Housing Communications & Stakeholder Coordinator

State of Washington; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Retirement plans

11 paid holidays

Vacation and sick leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

State of Washington, Department of Commerce, seeks a Communications Coordinator to manage Multifamily Housing Unit communications, develop quarterly newsletters, and support data-driven program reporting. The role reports to the Managing Director and collaborates with internal teams and external partners.

The position involves coordinating meetings, managing websites, and generating reports from CMS/HCMS, with emphasis on inclusive community engagement.

Qualifications

• Six (6) years of combined professional experience, lived experience and/or education in housing/finance/real estate with at least two focus areas.
• Experience in affordable housing, housing finance, real estate/lending, community or economic development.
• Understanding of multifamily/rental housing development and lending and related documents.
• Understanding affordable housing finance, including layered financing using private and public funds, tax credits, and partnership structures.
• Education involves housing finance, business, public administration or related field; qualifying education may substitute year-for-year for experience.
• Lived experience with housing instability or related public systems can substitute for one year of education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with annual legislative report and communications related to data collection.
• Assist with implementation of special projects or provisos per Legislature/Commerce.
• Develop meeting logistics, agendas, and support stakeholder meetings for MHU.
• Train staff and external partners on media tools to create documents and reports.
• Implement communications as provided by MD and MHU team members.
• Develop quarterly newsletter with program announcements and accomplishments.
• Develop briefing materials and reports to support MHU operations.
• Prepare data analysis and evaluation of program databases and guidelines.
• Respond to questions on MHU programs and track until resolved.
• Manage MHU website information to keep applicants and partners informed.
• Generate reports from CMS and HCMS databases for communications queries.
• Ensure inclusive community engagement practices.
• Maintain distribution lists relevant to projects.
• May back up the Unit AA3 when needed.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Excel proficiency

Education

Housing finance or related field degree

Tools

SharePoint

Smartsheet

CMS/HCMS

Job description

State of Washington, Department of Commerce, seeks a Communications Coordinator to manage Multifamily Housing Unit communications, develop quarterly newsletters, and support data-driven program reporting. The role reports to the Managing Director and collaborates with internal teams and external partners.

The position involves coordinating meetings, managing websites, and generating reports from CMS/HCMS, with emphasis on inclusive community engagement.