Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) brings the nation’s leading funders together from across sectors and perspectives to ensure access to a safe, stable rental housing in communities that supports better health, economic mobility, and educational achievement, free from the barriers and harms of systemic racism. This is accomplished primarily through grant making and learning exchanges in FHO’s three priority areas:  policy, advocacy, and organizing; narrative change; and elevating what works. FHO has prioritized racial equity in its work, and seeks to change housing policies, practices, and institutions that have perpetuated a system of discrimination in housing and harm to communities of color. More information can be found on our website, www.housingisopportunity.org. 

ABOUT THE POSITION

POSITION SUMMARY:  Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) seeks a self-motivated, detail-oriented team-player with experience in housing policy, plus a strong commitment to housing justice and the mission of FHO to fill its Policy Strategist position. The Policy Strategist is a new position and has three primary responsibilities: 1) managing two grant portfolios (policy, advocacy, and organizing and elevating what works), including relationship management, grant process management, and facilitating learning; 2) leading FHO’s strategic (non-lobbying) policy work; and 3) knowledge and relationship management. 

For more information and job responsibilities, please visit https://www.housingisopportunity.org/program-officer

COMPENSATION

$90,000 - $105,000 with excellent benefits

HOW TO APPLY

Click here for more information or to apply. Please email a pdf version of a resume and cover letter describing recent relevant experience and/or skills and how you heard about this opportunity to [email protected]. Priority consideration will be given to applications received on or before 5pm Eastern on February 24, 2023.  The subject line should read:  Policy Strategist, INSERT YOUR FIRST NAME & LAST NAME.  For example:  Policy Strategist, Jeanne Fekade-Sellassie