The ideal candidate has a demonstrated an interest in housing policy and regional planning through lived experience, coursework, or past professional experience. This is an opportunity to grow and learn as an emerging planning professional. The ideal candidate will have the ability to:
• Collect, process, and analyze quantitative and qualitative housing data.
• Use common software packages to analyze and present data (e.g., Excel, Word, and PowerPoint). Familiarity with ArcGIS, databases tools, Tableau, web mapping, ArcGIS Online, OpenStreetMap, and web-based visualization packages is a plus but not required.
• Assess housing and land use policies, strategies, and implementation actions developed under state planning legislation and federal requirements.
• Assist with research related to housing and planning best practices in the central Puget Sound region and peer regions.
• Collect, analyze, and perform quality control measures on large datasets. Familiarity with commonly used demographic, land use, and other planning datasets is a plus.
• Provide support for events, committee, and board meetings by organizing logistics, preparing materials, and assisting in registration and conduct of meetings.