Housing Innovation & Grants Program Manager

Enterprise Community Partners; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Health plan

Vision plan

Family-building benefits

401(k) with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Enterprise Community Partners seeks a Program Manager to join the National Programs team. You will help design, develop, and deliver national housing initiatives, support grantmaking, and coordinate cross-disciplinary activities with staff, partners, and grantees.

The role emphasizes evaluation, impact measurement, and communications to elevate outcomes. The ideal candidate designs and implements large-scale programs, contributing to the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge in Design &

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in community development, affordable housing, housing finance, public policy, real estate or related field.
• Experience leading large-scale programs with multiple components.
• Experience working with diverse communities and people.
• Excellent critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
• Strong facilitation skills to guide diverse stakeholders to clear decisions.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, including visual communication.
• Ability to work independently and move tasks forward with minimal supervision.
• Strong organizational skills to coordinate complex activities and deadlines.
• Experience collaborating with virtual, multi-office teams.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and implementation of competitive grantee selection processes.
• Develop selection materials, evaluation criteria, and funder input management.
• Support grantmaking activities including notifications, reporting, disbursements, and closeouts.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration across Enterprise markets and divisions.
• Support thought leadership with data gathering, reports, and stakeholder materials.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and facilitate peer learning sessions.
• Contribute to broader program evaluation and communications to share lessons.

Skills

Critical thinking

Creative problem solving

Facilitation

Communication

Independent work

Organizational skills

Collaboration

Professionalism

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Graduate degree may substitute for up to 2 years experience)

Job description

Enterprise Community Partners seeks a Program Manager to join the National Programs team. You will help design, develop, and deliver national housing initiatives, support grantmaking, and coordinate cross-disciplinary activities with staff, partners, and grantees.

The role emphasizes evaluation, impact measurement, and communications to elevate outcomes. The ideal candidate designs and implements large-scale programs, contributing to the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge in Design &