Strategic Development Analyst (Strategic Planning & Compliance Manager)

Strategic Development Analyst (Strategic Planning & Compliance Manager)

Salary

$129,968.18 - $164,742.03 Annually

Location

Chinook Building 401 5th Avenue Seattle, WA

Job Type

Career Service (Exec)

Job Number

2026AO26656

Department

DPH - Public Health

Division

Community Health Services

Opening Date

07/08/2026

Closing Date

7/22/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

FLSA

Exempt

Bargaining Unit

Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines

Full- or Part-Time

Full Time

Hours/Week

40 hours/week

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Summary

About Community Health Services:

The Community Health Services Division is part of Public Health - Seattle & King County and works to improve health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities across King County. The division provides direct health services, supports community-based programs, and works in partnership with local organizations, health care providers, and government partners to address health inequities and expand access to care.

Community Health Services focuses on serving communities that experience barriers to health care, including people experiencing homelessness, low-income residents, immigrant and refugee communities, and others impacted by systemic inequities. Through its clinics, mobile services, outreach programs, and contracted community partnerships, the division helps connect people to high-quality, culturally responsive, and community-centered care.

Position Summary:

The Community Health Services Division is seeking a Strategic Development Analyst (Strategic Planning & Compliance Manager) to provide high-level professional expertise, analysis, strategic planning, policy direction, compliance oversight, operational analysis, and project management for the Health Care for the Homeless Network (HCHN), it's contracted partners and its Street Medicine Program.

This will be a new and critical role on HCHN senior leadership team under the direction of the HCHN Regional Health Administrator. This position serves as a key strategic leader supporting the long-term sustainability, operational efficiency, compliance readiness, growth, and strategic direction of the HCHN Street Medicine team, and contracted network . The Strategic Development Analyst will work closely with HCHN Leadership, Divisional and Departmental Leadership, and Contracted and Community partners to align strategic priorities and strengthen systems of care supporting people experiencing homelessness.

This role will provide oversight of strategic planning initiatives, program and operational compliance, financial sustainability planning, staffing and operational efficiency analysis, funding and procurement strategy development, and program growth and expansion efforts.

The Strategic Development Analyst will supervise the Grants and Resources Administrator and provide leadership, technical assistance, and strategic direction related to grant development, procurement initiatives, compliance activities, funding alignment, and resource development strategies.

Successful candidates will have a high-level leadership acumen and interagency and community-based coordination experience driving policy and programming to improve public health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness.

This position will work in the Healthcare for the Homeless program. We are a multi-disciplinary team of subject matter experts who work closely together towards our mission of serving the most vulnerable people in our community. Health Care for the Homeless Network contracts with 16 community-based agencies to provide medical, mental health, substance use disorder, and case management services to vulnerable homeless individuals and families in Seattle and King County. Services are provided in shelters, day centers, on the street, and in other locations where homeless people congregate. HCHN also operates the Street Medicine Team, with 4 field-based teams providing health care to people experiencing homelessness.

Note: This recruitment will be used to create an eligibility pool to fill additional Career Service, Term-Limited Temporary (TLT), or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur over the next six months.

Commitment To Equity and Social Justice

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nations history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all - in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

To learn more, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm

Work Location

Remote and Onsite Work

The HCHN team works in a hybrid model, with days in the office as well as telecommuting. The ratio of remote to onsite work will be dependent on business needs and is subject to change. The primary onsite location is (Chinook Building - 401 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104).

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

King County has a robust collection of tools and resources to support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will join an innovative and progressive team that is redefining how we work as we transition to the departments hybrid environment. Employees will be provided with a County-issued laptop and must maintain a home workspace with an internet connection where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours.

Job Duties

As the Health Care for the Homeless Network Strategic Planning and Compliance Manager you will:

• Serve as expert in the described area of specialization, using unique skills and experience to perform high level project work. Act as special advisor and consultant to management, leadership and others.
• Provide strategic leadership and planning support for HCHN program priorities, operational direction, sustainability, and long-term growth
• Analyze and assess operational, financial, staffing, compliance, program and system-level data to identify trends, gaps, risk, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Develop recommendations and implementation strategies to improve operational efficiency, sustainability, and compliance readiness
• Lead operational compliance activities related to HCHN programs, support operational site visits and audits and ensure strategic responses to Federal and local funder requirements and requests.
• Review compliance findings and collaborate with program leadership and partners to strengthen compliance, quality improvement efforts, and regulatory adherence.
• Collaborate with the Grants and Resources Administrator and HCHN leadership to identify, evaluate, and pursue funding opportunities that support program sustainability and expansion.
• Monitor and analyze policy changes and funding trends and opportunities
• Support advocacy and strategic positioning efforts for HCHN programs through Cross-Divisional and Departmental partnerships
• Advocate for policies, programs and services to improve community health and resilience, especially for people living unsheltered or homeless.
• Lead and support special projects and cross-functional initiatives as assigned within the scope of the role.
• Supervise the Grants and Resources Administrator and provide strategic leadership, technical assistance, coaching, and oversight across grant development, procurement, compliance coordination, reporting, and resource development efforts.
• Foster collaborative relationships across internal teams, contracted partners, and divisional and departmental leadership
• Participate in representing HCHN in divisional, departmental, countywide, and at interagency meetings, and initiatives.
• Ensure strategic planning, compliance activities, operational recommendations, funding and procurement strategies, and program development efforts align with the King County's Equity and Social Justice framework and anti-racist commitments.
• Promote and support care models grounded in harm reduction, trauma-informed care, low-barrier access, patient-centered care and racial equity.
• Support strategies that reduce barriers to care for people experiencing homelessness and populations disproportionately impacted by health inequities.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Ideal Candidate (Minium):

• Experience leading complex strategic initiatives, operational improvement efforts, compliance activities, or system-level projects in healthcare, public health, behavioral health, homelessness services, government, or community-based settings.
• Experience analyzing operational, financial, staffing, compliance, and programmatic data.
• Experience supporting or leading compliance reviews, operational site visits, audits, or quality improvement activities.
• Experience supporting or leading funding development, procurement, sustainability planning, grant strategy, or resource development initiatives.
• Minimum of 5 years in a leadership role overseeing strategy and compliance operations for multi-disciplinary teams, including regulatory reporting and risk management
• Minimum of 3 years experience supervising staff and providing leadership across cross-functional teams and initiatives
• Demonstrated experience with grant and resource management as it relates to compliance and reporting for government funding.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills to guide teams and influence organizational culture.
• Experience developing, managing, and leading teams, as well as establishing and implementing procedures to improve program operations.
• Demonstrated change management and process improvement experience.
• Organizational skills: ability to multitask, prioritize, and maintain flexibility in a fast-paced environment, and meet or exceed deadlines.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, problem solving, conflict-resolution, facilitation, and project management skills.
• Skill in gathering, analyzing and synthesizing data; skill in effective report writing; skill in effectively presenting statistical and narrative information to stakeholders
• Progressive leadership experience in large government or private organizations, including leading projects of significance on behalf of organizational leadership.
• Advanced skill in effectively communicating orally and in writing, including making formal presentations to groups and committees, influencing decision-makers in a political environment, and working with the media and the public
• Skilled in partnership building, negotiating, and building collaborative relationships with partner agencies/entities, community members and external stakeholders.
• Advanced knowledge and skill in managing highly visible and politically sensitive projects; skill in organizing, planning, and preparing detailed and appropriate documentation to support such projects.
• Experience leading interagency planning and policy development while incorporating community input and experience
• Knowledge of and ability to lead with equity and social justice in an organization, program, and/or community setting.
• Demonstrated understanding of how structural racism and other systems of oppression contribute to homelessness and related issues of poverty, mental illness, substance use and more.

Most Competitive Candidate (Desired):

• Specialized knowledge and experience working in healthcare for the homeless programs, street medicine, harm reduction programs, or homelessness response systems
• Knowledge of and experience of homeless health services, or other aspects of housing and human services in King County WA
• Equivalent to a Master's degree in Public Health, Science, or Public Administration OR equivalent combination of education and professional experience in program strategy, operations compliance, or systems leadership
• Experience working with or across multiple levels of government (e.g., state, county, federal) to achieve desired outcomes.

Transferable skills: Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience (including the military) or life experience that are relevant for this position. Be sure to describe any transferable skills on your application and clearly how they apply to his position.

Supplemental Information

Forbes named King County as one of Washington States best employers.

Together, with leadership and our employees, were changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nations best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.

Who May Apply

This position is open to all qualified applicants.

The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:

• NEOGOV Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Resume
• Cover Letter

(Please note: additional attachments will not be reviewed as part of the evaluation process if not outlined as a required application material as outlined above).

Your application may be rejected as incomplete if you do not include the relevant information in the application. Cover letters and/or resumes are not accepted in lieu of a completed application. Applications and/or Supplemental Questionnaires that state "see my resume" or "see my personnel file" are considered incomplete and will not be accepted.

Necessary Special Requirements

• The selection process may include evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience.
• The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of Basic Life Support (BLS) / CPR (if applicable).
• The selected candidate must be able to pass a thorough background investigation, but findings may not necessarily disqualify an applicant for employment. (and Pre-employment Physical, if applicable).
• For more information on our selection process, please refer to www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. For tips on interviewing, please visit https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/audience/employees/learning-and-development/Interview_Tips.ashx?la=en.
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools, therefore candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
• When Public Health responds to an emergency, and in accordance with relevant CBA language and/or KC policy and procedures, we may assign duties outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department.
• If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact your recruiter listed on this job announcement.

Union Membership

Non-represented

Contact

For more information about the application process please contact Alexis Owens at Alowens@kingcounty.gov

King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage options: King County provides eligible employees with options, so they can decide what's best for themselves and their eligible dependents
• Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
• Retirement: eligible King County employees may participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
• Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
• 12 paid holidays each year plus two personal holidays
• Generous vacation and paid sick leave
• Paid parental, family and medical, and volunteer leaves
• Flexible Spending Account
• Wellness programs
• Onsite activity centers
• Employee Giving Program
• Employee assistance programs
• Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
• Training and career development programs

For additional information about employee benefits, visit our Benefits, Payroll, and Retirement Page.

This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.

NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.

For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.

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Please provide an example of how you applied anti-racist principles in your work and the resulting change or impact.

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Please indicate how many years of experience in a leadership role overseeing strategy and compliance operations?

• none
• 1-2 years of experience
• 3 - 4 years of experience
• 4+ years of experience

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If you indicated that you had years of experience, to the above question please describe your experience. If you stated none, please put N/A

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Do you have professional experience developing procedures, leading teams, and implementing program-wide compliance, quality assurance, or risk management processes? If yes, describe.

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Please describe your experience leading teams and implementing organization-wide procedures, process improvements, or change management efforts related to compliance, audit readiness, quality assurance, or risk management. Include the scope of the work and the outcome. If you do not have this experience, type N/A.

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Are you applying to this position as an eligible Priority Placement Program Participant who is a current or previous King County Employee impacted by layoff? AND Is this position the same or lower percentage of full-time when compared to the position held at the point of the notification of layoff? AND Do you possess the skills and abilities to qualify for this position?

• Yes, I was given a layoff notice from my Career Service role at King County and I am within two years of the effective date of my layoff. Additionally, the position I was laid off from was the same or a higher percentage of FT status when compared to this one.
• No.

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If you answered yes to the question above and you are applying for this position as a Priority Placement Participant, to be considered, you must provide the following three pieces of information in the space provided: 1. The title you held when you received your layoff notice 2. The department you worked in 3. The effective date of your layoff

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Employer King County

Address King Street Center

201 South Jackson Street

Seattle, Washington, 98104

Phone 206-477-3404

Website http://www.kingcounty.gov/