Salary: $129,968.18 - $164,742.03 Annually
Location : Chinook Building 401 5th Avenue Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service (Exec)
Job Number: 2026AO26656
Department: DPH - Public Health
Division: Community Health Services
Opening Date: 07/08/2026
Closing Date: 7/22/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours/Week: 40 hours/week

Position Summary:
The Community Health Services Division is seeking a Strategic Development Analyst (Strategic Planning & Compliance Manager) to provide high-level professional expertise, analysis, strategic planning, policy direction, compliance oversight, operational analysis, and project management for the Health Care for the Homeless Network (HCHN), it's contracted partners and it's Street Medicine Program.

This will be a new and critical role on HCHN senior leadership team under the direction of the HCHN Regional Health Administrator. This position serves as a key strategic leader supporting the long-term sustainability, operational efficiency, compliance readiness, growth, and strategic direction of the HCHN Street Medicine team, and contracted network . The Strategic Development Analyst will work closely with HCHN Leadership, Divisional and Departmental Leadership, and Contracted and Community partners to align strategic priorities and strengthen systems of care supporting people experiencing homelessness.

This role will provide oversight of strategic planning initiatives, program and operational compliance, financial sustainability planning, staffing and operational efficiency analysis, funding and procurement strategy development, and program growth and expansion efforts.

The Strategic Development Analyst will supervise the Grants and Resources Administrator and provide leadership, technical assistance, and strategic direction related to grant development, procurement initiatives, compliance activities, funding alignment, and resource development strategies.

Successful candidates will have a high-level leadership acumen and interagency and community-based coordination experience driving policy and programming to improve public health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness.

This position will work in the Healthcare for the Homeless program. We are a multi-disciplinary team of subject matter experts who work closely together towards our mission of serving the most vulnerable people in our community. Health Care for the Homeless Network contracts with 16 community-based agencies to provide medical, mental health, substance use disorder, and case management services to vulnerable homeless individuals and families in Seattle and King County. Services are provided in shelters, day centers, on the street, and in other locations where homeless people congregate. HCHN also operates the Street Medicine Team, with 4 field-based teams providing health care to people experiencing homelessness.
Note: This recruitment will be used to create an eligibility pool to fill additional Career Service, Term-Limited Temporary (TLT), or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur over the next six months.

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Work Location

Remote and Onsite Work

The HCHN team works in a hybrid model, with days in the office as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is (Chinook Building - 401 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104).
Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
King County has a robust collection of to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the department's hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.
Job Duties

As the Health Care for the Homeless Network Strategic Planning and Compliance Manager you will:

• Serve as expert in the described area of specialization, using unique skills and experience to perform high level project work. Act as special advisor and consultant to management, leadership and others.
• Provide strategic leadership and planning support for HCHN program priorities, operational direction, sustainability, and long-term growth
• Analyze and assess operational, financial, staffing, compliance, program and system-level data to identify trends, gaps, risk, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Develop recommendations and implementation strategies to improve operational efficiency, sustainability, and compliance readiness
• Lead operational compliance activities related to HCHN programs, support operational site visits and audits and ensure strategic responses to Federal and local funder requirements and requests.
• Review compliance findings and collaborate with program leadership and partners to strengthen compliance, quality improvement efforts, and regulatory adherence.
• Collaborate with the Grants and Resources Administrator and HCHN leadership to identify, evaluate, and pursue funding opportunities that support program sustainability and expansion.
• Monitor and analyze policy changes and funding trends and opportunities
• Support advocacy and strategic positioning efforts for HCHN programs through Cross-Divisional and Departmental partnerships
• Advocate for policies, programs and services to improve community health and resilience, especially for people living unsheltered or homeless.
• Lead and support special projects and cross-functional initiatives as assigned within the scope of the role.
• Supervise the Grants and Resources Administrator and provide strategic leadership, technical assistance, coaching, and oversight across grant development, procurement, compliance coordination, reporting, and resource development efforts.
• Foster collaborative relationships across internal teams, contracted partners, and divisional and departmental leadership
• Participate in representing HCHN in divisional, departmental, countywide, and at interagency meetings, and initiatives.
• Ensure strategic planning, compliance activities, operational recommendations, funding and procurement strategies, and program development efforts align with the King County's Equity and Social Justice framework and anti-racist commitments.
• Promote and support care models grounded in harm reduction, trauma-informed care, low-barrier access, patient-centered care and racial equity.
• Support strategies that reduce barriers to care for people experiencing homelessness and populations disproportionately impacted by health inequities.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Ideal Candidate (Minium):

• Experience leading complex strategic initiatives, operational improvement efforts, compliance activities, or system-level projects in healthcare, public health, behavioral health, homelessness services, government, or community-based settings.
• Experience analyzing operational, financial, staffing, compliance, and programmatic data.
• Experience supporting or leading compliance reviews, operational site visits, audits, or quality improvement activities.
• Experience supporting or leading funding development, procurement, sustainability planning, grant strategy, or resource development initiatives.
• Minimum of 5 years in a leadership role overseeing strategy and compliance operations for multi-disciplinary teams, including regulatory reporting and risk management
• Minimum of 3 years' experience supervising staff and providing leadership across cross-functional teams and initiatives
• Demonstrated experience with grant and resource management as it relates to compliance and reporting for government funding.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to guide teams and influence organizational culture.
• Experience developing, managing, and leading teams, as well as establishing and implementing procedures to improve program operations.
• Demonstrated change management and process improvement experience.
• Organizational skills: ability to multitask, prioritize, and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced environment, and meet or exceed deadlines.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, problem solving, conflict-resolution, facilitation, and project management skills.
• Skill in gathering, analyzing and synthesizing data; skill in effective report writing; skill in effectively presenting statistical and narrative information to stakeholders
• Progressive leadership experience in large government or private organizations, including leading projects of significance on behalf of organizational leadership.
• Advanced skill in effectively communicating orally and in writing, including making formal presentations to groups and committees, influencing decision-makers in a political environment, and working with the media and the public
• Skilled in partnership building, negotiating, and building collaborative relationships with partner agencies/entities, community members and external stakeholders.
• Advanced knowledge and skill in managing highly visible and politically sensitive projects; skill in organizing, planning, and preparing detailed and appropriate documentation to support such projects.
• Experience leading interagency planning and policy development while incorporating community input and experience
• Knowledge of and ability to lead with equity and social justice in an organization, program, and/or community setting.
• Demonstrated understanding of how structural racism and other systems of oppression contribute to homelessness and related issues of poverty, mental illness, substance use and more.

Most Competitive Candidate (Desired):

• Specialized knowledge and experience working in healthcare for the homeless programs, street medicine, harm reduction programs, or homelessness response systems
• Knowledge of and experience of homeless health services, or other aspects of housing and human services in King County WA
• Equivalent to a Master's degree in Public Health, Science, or Public Administration OR equivalent combination of education and professional experience in program strategy, operations compliance, or systems leadership
• Experience working with or across multiple levels of government (e.g., state, county, federal) to achieve desired outcomes.

Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly how they apply to his position.
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