Salary : $76,872.25 - $122,982.48 Annually
Location : 707 Wilshire Blvd, 10th floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017, CA
Job Type: Full-time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: GOV12001
Department: Government Affairs
Opening Date: 07/27/2026
Closing Date: 8/10/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: SEIU 721

Job Summary
The Sr. Coordinator, Homeless Count will support the planning, coordination, and execution of the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count and related count activities, including the unsheltered Point-in-Time Count, Youth Count, Shelter Count/Housing Inventory Count, and demographic survey. This position will serve as a senior-level community relations and project coordination role, helping connect internal teams, external partners, consultants, vendors, community stakeholders, cities, county departments, advisory groups, and volunteer networks that contribute to the successful completion of the Homeless Count.
The Sr. Coordinator, Homeless Count will support cross-functional project management across the full Homeless Count cycle by helping monitor deliverables, track timelines, coordinate engagement efforts, identify operational needs, and ensure key stakeholders remain informed and aligned. This position will work closely with the Manager, Homeless Count, and may step in to support meetings, coordination efforts, and project workflows when needed. This position requires the ability to lead complex workstreams, facilitate collaboration across departments, support higher-level stakeholder engagement, and contribute to the successful planning and completion of one of LAHSA's most visible annual initiatives.
The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions

• Support the Manager, Homeless Count in the planning, coordination, execution, and closeout of the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count and related count activities.
• Serve as a senior project coordinator for Homeless Count workstreams, helping track timelines, deliverables, dependencies, risks, follow-up items, and progress across internal and external teams.
• In conjunction with the Manager, Homeless Count, help coordinate project management functions across the unsheltered Point-in-Time Count, Youth Count, Shelter Count/Housing Inventory Count, demographic survey, volunteer recruitment, deployment site planning, outreach coordination, and post-count activities.
• Lead or support cross-departmental collaboration with LAHSA teams involved in Homeless Count planning, including Data Analytics, Government Affairs, Communications, Information Technology, Contracts and Procurement, Finance, Programs, and other relevant departments.
• Coordinate engagement with Homeless Count-related advisory boards, committees, working groups, community meetings, and partner convenings.
• Help prepare, facilitate, and follow up on meetings with cities, county departments, elected offices, service providers, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, neighborhood councils, and other stakeholders involved in Homeless Count planning and implementation.
• Support the development and maintenance of tools to manage Homeless Count processes, trackers, timelines, meeting agendas, notes, decision logs, follow-up systems, and reporting materials.
• Monitor assigned Homeless Count workstreams to ensure tasks are progressing, issues are elevated appropriately, and internal and external partners understand deadlines, expectations, and next steps.
• Help coordinate volunteer recruitment and engagement strategies with local jurisdictions, community partners, service providers, elected offices, and other stakeholders.
• Support deployment site planning, stakeholder outreach, training coordination, materials preparation, communication workflows, and operational readiness for Count-related activities.
• Coordinate with consultants, vendors, and contractors supporting Homeless Count activities, including tracking deliverables, scheduling meetings, supporting contract-related coordination, and helping ensure work aligns with project needs.
• Help identify operational gaps, stakeholder concerns, coordination challenges, and process improvements throughout the Homeless Count cycle.
• Prepare reports, presentations, talking points, briefing materials, written updates, and other communications for internal leadership, community partners, advisory bodies, and other stakeholders.
• Support post-Count activities, including documentation of lessons learned, stakeholder follow-up, data collection support, reporting coordination, and preparation for future Count cycles.
• Assist in the development and refinement of policies, procedures, protocols, guides, templates, and standard operating documents related to Homeless Count planning and implementation.
• Represent LAHSA in designated public meetings.
• Exercise sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive operational information, stakeholder concerns, volunteer matters, and internal planning discussions.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• As a prerequisite, the successful candidate must believe in the mission and core values of LAHSA and be driven by the mission.
• Strong project coordination and project management skills, including the ability to track multiple deliverables, manage competing priorities, and support complex timelines.
• Strong community relations, stakeholder engagement, and public-facing communication skills.
• Ability to lead meetings, facilitate discussions, organize follow-up, and keep diverse stakeholders aligned around shared goals.
• Ability to work effectively with cities, county departments, elected offices, service providers, community-based organizations, neighborhood councils, faith-based organizations, volunteers, and people with lived experience.
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports, presentations, briefing materials, meeting summaries, talking points, and stakeholder updates.
• Ability to understand complex systems and translate operational information into clear, accessible communication for internal and external audiences.
• Ability to support cross-functional collaboration and build productive relationships across departments, teams, and external partners.
• Ability to identify challenges, recommend solutions, and elevate issues appropriately.
• Ability to use data, dashboards, trackers, reports, and project management tools to monitor progress and communicate updates.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, follow-through, and time management.
• Ability to work independently while staying aligned with leadership direction and broader project goals.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, handle sensitive information appropriately, and exercise discretion in operational and stakeholder matters.
• Proficient with standard business technology and software used to track work, manage information, and communicate with staff or stakeholders, including Teams, Zoom, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Training & Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years' experience working with homeless populations and community groups.
• In-depth knowledge of homeless populations, systems and programs.
• In-depth knowledge of project management.
• Any combination of extensive and applicable work experience and educational credentials to perform the above duties successfully.

Schedule: The Chief Executive Officer or designee may change the schedule of positions between hybrid and onsite, as necessary to accomplish LAHSA's business needs.
Additional Information: LAHSA has adopted a hybrid telework policy requiring employees to work onsite at our Los Angeles office a minimum of two (2) days per week. Applicants must be able to meet this onsite requirement, with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Residency Requirement: This position requires the employee to reside within the State of California. Proof of residency may be requested as part of the onboarding process to ensure compliance with organizational and operational requirements.

Applicants may make a reasonable accommodation request for this job by calling the Human Resources Department at (213) 683-3333; or via email at [email protected].
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Medical Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for medical for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

Medical plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Medical
HMO/PPO: Kaiser Permanente, Aetna

Dental Insurance
LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for selected dental benefits for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
Dental plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Dental
HMO/PPO: Guardian Dental

VSP Vision Plan
LAHSA offers this voluntary comprehensive vision plan to all full-time employees through ADP Workforce. It includes yearly comprehensive exams, lenses, frames and contact lenses. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

AFLAC Supplemental Insurance
LAHSA offers this voluntary supplemental insurance to all full-time employees. Plan options include personal accident, personal cancer indemnity, personal short-term disability, and personal life insurance plans. Most premiums are pre taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

ADP Flexible Spending Accounts
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary flexible spending account plan through ADP Workforce. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Life Insurance
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for $50,000 basic life insurance coverage through ADP.

Voluntary Group Life Insurance
LAHSA offers employees this voluntary group life insurance through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Long Term Disability
LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for long term disability coverage through ADP.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Eligibility
LAHSA is considered a government employer for the PSLF Program.

Pension Plan
LAHSA provides a 401A pension plan through Lincoln Financial. After 6 months of employment, employees are eligible for contributions of 6% of the employee's salary with a qualification date of 500 hours or 6 months after the date of hire.

Deferred Compensation Plan
LAHSA provides a 457 Deferred Compensation plan through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to defer up to IRS maximum limit per year of their earned salary for income tax purposes.

Time Off Administrative Leave
Chief Executive Officer, chiefs, and directors receive five (5) days of admin leave each calendar year in addition to the time-off below.

Vacation
Vacation is earned according to each month of service commencing with the employee's initial date of hire.

• Less than three (3) years of employment, eighty (80) hours per year.
• Three (3) to six (6) years of employment, one hundred twenty (120) hours per year.
• More than six (6) years of employment, the one hundred twenty (120) hour total shall be supplemented by one (1) workday of paid leave for each twelve (12) months greater than seventy-two (72) months of employment. This vacation accrual is capped at thirty (30) workdays per year

Maximum accrual of vacation leave is 240 hours.

Sick Leave
Full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 12 days per year. Maximum accrual of sick leave is 160 hours.

Paid Holidays
All employees receive the following observed company holidays off:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President's Day
Cesar Chavez Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Indigenous People's Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day