Lease-Up Strategy Lead for Accelerated Affordable Housing

FUSE Corps; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

FUSE Executive Fellowship in San Francisco invites a senior leader to drive cross-government collaboration aimed at accelerating affordable housing access. The fellow will conduct discovery, strategy development, and initial implementation with MOHCD, aligning residency criteria, leasing protocols, and digital tools for standardized, faster placement of residents into city-supported housing.

The program runs for two years, with Year One focused on research and alignment, and Year Two on scaling

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in organizational transformation and change management.
• Synthesizes complex information into clear and concise recommendations and action-oriented implementation plans.
• Develops and effectively implements both strategic and operational project management plans.
• Generates innovative, data-driven, and result-oriented solutions to complex challenges.
• Respond quickly to changing ideas, responsibilities, expectations, trends, strategies, and other processes.
• Communicates effectively verbally and in writing and excels in active listening and conversing.
• Fosters collaboration across multiple constituencies to support more effective decision-making.
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, both inside and outside of government, particularly community-based relationships.
• Embraces differing viewpoints and implements strategies to find common ground. Demonstrates confidence and professional diplomacy while effectively interacting with individuals at all levels of various organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide executive-level projects focused on organizational transformation for local government.
• Coordinate with MOHCD leadership, nonprofit housing developers, and city partners to align leasing processes and standards.
• Develop strategic implementation plans, timelines, and evaluation metrics for shared leasing protocols.
• Foster cross-sector collaboration and build consensus among diverse stakeholders to enable efficient housing placements.

Job description

FUSE Executive Fellowship in San Francisco invites a senior leader to drive cross-government collaboration aimed at accelerating affordable housing access. The fellow will conduct discovery, strategy development, and initial implementation with MOHCD, aligning residency criteria, leasing protocols, and digital tools for standardized, faster placement of residents into city-supported housing.

The program runs for two years, with Year One focused on research and alignment, and Year Two on scaling