**Job Duties:** - Provide technical assistance, policy analysis, document reviews, research, and program development independently under general direction. - Analyze critical and sensitive housing issues, including implementing and enforcing state housing laws, and preparing various documents for review. - Address topics such as Housing Element Law, land-use-related issues, homelessness, climate change, fair housing, and housing financing programs. - Act as a liaison between the Division and external stakeholders, demonstrating political sensitivity when needed. - Work collaboratively in a team environment, offering guidance and direction to other staff members as a lead or mentor. **Desired Qualifications:** - Experience in land use, community development, housing planning, and policy development, including local/regional planning grants. - Familiarity with referencing, analyzing, and interpreting state statutes and municipal codes, particularly regarding housing projects. - Proficiency in facilitating meetings with stakeholders and conducting outreach events. - Understanding of California State government or other policy-making practices, such as the legislative process. - Experience in preparing, writing, editing, and presenting policy reports, memoranda, or analyses on complex, sensitive, and controversial topics to internal or external stakeholders.