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Enterprise is a national nonprofit that exists to make a good home possible for the millions of families without one. We support community development organizations on the ground, aggregate and invest capital for impact, advance housing policy at every level of government, and build and manage communities ourselves. Since 1982, we have invested $72 billion and created 1 million homes across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands - all to make home and community places of pride, power and belonging. Join us at enterprisecommunity.org Working at Enterprise At Enterprise, you'll be part of a diverse, committed team making a difference every day. You will collaborate with some of the smartest minds and biggest hearts in our field. You'll be empowered to drive systems change and take bold steps to advance racial equity. And you will find a career home where you're valued and supported in your growth journey. Enterprise offers career opportunities in our offices across the country with anexceptional benefits package. Job Description Summary The Enterprise Pacific Northwest office is seeking a Senior Program Officer to join our team working to catalyze affordable housing development across Washington and Oregon. With targeted technical assistance, training, and grantmaking, we work to accelerate the development of public and tax-exempt property into affordable housing co-located early learning and other community facilities, as well as support community-based organizations to build capacity as they strengthen their local communities. The new Senior Program Officer will help implement the Housing team's work. They will be responsible for tracking a pipeline of public and tax-exempt sites with the potential to become affordable housing; providing technical assistance to partners; and coordinating grants and contracts for site due diligence and feasibility studies. The Senior Program Officer will report to our Senior Program Director in Seattle and will work closely with the Pacific Northwest team and others across Enterprise nationally, as well as public agencies, elected officials, affordable housing developers, and community-based organizations in Washington and Oregon. They will leverage Enterprise's extensive best practice toolkits, policy expertise, technical skills, and organizational strategies to support the disposition and development of public and tax-exempt land for the implementation of capital projects that meaningfully integrate quality housing, education, and community facilities. Our team is working in a hybrid environment, with offices located in the Seattle Chinatown-International District. Job Description Responsibilities: Support the ongoing work of the Housing Team by helping to achieve program goals and outcomes. Manage existing and new grantees and contracts. Provide technical assistance to and coordinate closely with public agencies, affordable housing developers, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders. Track, review and analyze programmatic data. Create reports and communicate project statuses to key partners. Coordinate with colleagues to execute trainings, webinars and other events. Provide support for new opportunities and special projects. Qualifications: Undergraduate degree required. Graduate degree in city planning, public policy, public administration, or other related field preferred. Minimum of four (4) years of relevant work experience. Graduate degree may substitute up to two (2) years of experience. Familiarity with the affordable housing, community development, or planning sectors, as well as with basic affordable housing finance. Project Management experience. Strong oral and written communication skills. Excellent critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Operates independently under minimal supervi