Policy and Implementation Coordinator
Hillsboro
Saturday, 20 June 2026
The Department of Housing Services is recruiting for a Strategic Programs Coordinator to join our team! This position will join the Program Implementation team within the Homeless Services Division. The Strategic Programs Coordinator contributes to the Department of Housing Service’s mission of creating pathways out of homelessness, promoting housing stability, and investing in affordable communities for Washington County and our residents by supporting our Homeless Program Implementation team in ensuring fair, responsive, and effective access to critical services for people experiencing or at-risk of experiencing homelessness in our community. This position supports policy development and policy revisions, program applications and grant reporting, consistency across different teams for policies, scopes, contracting, and processing, and coordination with federal, state, and local funder requirements. As a key leadership position within the Homeless Services Division of the Department of Housing Services, this role helps inform department policy and guide program implementation. The position will support the following duties: Oversee coordination of policy development, program manual revisions, and leveraging best practices from other communities, working in partnership with program leads. Oversee new funding application proposals, coordinating with program leads for content and support. Project manage the development and release of Request for Proposals for new programs or pilot programs. Coordinate with Metro, State, and Federal funders including tracking to goals, reporting, attending funding meetings, and special requests. Prepare and present program materials to a range of community stakeholders, including community partners, advisory bodies, and public. Ideal Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Knowledge of local, state, and federal policy implementation and funding structures. Ability to navigate rapid change and ambiguity while leading with stability and organization. To review the complete classification, including the full list of knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) associated with this position, use this link: Program Coordinator, Senior | Washington County, OR About the Department/ Division: The Department of Housing (including the Housing Authority of Washington County) is an innovative organization responsible for rent assistance, affordable housing development, and homeless services programming across our community. We are a dynamic team that highly values a culture of equity, diverse perspectives, and life experiences. We embrace collaboration, work-life balance, and a supportive workplace environment, and are passionate about the work we do to serve and support our diverse community. For more information, please click here. The Homeless Services Division works collaboratively across departments, with partner public agencies, and community-based organizations to design, implement, and oversee dynamic services addressing homelessness and creating housing stability across the County. Our expanding programs fund outreach, shelter, housing placement and retention services, along with permanent supportive housing for more than 3,000 people every year. The work is guided by our commitments to advance equity through outcomes and quality of service in this system of care, and our workplaces are committed to fostering a diversity of perspectives and inclusion for all. Join this dynamic workplace and contribute to the health and well-being of your community as an effective steward to support our programs and investments working to end homelessness. Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a health, social service, business, or related field; AND three (3) years of work experience in program administration, development, evaluation, and/or contract administration. OR Seven (7) years of work experience in program administration, development, evaluation, and/or contract administration. Additional Requirements Must pass a criminal history check in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rules, post-offer.