King County Regional Homelessness Authority

Director

• Serve as overall program lead for homeless project planning efforts.
• Incorporate equity and social justice principles and approaches in KCRHA planning and special projects work.
• Serve as a resource for the Program and Performance Department, addressing program implementation issues including financial and staff resource needs, internal/external conflicts, and needed program changes.
• Build relationships and maintain good communication with community stakeholders and institutional partners, working together to achieve common goals.
• Lead and participate in meetings with key stakeholders, including local community members, elected officials, housing, and service providers.
• Collaborate on contract management, training, community engagement, data collection and analysis, and promoting equity, customer service, and accountability with numerous teams in KCRHA.
• Oversee the budgets of special projects, including the Encampment Resolution Program funded by the Washington Department of Commerce and work with fiscal staff and the Chief Programs Officer to monitor the fund sources, analyze/project availability of funds into the future, and propose revisions to budget/policy.
• Supervise, mentor and provide support (especially during severe weather activations) for Emergency Operations staff by establishing work goals and objectives. Ensuring professional development, performance reviews, and as-needed disciplinary activities.
• Makes recommendations to the Chief Programs Officer regarding personnel actions.

Director of Special Projects