Housing Policy Strategist

Funders for Housing and Opportunity; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) seeks a Policy Strategist to join our mission-driven team. The role focuses on advancing policy solutions that expand safe, affordable rental housing and address racial inequities in housing systems.

You will manage two grant portfolios, guide non-lobbying policy work, and build knowledge networks across funders and partners. This is a mission-critical, collaborative position with excellent benefits and opportunities to influence statewide and national

Qualifications

• Experience in housing policy and housing justice.
• Strong commitment to FHO's mission to advance housing equity.
• Excellent attention to detail and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Manage two grant portfolios (policy, advocacy, and organizing) and stakeholder relationships.
• Lead FHO's strategic, non-lobbying policy work.
• Oversee knowledge and relationship management across programs.

Skills

Housing policy

Grant management

Strategic policy work

Relationship management

Team player

Job description

Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) brings the nation’s leading funders together from across sectors and perspectives to ensure access to a safe, stable rental housing in communities that supports better health, economic mobility, and educational achievement, free from the barriers and harms of systemic racism. This is accomplished primarily through grant making and learning exchanges in FHO’s three priority areas: policy, advocacy, and organizing; narrative change; and elevating what works. FHO has prioritized racial equity in its work, and seeks to change housing policies, practices, and institutions that have perpetuated a system of discrimination in housing and harm to communities of color. More information can be found on our website, www.housingisopportunity.org.

ABOUT THE POSITION

POSITION SUMMARY: Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) seeks a self-motivated, detail-oriented team-player with experience in housing policy, plus a strong commitment to housing justice and the mission of FHO to fill its Policy Strategist position. The Policy Strategist is a new position and has three primary responsibilities: 1) managing two grant portfolios (policy, advocacy, and organizing and elevating what works), including relationship management, grant process management, and facilitating learning; 2) leading FHO’s strategic (non-lobbying) policy work; and 3) knowledge and relationship management.

For more information and job responsibilities, please visit https://www.housingisopportunity.org/program-officer

COMPENSATION

$90,000 - $105,000 with excellent benefits