Community Development Partnerships Manager

About The Employer

Homestead Community Land Trust is a Seattle-based nonprofit organization dedicated to building the ecosystem that makes permanently affordable homeownership and community-rooted development possible. The organization works to advance equitable development, anti-displacement strategies, and long-term community stewardship across the region.

Role Summary

Homestead Community Land Trust is seeking a strategic, relationship-centered professional to help build and strengthen the ecosystem of partnerships, technical assistance, community engagement, and collaborative initiatives that make permanently affordable homeownership and community-rooted development possible. This role supports both place-based community development partnerships and regional technical assistance efforts with mission-driven organizations working to advance equitable development, anti-displacement strategies, and long-term community stewardship.

What You'll Do

• Cook up and strengthen strategic partnerships connected to collaborative development initiatives in Skyway, Rainier Beach, Central District, Hilltop (Tacoma), and other priority communities
• Support partner organizations with project coordination, development process navigation, organizational capacity building, and collaborative problem-solving
• Help develop scopes of work, partnership agreements, workplans, timelines, and reporting systems supporting effective technical assistance delivery
• Cook up internally with Homestead staff across stewardship, development, communications, homeownership, and operations functions to support partner success
• Coordinate and support community education events and programs, peer learning, leadership development, and stakeholder engagement activities that increase understanding of permanently affordable homeownership and the community land trust model
• Create and maintain organized, transparent, and relationship-centered coordination systems that strengthen trust, communication, accountability, and long-term partnership effectiveness
• Serve as a lead project manager supporting collaborative efforts to secure public, philanthropic, institutional, and regional resources for permanently affordable homeownership and community-rooted development initiatives
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement, communications, follow-through, and relationship management related to major funding, partnership, and collaborative development opportunities
• Lead creation of briefing materials, presentations, partner communications, stakeholder outreach materials, and resource development support materials connected to major initiatives and investment opportunities
• Track funding-related action items, commitments, timelines, and next steps across collaborative initiatives and help ensure consistent follow-through and organizational alignment
• Increase strategic engagement with public agencies, funders, institutional partners, and regional stakeholders to advance policies, investments, and systems that expand permanently affordable homeownership opportunities
• Document and synthesize lessons learned, partnership models, tools, and emerging best practices to support replication, shared learning, and long-term regional capacity-building efforts

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in affordable housing, community development, coalition leadership, nonprofit partnerships, public engagement, advocacy coordination, or related fields
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives involving community organizations, institutional partners, and public agencies
• Experience supporting technical assistance, collaborative development, and organizational capacity-building, or community-rooted partnership initiatives
• Strong facilitation, relationship management, and strategic communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and professionalism in sensitive or evolving situations
• Strong organizational systems skills, including experience with project tracking tools, CRM systems, shared documentation systems, and collaborative workflows
• Deep commitment to housing justice, anti-displacement work, and respectful partnership with community-rooted organizations
• Familiarity with affordable housing development processes, stewardship systems, land use, or public funding environments
• Ability to work effectively with people from diverse racial, cultural, socioeconomic, and professional backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with community land trusts, community development entities, permanently affordable homeownership programs, or equitable development initiatives
• Lived experience connected to housing instability, displacement, community-rooted organizing, or historically marginalized communities

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Valid Washington State Driver's License and ability to travel locally for meetings, community events, and site visits
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be required

Compensation

$95K annually

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and personal leave
• ORCA transit pass
• Mileage and parking reimbursement
• Professional development support

How to Apply

Please submit a resume, cover letter describing your relevant experience and interest in the role, and three professional references to jobs@homesteadclt.org

Equal Opportunity Statement

Homestead Community Land Trust is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from candidates with lived and professional experience connected to the communities most impacted by housing instability and displacement.