Under general direction from the City Manager, this position is tasked with coordinating local housing and social services, identifying community-based solutions to address homelessness and affordable housing within the City of Ketchikan, improve data collection regarding overcrowding, substandard living conditions and affordable housing options and to connect with funding opportunities to improve resources for low-income families living in Ketchikan. Work may include feasibility analysis, and research of best practices in affordable housing design, finance, and development. Conducts community outreach, identifies opportunities for RurAL CAP support, and provides capacity-building services to selected communities in addressing their housing priorities. This position will work closely with local housing and social service agencies. This position will have the authority to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and government agencies, effectively recommend policy decisions, and proactively advance community goals related to housing and homelessness in the City of Ketchikan. This includes but is not limited to economic, resource, revenue and citizen impacts. This position performs administrative duties relating to planning, organizing, and coordinating housing activities for the City of Ketchikan. The goal of the City of Ketchikan is to provide quality services as efficiently and effectively as possible within the guidelines established by federal and state law, the Charter of the City of Ketchikan, the Ketchikan Municipal Code, and the citizens of Ketchikan as represented by the City Council. This position is funded through a grant administered by Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and funded by the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
