Remote Housing Data & Policy Specialist

State of Washington; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

State of Washington's Department of Commerce is seeking a part-time Housing Incentive Specialist to manage housing data and support policy analysis within the Local Government Division. The role focuses on collecting and coordinating data across housing programs and preparing materials for review.

You will assist with background research on housing incentives and the accelerator framework, produce summaries, and help track Growth Management Act performance under supervision.

Qualifications

• Interpreting the technical and political implications of legislation.
• Writing concisely, clearly, accurately, objectively, and with appropriate analytical rigor about policy issues that may be technically complex and politically controversial.
• Interacting effectively with colleagues, clients, stakeholders, and governmental officials.
• Functioning effectively under tight, competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Collects and prepares historical housing data from local governments for internal or external stakeholders and entry into THAD.
• Reports data limitations or errors in THAD to enable standardized data collection.
• Assists supervisor by reporting conflicting or incomplete information in historical data.
• Gathers background materials on housing incentives and related topics, and prepares summaries for review.
• Prepares summaries of housing data and potential policies for supervisor review.
• Collects data for tracking Growth Management Act performance and reports conflicting analytical assumptions.

Skills

Policy analysis

Written communication

Stakeholder engagement

Deadline management

Data interpretation

Education

Public administration / political science / urban planning

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Teams

Outlook

Job description

State of Washington's Department of Commerce is seeking a part-time Housing Incentive Specialist to manage housing data and support policy analysis within the Local Government Division. The role focuses on collecting and coordinating data across housing programs and preparing materials for review.

You will assist with background research on housing incentives and the accelerator framework, produce summaries, and help track Growth Management Act performance under supervision.