Housing Program Analyst

Housing Program Analyst

Salary

$65,910.00 - $119,905.50 Annually

Location

Prince William County, VA

Job Type

Full-Time (FT)

Job Number

202610841

Department

HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Division

RENTAL ASSISTANCE

Opening Date

09/18/2026

Closing Date

10/3/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

GRADE

C41

Hiring Salary

$65,910.00 -$87,813.00 Annually

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Introduction

Are you a creative, multi-tasking, problem-solving, and organized person who has a background in determining eligibility for the federally funded Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) (previously referred to as Section 8), who can work in a team environment as well as independently? The Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) is a multi-funded agency whose programs support and assist all types of housing programs. The Housing Program Analyst is responsible for maintaining a case load of HCV participants, determining program eligibility, calculating household income/assets, allowable expenses, family size, and allowable rent amounts due landlords. This position provides excellent benefits, such as paid holidays, accruing sick and annual leave, personal days each calendar year, telework options, and the opportunity to work with a wonderful team agency. This is a grant-funded position.

About This Role:

• This position requires knowledge of being able to interview and certify the eligibility of potential applicants at both initial Intake and recertification.
• This position requires knowledge of determining eligibility for housing assistance through calculations of rental amounts due to the landlord, which involves determining family characteristics, negotiating with landlords, evaluating family size and income, and calculating family assets and appropriate expenses.
• Have positive and strong communication skills to properly assist agency staff and HCV participants while maintaining case management and accurate documentation required for all participant families.
• Have the ability to develop and maintain partnerships with internal and external agency partners to track participant progress and remove barriers to success, while being open to and relating to different cultures and diverse backgrounds.
• Consults with prospective rental families on the process of securing housing options within a private housing market.
• Processes housing assistance and tenant rent portions payments.
• Prioritizes numerous caseloads by involving end-of-lease procedures, annual and interim certifications, and processing new moves for Participants.
• Ability to conduct tenant certification meetings, briefings, respond to emails, and phone calls.
• Good customer service and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma or G.E.D. and 4 years of related Housing Choice Voucher Program and/or Virginia State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP) and/or other Housing Choice Voucher Programs, to include but not limited to certifying eligibility, occupancy, determining program eligibility through calculation of household income, allowable deductions, utility, and payment standards.

Preferences:

• Proficient MS Excel experience and Microsoft Office Suite experience.
• Preferred experience in Housing Pro Software.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Must have the ability to demonstrate exceptional customer service.

Special Requirements: Valid Driver's License

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. or 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m. 37.5 hours per week. This can be a telework-eligible position as determined by the Director and Supervisor, and the position may revert to in-office scheduling if business needs change.

Hiring Salary Range: $65,910.00 - $87,812.00 Annually

We also offer great benefits, including:

• Retirement from the Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• 401a and 457 retirement savings and investment plans
• Paid Annual Leave
• Paid Personal Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Optional Group Medical and Dental Health Plans
• Optional Group Life Insurance
• An Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Development Opportunities

Full-time positions with Prince William County Government qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Click here for PSLF for additional information.

NOTE: The above position description is intended to represent only the key areas of responsibilities; specific position assignments will vary depending on the business needs of the department. To view the class description in its entirety, click here.

Prince William County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

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Prince William County Government offers medical plans with corresponding pharmacy and basic vision coverage, as well as dental plans and a separate vision plan.

Full-time and part-time Prince William County Government employees are eligible to participate in our plans; however, the level and cost of benefits depends on the classification of the position.

The following positions do not accrue leave and are not eligible for holidays or other fringe benefits:

• Temporary
• Provisional
• Seasonal employees

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Prince William County Benefit Programs

01

By submitting this application, I understand the following: 1) Only the information provided on my application is used to determine my qualifications; 2) My resume will not substitute for the education, work experience, and required fields on the Prince William County application; 3) Only responses to Supplemental Questions that can be verified in my submitted education and work experience will be credited and 4) If selected, my employment dates will be verified for the past three (3) years (if applicable), with a required reference from my current or most recent employer.

• Yes, I acknowledge and understand the above statement and wish to continue in this process.
• No, I do not wish to proceed any further in this process.

02

Please select the choice that reflects your highest level of education.

• Bachelors Degree or higher in a related field
• Bachelors Degree or higher in an unrelated field
• Associates degree in a related field
• Associates degree in an unrelated field
• High School or GED
• None of the above

03

Please quantify your experience working with the Housing Choice Voucher Program.

• 5 or more years
• 4 years
• 3 years
• 2 years
• 1 year or less
• No experience

04

Please select the software applications with which you are proficient. Check all that apply.

• Word
• Excel
• Outlook
• Powerpoint
• Teams
• Google Chrome
• None of the above

05

Please quantify your skill level with Microsoft Word.

• Advanced - This level of skills is required in order to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements. A person with this level of skills is able to use and create a wide range of graphic effects and has full mastery of Macro commands.
• Intermediate - This level of skills is necessary in order to use and create a variety of templates, complex tables, merges, manage table data, sort and filter merges, and also perform basic work with existing Macros. A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports.
• Basic - This level of skills is sufficient to perform daily word processing tasks, such as, producing routine letters, memorandums, and informal reports. A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup.
• No experience

06

Please identify which of the following functions in MS Excel you are proficient in performing.

• Creating Spreadsheets
• Creating Formulas
• Performing Calculations
• Managing Workbooks
• Creating and using pivot tables
• Single and multi-level sorting
• Charting data with graphs
• Macros and template
• No/limited Excel experience

07

Customer Service is a crucial aspect of this job. Please select the areas in which you have experience. Please make sure your response is consistent with the information you have provided in the work history section of your application

• Processing large numbers of participant case files, based on deadlines, while providing excellent customer service and fulfilling customer requests
• Assisting large numbers of customers quickly and efficiently
• Directing customers to proper locations
• Determining appropriate referrals
• None of the above

08

This position requires providing customer service to consumers. Please indicate your level of experience below.

• Providing customer service has been a primary responsibility in positions I have held.
• Providing customer service has been an occasional responsibility in positions I have held.
• Providing customer service has NOT been a responsibility in positions I have held.

09

Do you have experience using Housing Pro Software?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Prince William County Government

Address 1 County Complex Court

Prince William County, Virginia, 22192

Website https://www.pwcva.gov/department/human-resources/careers