Housing Development Program Coordinator

DESC•Seattle, WA

1d•$80,227 - $90,770•Onsite

About The Position

DESC is a nationally recognized social services organization, supportive housing operator, and licensed behavioral health treatment provider focused on meeting the needs of people experiencing long-term homelessness and living with complex behavioral health and other medical conditions. Approximately 3,000 people are actively receiving services from DESC at any given point in time. Our vision is a community where all people are shown compassion, treated with dignity, and everyone has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home. DESC operates five shelter/emergency housing programs, 19 permanent supportive housing facilities with over 1,750 units, several hundred additional scattered site apartments, and a range of behavioral health services including outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment, residential crisis stabilization, street outreach, mobile crisis response, and treatment for opioid use disorder. The Housing Development Program Coordinator assists the Director of Facilities and Asset Management with real estate development, from site acquisition to place in service, for properties to be owned and/or leased by DESC. DESC often has multiple projects under development at the same time. Considerable attention and skill is needed in the area of data systems and work flow tracking and intra- and inter-program communications.

Requirements

Commitment to DESC's mission and goals.
Experience providing administrative support and familiarity with program management systems and procedures.
Ability to exercise independent judgment and problem-solve.
Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate work efficiently; prioritize workload, work under pressure with tight timelines and changing priorities.
High level written and verbal communication skills.
High level of discretion and confidentiality.
Be able to pass a Washington State Criminal background check.
Strong computer skills, including spreadsheets, databases and word processing or related experience with the indicated potential to learn new programs and skills quickly.
Ability to work independently with a minimum of direct supervision with multiple demands and interruptions.
Ability to work with external and internal stake holders from a wide variety of professional roles to accomplish responsibilities and achieve results.
Initiative and creativity in problem solving and system development.
Careful attention to detail.
Subscribe to the philosophy of cooperation and continuity across programs and of consideration and respect for clients.
Either a bachelor’s degree OR equivalent training and experience such as: Associates degree and a year of relevant work experience; Professional certification in project management or similar topic and a year of relevant work experience; Two or more years of relevant work experience, preferably in property, housing or architectural work environments.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience or training.
2 years administrative and/or office experience.
Experience working in administration/coordination in a human services, housing or health care setting.

Responsibilities

Coordinate internal activities related to real estate development.
Coordinate preparation of funding capital applications.
Facilitate and coordinate communication to and from professional consultants to provide services in connection with the design, planning, costing, construction and close out.
Assist with construction project accounting, monthly funding requests and reports to lenders and tax credit investors, including data entry and filing as appropriate.
Track project schedule and deliverables in coordination with DESC Management.
Provide reporting to supervisor so that performance of project team adheres to DESC's needs and expectations.
Frame relevant program-driven design questions and liaison with internal program staff.
Lead transition to project start-up and operation including transmission of reporting requirements and asset management constraints to other parts of the agency.
Maintain an organized system of tracking and monitoring work flow and prioritization of tasks for Housing Development.
Provide administrative and operational coordination for housing development initiatives and special projects.
Liaise between Housing and other agency departments to coordinate and track shared work.
Provide process maps or other evaluation tools for various program areas to identify and implement improvements.
Assist with tracking and assuring completion of facility maintenance and repairs as needed while projects are in warranty period.
Other duties as assigned.