Program Development Consultant

About the role

The FUSE Executive Fellow will support San Francisco's goal of making housing more accessible and affordable for all, particularly low- and middle-income families. This fellowship is part of FUSE’s two-year model, with Year One focused on advancing coordination, strategy, and early implementation, and Year Two focused on building on this progress to deepen impact and support sustained, long-term outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, including developers and advocacy organizations.
• Review existing policies and best practices for building missing middle and innovative housing delivery models in cities similar to San Francisco.
• Develop and present proposed refinements to project goals, priorities, and anticipated deliverables for review and approval by San Francisco Planning and the Executive Sponsor.
• Advance priority workstreams to promote the affordable housing agenda, focusing on policies, plans, and tools that enable 4-to-8 story multi-family projects, particularly in well-resourced neighborhoods.
• Convene working groups, conduct policy research, manage external consultants, elicit stakeholder feedback on draft rules, or secure approval for zoning changes.
• Oversee financial feasibility analyses for target project types, develop a pre-approved plan library, and identify, research, draft, and secure approval for code changes.

Requirements

15+ years of progressively responsible experience in organizational transformation and change management, from practitioner to enterprise-level leadership.

Synthesizes complex information into clear and concise recommendations and action-oriented implementation plans.

Develops and effectively implements both strategic and operational project management plans.

Generates innovative, data-driven, and result-oriented solutions to complex challenges.

Responds quickly to changing ideas, responsibilities, expectations, trends, strategies, and other processes.

Communicates effectively verbally and in writing and excels in active listening and conversing.

Fosters collaboration across multiple constituencies to support more effective decision-making.

Establishes and maintains strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, both inside and outside of government, particularly community-based relationships. Embraces differing viewpoints and implements strategies to find common ground. Demonstrates confidence and professional diplomacy while effectively interacting with individuals at all levels of various organizations.

Qualifications

• Experience in organizational transformation and change management.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and concise recommendations.
• Proven track record in developing and implementing project management plans.
• Data-driven problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building abilities.
• Confidence and professional diplomacy in diverse settings.