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Housing Specialist I, Term-Limited
This term-limited position is currently approved for a two-year assignment with the potential of an extension to three years upon approval.
The position opens Wednesday, August 6, 2025, and the final filing date is Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 5:00 pm.
Housing Specialist I, Term-Limited
This term-limited position is currently approved for a two-year assignment with the potential of an extension to three years upon approval.
The position opens Wednesday, August 6, 2025, and the final filing date is Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 5:00 pm.
The City of Sunnyvale is seeking a term-limited Housing Specialist I to join the Housing Division in the Community Development Department. The term-limited Housing Specialist I will focus on the planning and implementation of unhoused services and programs. Under direction of the Housing Officer, Homeless Services Manager, or the Affordable Housing Manager, the term-limited Housing Specialist I will play a key role in the planning and development of new affordable housing, creating new housing programs and unhoused services and programs, implementing the Housing Element, applying for grants/funding to support affordable housing, and monitoring housing legislation. The term-limited Housing Specialist I will perform technical and professional level planning and community development work, with an emphasis on creation and implementation of programs that serve people experiencing homelessness and/or affordable housing programs. This position will closely collaborate with affordable housing developers, various housing advocacy groups, local non-profits, and the community. The ideal candidate will be a passionate affordable housing professional who is a motivated self-starter able to work independently, while also being a team player who can communicate effectively with supervisors, colleagues, consultants, and decision-makers. Creativity, critical thinking, public speaking, and the ability to perform research and analyses are essential traits.
The Housing Division is a passionate and hardworking group of professionals dedicated to meeting the housing, human services, and unhoused service needs of the community. We work collaboratively to achieve our housing goals and foster an innovative and team-focused work environment. The City continues to be a leader in supporting affordable housing and implementing dynamic housing programs. Since the 1980’s, the City has awarded more than $100 million in City housing funds towards developing or preserving affordable housing, and awards over $1.5 million in federal funds annually.
The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in the following way:
(1) a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in urban planning, public administration, business administration, architecture, public policy, social work, psychology, public health or a related field; AND Three years of professional housing programs/policy experience, real estate development, land use planning program experience or program management, planning, development and/or evaluation of unhoused services or programs; OR
(2) a Master's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in urban planning, architecture or a related field; AND Two years of professional housing programs/policy experience, real estate development, land use planning program experience, or program management, planning, development and/or evaluation of unhoused services or programs.
The eligibility list from this recruitment may also be used to fill future vacancies in the classification.
Salary: $54.98 - $70.17 Hourly
To review the full job description and apply, please use this link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sunnyvale/jobs/5023445/housing-specialist-1-term-limited
