Associate of Programming & Events

Background: The Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing (SCANPH) is a regional, membership organization promoting the production, preservation, and management of homes affordable to low-income people throughout the Southern California region. Our roughly 250 organizational members—including about 1,400 individuals—are based primarily in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties, and include non-profit housing developers, private businesses, property management companies, government agencies, and social service organizations.

A core component of SCANPH’s work is building educational content that directly supports the capacity of both affordable housing professionals and public sector staff. By giving affordable housing advocates, jurisdictions, and nonprofit developers greater industry knowledge and opportunities to engage with their peers at our training and technical assistance programs, we strengthen the industry’s ability to create more housing, while also advancing awareness, fostering collaboration, and expanding cross-sector knowledge. This role will help SCANPH grow its capacity to deliver new events and programming to meet the needs of our expanding membership.

Job Purpose/About the Role: SCANPH seeks an Associate of Programming & Events to assist with its member facing events and programming. The Associate of Programming & Events will support the planning, coordination, and execution of SCANPH’s public programs and events, including trainings, conferences, membership meetings, and community engagement activities. This position is ideal for a highly organized, detail-oriented individual who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about affordable housing and social impact.

A successful SCANPH Associate will have strong project management skills, particularly exquisite attention to detail, speed mixed with accuracy, highly responsive, and a strong communicator with a desire to learn, take initiative, and advance awareness of affordable housing. A self-directed worker is paramount. Our programs engage members in purposeful dialogue and a strong candidate will have an interest in housing policy and the ideation of programs that respond to member needs on a variety of emerging topics.

The Associate of Programming & Events will report to the Director of Public Affairs, and the position is full-time.

Responsibilities:

• Event Planning & Management:
  • Lead organizing the region’s largest affordable housing conference.
  • Conceive, plan, and produce events throughout the year, including policy forums, networking nights, and member meetings.
  • Manage all aspects of event and program management, including but not limited to: vendor relations, contracts, site visits, speaker preparation, program agendas, registration, catering, presentation oversight, marketing, communications, and volunteer coordination.
  • Track event-related data, analytics, and financials.
  • Evaluate potential locations, speakers, providers, vendors and other professionals frequently to determine viability for future events.
• Educational Programming:
  • Support the ideation of workshop topics to meet member needs and engage attendees.
  • Research and draft programmatic materials to support SCANPH’s training and programming work.
  • Assist with communications and post-event engagement and coordinate communications across SCANPH teams.
  • Manage Emerging Leaders in Affordable Housing peer group, working with steering and advisory committees to organize a calendar of events, produce in-person and virtual events, coordinate resources, and host an online platform for group members.
  • Provide technical support for online events, such as webinars.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• 1-2 years of experience in event coordination, nonprofit programming, public affairs, or related fields. Experience managing large scale events and/or online events preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace; familiarity with event platforms such as Zoom, Eventbrite, Airtable or similar tools a plus.

Working Conditions:

• This position will be a hybrid position, where remote work is available aside from a weekly in-person day at SCANPH’s office in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles.
• Occasional local travel required to in-person public meetings as well as meetings with members, coalition partners, and events/conferences.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed for events.

Salary and benefits: The starting salary for this position ranges from $65,000-$75,000 annually, depending on the applicant's qualifications and experience. SCANPH offers a generous benefits package, including healthcare and retirement.

Employment Status: full-time, exempt position.

Preferred Start Date: As soon as position is filled.

To Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and cover letter to Jobs@scanph.org with the subject line "Associate, Programming & Events: [First Name] [Last Name] Application." The deadline to apply is 10/31/2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged. Only candidates who apply via email will be considered.

SCANPH offers a generous benefits package, including healthcare and retirement.