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 $54 billion and created 873,000 homes across all 50 states – all to make home and community places of pride, power and belonging.

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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 an exceptional benefits package.

Job Description Summary

The Southern CA office, located in Downtown Los Angeles, has leveraged more than $4.3 billion to create and preserve more than 43,000 affordable homes and works with partners including developers, investors, government, and community-based nonprofits to advance systems change. Our major initiatives promote equitable and inclusive communities; strengthen the regional homeless delivery system and capacity of frontline organizations; support BIPOC landlords and developers; create capital solutions and provide technical assistance to increase the supply of affordable housing; and advance our public policy agenda.

The Program Director, State & Local Policy (Policy Director) will lead the development and implementation of Enterprise’s Southern California (SoCal) policy agenda to advance Enterprise's policy priorities around the production and preservation of affordable housing, tenant protections from displacement, advancing racial equity, coalition-building, and the fair and equitable placement of affordable housing choices. The Policy Director develops and executes a state and local policy agenda, in coordination with Enterprise's Northern California office and state partners. The Policy Director will coordinate local participation in national policy activities on issues such as the housing tax credit and other programs and legislation that affects the stability of low-income families and individuals. The position also coordinates with Enterprise's federal policy team to align federal policy making with state, regional and local policy, and leads all strategic communications for the Southern California office with support from national communications staff. The Policy Director reports to the Vice President and Market Leader for Southern California and is supported by national and other local policy staff in Enterprise's other offices.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, enthusiastic, creative, and effective team player eager to support both the Enterprise team and external partners. The position requires organizing, public speaking, writing, diplomacy and the ability to perform a wide array of tasks in a fast-paced environment with light supervision. While this staff member will be in Los Angeles, s/he will periodically travel to Sacramento, San Francisco Bay Area, and other regions of the state as needed for 1-2 days. The position will be based in Enterprise’s Los Angeles office, working with key members of the Enterprise Northern California State and Local Policy teams, as well as external partners, elected officials, and coalitions.

Job Description

Responsibilities

To be successful, the Program Director, State & Local Policy must be a proactive leader with demonstrated experience in driving results through a matrix organization.

• Strategize and lead the SoCal office policy goals and objectives, including creating annual policy agendas at the statewide (in coordination with Northern California office policy staff), county, and city levels
• Work with coalition with advocacy partners to advance priorities that Enterprise supports
• Research policies, programs, incentives, and regulations that can promote and support affordable housing as part of a larger community development agenda
• Encourage best practices to increase the supply of and access to affordable housing
• Developing and advocating for evidence-based policies
• Convening and coordinating amongst local organizations and grantees to identify and adopt best practices
• Support national with local outreach on Federal housing related issues including LIHTC, NMTC, federal subsidy programs, etc.
• Monitor administrative and legislative activity, draft comments, motions, and testimony
• Coordinate closely with Enterprise federal and state & local public policy teams to share information with the SoCal team
• Refine and implement system for soliciting comments and action from partners, including adapting and circulating letters of support for State and or national legislation appropriate partners
• Organize events associated with policy, advocacy and disseminating policy best practices
• Provide updates via appropriate print, social, and other media regarding policy issues
• Draft op-eds, talking points for market leader and appropriate staff for media, speaking engagements, etc.
• Lead local social media communication activities

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in urban planning, law, business, or real estate and a minimum of 6 years experience required, background in public policy, public administration, urban planning, nonprofit, government, or relevant field. An advanced degree may be substituted for up to two (2) years of experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and racial equity
• Demonstrated experience/interest in state and local policy processes and advocacy
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Strong written, verbal, numerical, and graphic communication skills
• Experience in the low-income affordable housing sector and knowledge of charitable organizations is highly desired
• Proven ability to assess customer needs and define customer requirements to generate innovative solutions; Facile with analyzing data and information to make critical decisions
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and lead colleagues through effective planning and organizing, decision making, and evaluating
• Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments, meet tight deadlines, coordinate, and communicate effectively among widely dispersed parties and cultivate new relationships
• Proven track record of results orientation
• Ability to analyze, synthesize, and translate complex information, orally and in writing, to influence the process and explain results to parties inside and outside the organization
• Ability to work independently, managing multiple tasks simultaneously and work in a fast-paced environment, often under stringent deadlines