Associate Director, Housing Stability

United Way International; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO including holidays

403(b) retirement savings

Subsidized transit pass

Job summary

United Way of King County in Seattle is seeking an Associate Director of Housing Stability to set strategic direction for the housing stability portfolio, ensuring equitable, financially sustainable implementation across adult and family programs and strong collaboration with community stakeholders.

This role supervises 2–4 senior program managers, oversees grants and contracts, data strategy, and coordination with government partners to reduce homelessness and advance racial equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field; progressive leadership experience in Human Services preferred.
• Experience managing housing stability, eviction prevention, or related social service programs.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for the housing stability portfolio with annual and multi-year goals.
• Lead equity-focused program design to reduce racial disparities.
• Oversee 15+ million dollars in program budgets and ensure financial balance.
• Coordinate housing stability programs within a multi-program portfolio.
• Develop and maintain relationships with government agencies and funders.
• Guide staff development, performance expectations, and accountability.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Equity focus

Grant management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Grant management software

Job description

At United Way of King County, we are working side by side with communities to build an equitable future for everyone. We believe that having staff, volunteers, and supporters that represent diverse backgrounds will allow us to better accomplish our mission. We continue to work diligently to ensure that the field of philanthropy is welcoming to diverse communities. We strive to have a diverse staff and particularly encourage Black, Indigenous and people of color to apply and be part of our team.

Our culture fosters collaboration, teamwork, open communication, leadership, integrity, and accountability.

Job Summary:

The Associate Director of Housing Stability leads United Way of King County’s housing stability portfolio, setting strategic direction and ensuring coordinated, equitable, and financially sustainable implementation across adult and family housing stability, youth housing stability, and community systems work. This portfolio includes rental assistance, eviction prevention, diversion, coalition building, and other housing stability programs and initiatives. This position directly supervises two to four direct reports. This includes oversight of work with community-based grantees, data management, risk management, and rent payment systems. The position will work closely with an internal Homelessness Prevention team, community stakeholders and local governments to help build an equitable, effective, and scalable homelessness prevention system.

Compensation:

• The annual salary for this position ranges from $94,775 - $100,350.
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• PTO (including holidays)
• 403(b) retirement savings plan
• Subsidized Transit Pass (Orca Card)
  

Essential Duties:

• Set strategic direction for the housing stability portfolio and develop annual and multi-year goals, priorities, and measures of success in alignment with United Way’s organizational strategy and equity commitments.
• Provide strategic vision to test, pilot, and scale programs and grant making strategies that increase housing security in the community and reduce racial disparities.
• Develop and manage 15+ Million dollars in program budgets ensuring a balanced budget and clear.
• Integrate housing stability programs into a coordinated portfolio while preserving each program’s distinct purpose, funding requirements, and geographic scope.
• Lead the portfolio’s equity strategy, ensuring racial and economic equity informs funding priorities, partner relationships, service access, performance assessment, and organizational decisions.
• Establish meaningful ways for participants and community-based partners to inform portfolio priorities and improvements.
• Build and maintain relationships with government agencies, public and private funders, community leaders, and partner organizations to advance housing stability priorities.
• Strengthen internal partnerships: Act as a liaison between HR, Finance, Development, Brand, and IT to build mutually beneficial policies and practices. Develop cross-team partnerships within the Community Services Team.
• Supervise and coach staff; establishing clear decision authority, performance expectations, and accountability for program delivery, budgets, and compliance and cultivating professional development.
• Oversee and ensure grant and contract compliance, subcontractor monitoring, internal controls, and audit readiness; hold staff accountable for identifying and resolving issues.
• Oversee programmatic data strategy and analysis for reporting to funders and other key internal and external stakeholders.
• Utilize data and stay abreast of homeless prevention best practices to connect program outcomes with systems-level learnings, identify and implement emerging strategies, and guide program improvements.
• Establish portfolio-wide standards for program quality, participant experience, partner accountability, fiscal controls, data quality, and equitable access.
• Stay abreast of Homelessness Prevention best practices and programs and research new strategies, policies, and best practices to address housing security and homelessness.
• Prepare executive-level briefings, recommendations, and materials for senior leadership and, as requested, board or committee audiences, making strategic choices, risks, and resource needs clear.
• Develop analyses to inform policy development, and communications/briefing materials to convey changes to key stakeholders.
• Serve as content expert and spokesperson for housing stability programs.
• Partner with the UWKC Policy Team and program leadership to influence legislative and administrative policies at local, state, and federal levels to prevent homelessness, address systemic racism, and scale effective solutions.
• Partner with UWKC Development and Brand departments to cultivate and steward relationships with individual donors, foundations, and public funders.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

SupervisoryResponsibilities:

This position manages two (2) to four (4) Senior Program Managers who oversee housing stability portfolios and supports their direct reports which include at least 5 additional staff.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated expertise in housing stability, eviction prevention or related social service programs, strategies, and best practices. Strong knowledge of rental assistance, youth homelessness prevention and diversion, and community systems coordination preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex relationships with a wide range of agency and external employees, ranging from front-line employees to executive-level leaders.
• Strong staff coaching skills and the ability to support managers in their roles.
• Demonstrated ability to galvanize teams around a shared purpose and measurable objective.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex grants, including federal grants, and support teams in maintaining compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-program portfolio, align distinct bodies of work, and translate strategy into priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Strong financial management skills, including consolidated budgeting, forecasting, resource allocation, restricted funding oversight, and sustainability planning.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategies that reduce racial disparities for families.
• Proven ability to develop bold and feasible project plans to meet objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to respond to both opportunities and obstacles with agility and flexibility to keep teams on track to meet project goals.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity and change and bring order in the face of uncertainty.
• Strong judgment in navigating ambiguity, resolving high‑stakes issues in partnership with senior leadership, handling confidential information, and determining when to elevate decisions.
• Proven ability to remain collaborative and results‑driven in the face of obstacles and adversity.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with a high level of accuracy, organization, and attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to quickly adapt to new technology.
• Demonstrated understanding of social and racial justice and equity, with a proven commitment to apply racial and economic justice lenses in both personal and workplace contexts.
• Lived experience and/or demonstrated professional skills working within a diverse work environment.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, specializing in Social Work/Human Services, Public Administration, or related field. Must have at least five (5) years’ progressively responsible experience in Human Services, seven (7) years preferred. Demonstrated success in program management and evaluation, strategic planning, partnership development, project management, and racial equity work. Demonstrated experience managing government grants and supervising staff required. Grant making experience preferable.

Additional Information:

United Way of King County is an exceptional workplace that can provide you with:

• Opportunities to work with smart, passionate, and enthusiastic team members and volunteers.
• Ongoing collaboration with diverse staff and other constituents
• A desirable culture of high-performance expectations and accountability
• Exciting and challenging work
• Opportunities to help solve the community's toughest problems.
• Competitive pay is commensurate with demonstrated successful performance and experience.
• Many other benefits that we are happy to discuss with you.