SKHHP Executive Manager

City Of Auburn

Job Location:

Auburn, AL - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 128655 - 158149

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Details

This position is open until filled with a first review date of May 4 2026.

To be considered for the first screening your application must have been received

before 11:59 p.m. Pacific Timeon SundayMay3 2026.

The City of Auburn Community Development Department is seeking a SKHHP ExecutiveManager.This position is a premier leadership opportunity to drive regional collaborative solutions for affordable housing and homelessness directly shaping the future of South King County communities. Based in Auburn this role offers high-level influence working with elected officials to manage substantial funding implement strategic plans and advance regional solutions.

SKHHP is a collaboration involving King County and ten South King County cities which include Auburn Burien Covington Des Moines Federal Way Maple Valley Kent Normandy Park Renton and Tukwila. SKHHP is governed by an Executive Board made up of the member jurisdictions mayor city manager administrators or their designated representatives.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Communication - Strong public speaking and professional writing skills including experience engaging with elected officials and public private and non-profit partners.
Collaboration - Proven ability to foster partnerships among municipal governments non-profits and stakeholders.
Leadership - Demonstratable people leader skills such as active listening collaboration clear communication and support of team members.

Primary Duties

In this role you will:

Oversee the administrationof SKHHP including support to both anExecutive Boardandcommunity Advisory Board.
Advocate for affordable housingsolutions across South King County.
Provides technical assistance andexpertise in data collection analysis land use policies and regulations related to preservationanddevelopment of affordable housingandanti-displacement.
Oversee the administration of theSKHHP Housing Capital Fund.

In this unique role theSKHHP Executive Manager must coordinatewith the SKHHP Executive Board senior level staff and councils from member jurisdictions to ensure that SKHHP activities remain aligned with the housing policies goals and priorities of each member jurisdiction. The incumbent is required to positively and effectively interact and communicate with individuals of diverse cultural social and economic backgrounds.

While these duties may be a primary focus of this job the full job description includes a more comprehensive list of responsibilities.Click hereto review the class specification.

Minimum Qualifications

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR...

Bachelors degree in Land-Use Planning Community Development Urban Planning Public Policy Architecture or closely related field (or documented experience that establishes sufficient competency in those areas)

AND

Four (4) years of equivalent work-related experience with at least two (2) years of experience in a supervisory capacity.

any equivalent combination of education experience and training that provides the required knowledge skills and abilities.

WE WOULD LOVE IF YOU HAVE...

Demonstrates experience in urban planning land use issues and/or affordable housing finance and development including but not limited to comprehensive plans land use codes and regulations especially as they relate to housing; real estate financing/project feasibility analysis and development for affordable housing; administering monitoring and/or developing land use codes and regulations as they relate to housing; and collecting analyzing and reporting of reliable and valid data (both qualitative and quantitative).
Demonstrates experience working closely with elected officials and senior governmental staff.
Ability to analyze regional housing trends and data to make sound policy recommendations.

REQUIRED LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Possesses and retains valid state drivers license during tenure of employment without impending loss at time of appointment.

Additional Information

WHY CHOOSE THE CITY OF AUBURN

Competitivesalary
Excellentmedical dental and vision plans withemployee premiums paidby the City
Employer contributions to the State Retirement Systempension plans
12 days ofpaid vacationper year
11 paid holidaysper year
2 paid floating holidaysof your choice per year
VEBA (tax-freehealth savings account)
OptionalFlexible Spendingbenefit plan
Deferred Compensationplan options
EmployeeWellness Program
Employee Assistance Program
And more!

For more information about what benefits the City provides please visit:

TO DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Team Auburn values diverse perspectives life experiences and welcomes applications from people who will help us consistently demonstrate the values of equity respect and partnership. The department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply including Black Indigenous and people of color immigrants refugees women LGBTQ people with disabilities and veterans. Individuals interested in joining our team must be committed to racial social and economic equality for ALL people in our community.

The City of Auburn is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race color religion national origin sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) age genetic information disability veteran status or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions including but not limited to recruitment hiring selection for training promotion transfer demotion layoff termination rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To learn more about theInclusive Auburninitiative please visit:

TO APPLY
If you are interested in pursuing this position please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format or would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS
The City of Auburn is dedicated to building an inclusive informed city with opportunities for alignment with that goal the City has adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers including names addresses and other similar information. This eliminates the possibility of unintentional or implicit bias during the initial screening of applications. For that reason hiring managers will not be viewing any attachments to your application including a cover letter or resume during the initial screening.

Please make sure to submit a complete detailed and updated job application and thoroughly answer the supplemental questions prior to the submission deadline! You must meet the minimum qualifications to move forward in the screening process.

Please note that if you are selected to move forward after an interview a background check driving abstract review and reference check will be completed before an official job offer will be made.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY OF AUBURN
We primarily communicate via e-mail during the recruitment process. E-mails from and/or should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.

CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any questions please contact Chardae Gillespie HR Coordinator at .

Required Experience:

Manager

Position DetailsThis position is open until filled with a first review date of May 4 2026.To be considered for the first screening your application must have been receivedbefore 11:59 p.m. Pacific Timeon SundayMay3 2026.The City of Auburn Community Development Department is seeking a SKHHP Executive...