Knowledge: Candidates must have the knowledge of operational characteristics, services, and activities of affordable housing land use and financing principles, community development, workforce development and housing programs; organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of housing, workforce and homeless response programs, policies, and operational needs; modern and complex principles and practices of program development and administration; neighborhood revitalization, workforce investment, housing assistance, and development programs; urban development and design theory, principles, and practices and their application to a wide variety of redevelopment, housing, and community development programs; methods, practices. and procedures used in urban redevelopment programs; land use principles and applicable; methods and practices of real estate negotiation and appraisal; methods and procedures of contract administration; methods and practices used in finance, economics, and accounting; advanced principles and practices of municipal budget preparation and administration; principles and practices of project budget development and administration; principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation; pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations; principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation; pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.