Executive Vice President of Housing Operations/Chief Operations Officer (COO)

King County Housing Authority•Tukwila, WA

About The Position

KCHA seeks an experienced, creative, future-focused innovator as its Executive Vice President of Housing Operations/Chief Operations Officer (EVP). Alongside other Executive Team members, the next EVP will be a leading voice in agency-wide strategic planning, maintaining and strengthening community partnerships, managing staff, and offering subject area expertise in HUD-related matters. This role offers an opportunity to innovate in ways that contribute to the long-term sustainability of this important, high-performing agency and oversee and ensure the quality and success of day-to-day operations carried out by a team of some 300 staff. Reporting directly to KCHA’s President/CEO, the EVP will be responsible for overseeing KCHA’s Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher Programs, Resident Services and several support departments including Safety & Security and Compliance. The ideal candidate will demonstrate considerable independence, evaluative thinking, be a highly skilled communicator and depth as an operational leader. Proven experience in creating an equitable and inclusive framework for working with diverse audiences (staff, program participants, community leaders) is highly desired. The experienced leader will ensure compliance with government regulations, serve as a member of the executive team, and oversee the preparation and maintenance of required reports, records, and files. KCHA seeks an executive who will contribute to and complement an evolving culture of diverse and innovative leadership, rising to the challenge of meeting the housing needs of tomorrow, today. KCHA’s Public Housing inventory is directly maintained and managed by in-house staff, including a highly skilled unionized maintenance staff. The portfolio consists of approximately 2,600 units of federally assisted housing across 70 sites. KCHA continues to grow its public housing inventory through new acquisition/construction and the activation of banked Faircloth units. KCHA’s HCV program administers over 14,300 vouchers, including 2,000 port-ins, with an annual operating subsidy of approximately $281 million. The program has a strong focus on housing formerly homeless households and works closely with local human service systems and providers.

Requirements

Experienced, creative, future-focused innovator
Considerable independence
Evaluative thinking
Highly skilled communicator
Depth as an operational leader
Proven experience in creating an equitable and inclusive framework for working with diverse audiences (staff, program participants, community leaders)
Experience in ensuring compliance with government regulations
Experience serving as a member of an executive team
Experience overseeing the preparation and maintenance of required reports, records, and files

Nice To Haves

Experience in creating an equitable and inclusive framework for working with diverse audiences (staff, program participants, community leaders)

Responsibilities

Agency-wide strategic planning
Maintaining and strengthening community partnerships
Managing staff
Offering subject area expertise in HUD-related matters
Overseeing KCHA’s Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher Programs, Resident Services and several support departments including Safety & Security and Compliance
Ensuring compliance with government regulations
Serving as a member of the executive team
Overseeing the preparation and maintenance of required reports, records, and files