers, KYC, HUD and local filings, and advising business teams on tax, securities, and structural matters.

Lead strategic and operational HR functions including Total Rewards, employee and workplace relations, risk management, compliance, and HR operations. Develop and implement compensation and benefits programs, oversee workers' compensation and return-to-work, advise leadership on complex employee matters, monitor KPIs, and partner with cross-functional teams to align HR strategy with organizational goals.

Lead talent and people strategy across full-cycle recruitment, learning and leadership development, employee engagement, organizational development, and workforce planning. Advise leaders, build pipelines, design development and performance programs, measure HR metrics, and improve employee experience to support NEF's mission and future priorities.

Manage and support Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, Entra ID/Azure AD, Teams, SharePoint) and Chicago office network infrastructure. Administer identity and access (MFA, conditional access, RBAC), Fortinet firewall, VPN/LAN/WAN, troubleshoot connectivity, escalate incidents, coordinate with vendors/ISPs, monitor security logs and SIEM, manage Netskope access, and maintain documentation and automation opportunities.