Policy and Implementation Coordinator

Washington County, Oregon•Hillsboro, OR

21h•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Housing Services is recruiting for a Strategic Programs Coordinator to join our team! This position will join the Program Implementation team within the Homeless Services Division. The Strategic Programs Coordinator contributes to the Department of Housing Service’s mission of creating pathways out of homelessness, promoting housing stability, and investing in affordable communities for Washington County and our residents by supporting our Homeless Program Implementation team in ensuring fair, responsive, and effective access to critical services for people experiencing or at-risk of experiencing homelessness in our community. This position supports policy development and policy revisions, program applications and grant reporting, consistency across different teams for policies, scopes, contracting, and processing, and coordination with federal, state, and local funder requirements. As a key leadership position within the Homeless Services Division of the Department of Housing Services, this role helps inform department policy and guide program implementation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a health, social service, business, or related field; AND three (3) years of work experience in program administration, development, evaluation, and/or contract administration.
OR Seven (7) years of work experience in program administration, development, evaluation, and/or contract administration.
Must pass a criminal history check in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rules, post-offer.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of local, state, and federal policy implementation and funding structures.
Ability to navigate rapid change and ambiguity while leading with stability and organization.

Responsibilities

Oversee coordination of policy development, program manual revisions, and leveraging best practices from other communities, working in partnership with program leads.
Oversee new funding application proposals, coordinating with program leads for content and support.
Project manage the development and release of Request for Proposals for new programs or pilot programs.
Coordinate with Metro, State, and Federal funders including tracking to goals, reporting, attending funding meetings, and special requests.
Prepare and present program materials to a range of community stakeholders, including community partners, advisory bodies, and public.