Acquisitions Specialist

Job Type
Full-time

Description

About Blue Sky Communities

Blue Sky Communities is a mission-driven affordable housing developer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. Since 2012, we’ve delivered high-quality, sustainable communities serving families, seniors, and veterans across the state. We partner with nonprofits and local governments to create housing that has a lasting impact.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking an organized, detail-oriented Acquisitions Specialist to support our affordable housing development team. This role plays an important part in identifying and evaluating development opportunities, tracking funding programs, coordinating project documentation, and helping move acquisitions through the pipeline.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys research, data, and project coordination and wants to contribute to meaningful real estate development. You’ll work closely with the Acquisitions team and collaborate across departments to ensure opportunities are well-researched, deadlines are met, and projects are organized for a smooth transition into development—all while helping identify sites where affordable housing can make a positive and lasting impact on the surrounding community.

What You’ll Do

Acquisitions Pipeline & Project Support

- Coordinate acquisitions pipeline meetings, including preparing agendas, documenting action items, maintaining the pipeline database, and following up to ensure tasks are completed.
- Track upcoming funding opportunities, application deadlines, and program requirements, communicating important updates to the Acquisitions team.
- Prepare property fact sheets, due diligence spreadsheets, project reports, and supporting documentation.
- Research property information and market details to help evaluate potential development opportunities.
- Create maps and supporting materials that illustrate potential development sites and nearby services.
- Organize project handoff materials as opportunities transition from Acquisitions to Development and Finance, ensuring due diligence, funding commitments, application materials, and other key information are complete and accessible.
- Maintain accurate, organized, and up-to-date electronic project files in accordance with company procedures.

Funding Research & Government Monitoring

- Track state and local government solicitations, including Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
- Research and analyze previous Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) Requests for Applications (RFAs) to support funding strategy and application planning.
- Monitor local government funding opportunities, program requirements, and housing initiatives.
- Research local government affordable housing programs and related activities.
- Monitor Affordable Housing Advisory Committee and Board (AHAC/AHAB) meeting schedules and relevant public meetings.
- Maintain a forward-looking calendar of funding opportunities, application deadlines, and important meetings.
- Attend meetings as directed and prepare clear, concise summaries of relevant findings and developments for the development team.

Contracts & Stakeholder Coordination

- Prepare initial drafts of contracts, extensions, amendments, and deposit requests for review.
- Assist with correspondence and coordination involving brokers, sellers, escrow agents, and other project participants.
- Organize transaction-related documents and track outstanding items to support timely execution.
- Help maintain clear communication and follow-through among internal team members and external partners.
- Support the team in keeping acquisition activities organized, documented, and moving forward.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and consistent follow-through.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to research, organize, analyze, and summarize information accurately.

• Ability to manage multiple assignments, deadlines, and competing priorities.

• A proactive, collaborative mindset and willingness to take ownership of assigned responsibilities.

• Comfort working with spreadsheets, databases, documents, and project tracking systems.

• Interest in learning affordable housing funding programs, real estate development processes, and site evaluation tools.

• Ability to work effectively with internal teams, public agencies, and external project partners.

Qualifications

- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Strong research, documentation, and administrative coordination skills.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Planner preferred.
- Experience using artificial intelligence tools to support research, organization, and productivity preferred.
- Familiarity with Google Earth, affordable housing development, real estate acquisitions, or government funding programs preferred.

Why Join Blue Sky Communities

At Blue Sky Communities, your work will help lay the foundation for affordable housing communities that make a lasting difference. As an Acquisitions Specialist, you’ll play an important role in identifying opportunities, supporting funding strategies, and helping projects move from initial research toward development.

You’ll work alongside a collaborative team where organization, initiative, and attention to detail directly contribute to project success. This is an opportunity to build valuable experience in affordable housing and real estate development while supporting a mission-driven organization committed to addressing Florida’s affordable housing needs.