Assistant Community Manager

It's mid-month, the delinquency report is due, a prospective resident is waiting at the front desk, and the Community Manager just called out sick. That's Tuesday at a tax-credit community. If that scenario sounds manageable rather than alarming, this role is worth your attention.

What This Role Actually Covers

Avanath operates affordable workforce housing, and this Assistant Community Manager position in Gresham, Oregon supports the full operational load of a LIHTC community. That means rent collection, posting, and deposits alongside compliance file maintenance, delinquency follow-up, and lease enforcement. It also means handling leasing traffic, touring prospective residents, and running resident retention events. When the Community Manager is off-site, you run the property. That's not a stretch assignment; it's a regular expectation of the role.

Reporting is part of the daily rhythm here. You'll assist with monthly projection reporting, inspect vacancies, track make-ready status, and flag maintenance or policy issues during property walks. You'll also represent the property in eviction proceedings when required, so familiarity with proper notice requirements and landlord-tenant law isn't optional background knowledge.

What Avanath Is Looking For

• At least two years of experience as an Assistant Community Manager
• Working knowledge of LIHTC and tax credit compliance. This is a hard requirement, not a preferred qualification
• Proficiency with Yardi Voyager
• Solid bookkeeping and rent collection track record
• Strong grasp of Fair Housing law and ADA requirements
• Comfort with Word, Excel, and standard office communication tools
• Interpersonal range: you'll deal with residents in crisis, vendors, social services contacts, and regulatory partners, sometimes all in the same afternoon

The compliance piece is worth emphasizing. Tax-credit communities carry a file maintenance burden that conventional Class A properties don't. Strong candidates know the difference between a complete file and a compliant one, and they don't need reminders to keep documentation current. Candidates who've only worked market-rate will face a real learning curve on the compliance side, even if their leasing and collections skills are solid.

Avanath positions this role as relationship-driven, and that's accurate for affordable housing in ways it isn't always true elsewhere. Residents often face financial instability, and the ACM here functions partly as a resource coordinator. Knowing how to connect a resident to rental assistance or social services, without stepping outside your lane, is a skill that comes up regularly and that you won't find described in most job postings for this title.