Who: LCC Telecom Services provides site acquisition services for the telecommunications industry. They have leased, zoned and permitted thousands of sites nationwide and are seeking a zoning administrator to start ASAP.
What: The job description is that of a zoning administrator in the wireless industry. We review zoning codes and maps, make recommendation to various wireless providers as to the abilities to erect towers in a given location. Once a site is chosen it is the zoning administrator’s responsibility to put together the application materials, make presentations to local governing bodies and then pull all of the necessary permits.
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In the heart of Chicago, we offer degrees in fields of study that can change your life and change the world. CUPPA students and alumni are uniquely skilled to build and transform sustainable urban neighborhoods and communities and to address the challenges presented in the 21st century. Find our more about our Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees at cuppa.uic.edu.
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In the heart of Chicago, we offer degrees in fields of study that can change your life and change the world. CUPPA students and alumni are uniquely skilled to build and transform sustainable urban neighborhoods and communities and to address the challenges presented in the 21st century. Find our more about our Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate degrees at cuppa.uic.edu.
Follow our job postings below and our national job tweets at @CUPPACareers. For student internships and student opportunities, head to the CUPPA Student Opportunities Blog
Have a job or internship to post? Send an email with the title, location, job description, and contact information to cuppa@uic.edu
Transportation Planner (Entry-level) - Whitehouse Group (Fort Lauderdale)
Who: Whitehouse Group provides advanced analytics to transportation and infrastructure agencies. Primary services include transportation planning, traffic engineering, resource management, environmental programs, and behavioral science.
What: Whitehouse Group is seeking an Entry-level Transportation Planner with at least a masters degree in urban planning or a related field. This individual will produce deliverables in systems and corridor planning; long-range plans and implementation programs; statewide and regional policies and evaluations; and economic analyses.
What: Whitehouse Group is seeking an Entry-level Transportation Planner with at least a masters degree in urban planning or a related field. This individual will produce deliverables in systems and corridor planning; long-range plans and implementation programs; statewide and regional policies and evaluations; and economic analyses.
Program Manager - The Center for Urban Pedagogy (New York City)
Who: The Center for Urban Pedagogy
CUP’s work addresses the needs of communities struggling to make sense of the complex public policies and decision-making processes that impact their lives, from affordable housing to labor rights. By collaborating directly with communities to create accessible and visual explanations on issues important to them, CUP provides individuals with the tools to claim their rights, advocate for their needs, and fight for social justice.
What: Program Manager CUP is seeking a full-time Program Manager to work on our Community Education programs. Community Education programs are collaborations of CUP staff; visual thinkers, like artists and graphic designers; and people working in communities, like organizers, service providers, and other advocates.
The Program Manager will oversee our Public Access Design program and collaborate on other Community Education programs, including Making Policy Public and Envisioning Development Toolkits. Public Access Design is an effort to support quick-turnaround collaborations of CUP, designers, and advocates to produce timely tools for community organizing, while supporting the development of designers who want to engage in community-driven work. The Program Manager will report to CUP’s Director of Programs.
The ideal candidate for Program Manager would be someone with a demonstrated understanding of urban policy and planning issues; a strong desire to create accessible and creative tools that help demystify these topics; a belief in the power of visual communication to do so; experience managing creative projects; a desire to work in a collaborative setting with a broad range of partners; and a commitment to social justice.
The Program Manager’s responsibilities include:
CUP’s work addresses the needs of communities struggling to make sense of the complex public policies and decision-making processes that impact their lives, from affordable housing to labor rights. By collaborating directly with communities to create accessible and visual explanations on issues important to them, CUP provides individuals with the tools to claim their rights, advocate for their needs, and fight for social justice.
What: Program Manager CUP is seeking a full-time Program Manager to work on our Community Education programs. Community Education programs are collaborations of CUP staff; visual thinkers, like artists and graphic designers; and people working in communities, like organizers, service providers, and other advocates.
The Program Manager will oversee our Public Access Design program and collaborate on other Community Education programs, including Making Policy Public and Envisioning Development Toolkits. Public Access Design is an effort to support quick-turnaround collaborations of CUP, designers, and advocates to produce timely tools for community organizing, while supporting the development of designers who want to engage in community-driven work. The Program Manager will report to CUP’s Director of Programs.
The ideal candidate for Program Manager would be someone with a demonstrated understanding of urban policy and planning issues; a strong desire to create accessible and creative tools that help demystify these topics; a belief in the power of visual communication to do so; experience managing creative projects; a desire to work in a collaborative setting with a broad range of partners; and a commitment to social justice.
The Program Manager’s responsibilities include:
Geospatial Analyst - GreenInfo Network (Oakland, CA)
Who: At GreenInfo, we work in the unique intersection of technology and nonprofit advocacy, with a large part of our history in support of land conservation. To serve the public good while pushing the edge of new tech is extremely rewarding.
What: We are hiring a new Geospatial Analyst to join our GIS team, which represents about half of our staff. The work we do is collaborative, fun, challenging, and always committed to the public good. GreenInfo's clients are passionate about fair elections, equity in park access, public health, and land conservation, to name a few.
This new position will focus primarily on highly skilled GIS data work. As a Geospatial Analyst with us, you will:
What: We are hiring a new Geospatial Analyst to join our GIS team, which represents about half of our staff. The work we do is collaborative, fun, challenging, and always committed to the public good. GreenInfo's clients are passionate about fair elections, equity in park access, public health, and land conservation, to name a few.
This new position will focus primarily on highly skilled GIS data work. As a Geospatial Analyst with us, you will:
Interactive Project Manager – GreenInfo Network (Oakland, CA)
Who: GreenInfo Network is a 22-year old, Oakland-based nonprofit that works for 80-100 public interest groups annually, helping them with a wide range of interactive, analysis, and print cartography projects. We’re widely known for the quality of what we do and the positive relationships we maintain with our clients.
Our team is small and very experienced, about a dozen people, mostly based in Oakland’s Uptown neighborhood, but also with off-site staff in Oregon, Washington, and Vermont. You'll work with clients ranging from government agencies to national nonprofits to small land trusts and advocacy groups. You'll run projects that last anywhere from a few weeks to more than a year.
All our work is in the public interest, covering a huge variety of topics and locations. You'll collaborate with clients like these:
Here's what you'll do:
All our work is in the public interest, covering a huge variety of topics and locations. You'll collaborate with clients like these:
- California State Parks staff working to make tools that level the playing field for communities seeking public funds for local parks, so that communities that most need investments get them.
- The Google Earth Outreach team and global nonprofits including the Jane Goodall Institute and Mission Blue.
- The Learning Policy Institute mapping equity in school funding, teacher salaries, and more.
- The International Accountability Center and EndCoal.org, mapping global fossil fuels and international development banking.
Here's what you'll do:
Planner - The City of Oxford, Ohio
Who: The City of Oxford, Ohio, Department of Community Development. With a population around 25,000 Oxford is located in southwest Ohio separated from, but near the Cincinnati and Dayton metro areas. As home of Miami University, Forbes Magazine recently rated Oxford the #1 best college town in America. We are part of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Council of Governments Metropolitan Planning Organization which also serves to aid us in transportation planning and funding. The City of Oxford and Ohio are politically diverse, which creates a climate requiring a high degree of tact and diplomacy to implement public policy decisions.
What: The City of Oxford is accepting applications for the Classified position of Planner who reports to the Community Development Director. The individual in this position provides technical and professional services to assist the Community Development Director, City Manager, residents, Boards and Commissions, and City Council in matters relating to planning, zoning, building and housing. This individual analyzes, interprets, applies and enforces City codes relating to planning and zoning, coordinates the development review process, conducts field inspections and permit review, and authors land use legislation. Attendance at evening meetings is expected.
Here are a few recent happenings in Oxford of interest to potential planner candidates:
What: The City of Oxford is accepting applications for the Classified position of Planner who reports to the Community Development Director. The individual in this position provides technical and professional services to assist the Community Development Director, City Manager, residents, Boards and Commissions, and City Council in matters relating to planning, zoning, building and housing. This individual analyzes, interprets, applies and enforces City codes relating to planning and zoning, coordinates the development review process, conducts field inspections and permit review, and authors land use legislation. Attendance at evening meetings is expected.
Here are a few recent happenings in Oxford of interest to potential planner candidates:
Program Officer - The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation (Chicago)
Who: Through its grantmaking and participation in Chicago’s civic and cultural life, The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation (the foundation) seeks to improve Chicago’s built environment, support cultural stewardship in the arts, strengthen democracy through investigative journalism, and advance economic opportunity for the working poor. The foundation grants approximately $5,000,000 a year to Chicago-area organizations through two funding programs: Driehaus Foundation Grants and The MacArthur Funds for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
What: The foundation seeks a Program Officer to manage a portion of The MacArthur Funds for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation portfolio and the Economic Opportunity for the Working Poor portfolio. This is a full-time position, based in Chicago, and reporting to the foundation’s Executive Director. Responsibilities include:
What: The foundation seeks a Program Officer to manage a portion of The MacArthur Funds for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation portfolio and the Economic Opportunity for the Working Poor portfolio. This is a full-time position, based in Chicago, and reporting to the foundation’s Executive Director. Responsibilities include:
Planning - Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Planning
Who: Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Planning
What: The purpose of this position is to assist in the research and review of land development applications of various types; present plans and reports to the Planning Commission and other groups; provide customer service; maintain and update paper and electronic records; and other related duties as assigned. This position works under general supervision according to set procedures, but manages time to complete tasks in accordance with defined deadlines.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
What: The purpose of this position is to assist in the research and review of land development applications of various types; present plans and reports to the Planning Commission and other groups; provide customer service; maintain and update paper and electronic records; and other related duties as assigned. This position works under general supervision according to set procedures, but manages time to complete tasks in accordance with defined deadlines.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Gathers, organizes, analyzes, and evaluates data and/or information.
- Investigates and reviews property development plans and plats for conformance with previous land documents, Kentucky statutes and Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government regulations, procedures and standards as needed.
- Attends meetings, investigates issues, prepares reports and/or visualization tools, and answers questions and requests from internal and external customers.
- Assists with public input, monitors existing conditions, trends, and systems performance data.
- Gives information, guidance, and assistance to other staff and customers.
- Performs data entry, reporting and other administrative duties as needed.
- Performs related work as assigned.
Project Coordinator - The City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Who: The City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
What: Under general supervision, the Project Coordinator position administers the year-round grant application process,and assists in the marketing of the program to businesses to promote job training programs for small and mid- sized Chicago companies that commit to training new and/or incumbent workers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
What: Under general supervision, the Project Coordinator position administers the year-round grant application process,and assists in the marketing of the program to businesses to promote job training programs for small and mid- sized Chicago companies that commit to training new and/or incumbent workers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Community Planner - Federal Transit Administration
Who: Office of Planning and Program Development, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Region V, Chicago
What: This office is responsible for the oversight of state/local planning and programming activities leading up to and including the award of all grants related to all FTA programs. You will also be responsible for assisting in the administration of regional activities related to project development. Project development activities include assisting grantees and other local and State agencies in compliance with FTA, state and metropolitan planning regulations, and compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Responsibilities include:
What: This office is responsible for the oversight of state/local planning and programming activities leading up to and including the award of all grants related to all FTA programs. You will also be responsible for assisting in the administration of regional activities related to project development. Project development activities include assisting grantees and other local and State agencies in compliance with FTA, state and metropolitan planning regulations, and compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Responsibilities include:
Project Manager - University of Illinois Academic Computing and Communications Center
Who: Academic Computing and Communications Center
What: The University of Illinois, ACCC seeks a Project Manager, PMO. This position manage the definition, design, and implementation of medium to large scale projects; manage all aspects of project life cycle to facilitate delivery of key business processes. Ensures activities are carried out in accordance with established specifications, schedules, and budgets. Coordinates the interdepartmental functions in order to minimize delays. Meets with project team members on a regular basis to review project status and plan future actions.
Manage day to day operational aspects of project and scope which includes: development of work plans, requirements gathering using natural language, creation of schedules, calculation of project estimates, determine resource plans, and present status reports; ensure adherence to project quality standards by reviewing project deliverables; facilitate project team meetings, webinars, conference calls, and provide technical and guidance.
The closing date for this vacancy is Friday, October 5, 2018. For additional information and to apply: https://accc.uic.edu/job/2018/09/17/project-manager-accc-pmo
What: The University of Illinois, ACCC seeks a Project Manager, PMO. This position manage the definition, design, and implementation of medium to large scale projects; manage all aspects of project life cycle to facilitate delivery of key business processes. Ensures activities are carried out in accordance with established specifications, schedules, and budgets. Coordinates the interdepartmental functions in order to minimize delays. Meets with project team members on a regular basis to review project status and plan future actions.
Manage day to day operational aspects of project and scope which includes: development of work plans, requirements gathering using natural language, creation of schedules, calculation of project estimates, determine resource plans, and present status reports; ensure adherence to project quality standards by reviewing project deliverables; facilitate project team meetings, webinars, conference calls, and provide technical and guidance.
The closing date for this vacancy is Friday, October 5, 2018. For additional information and to apply: https://accc.uic.edu/job/2018/09/17/project-manager-accc-pmo
Assistant Planners/Analysts - Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (Closes 9/29)
Who: The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) is seeking to hire full-time employees at the Assistant level in the Local Planning Department, with an emphasis on long range planning, research and analysis, economic development and market analysis, or municipal/county government.
What: CMAP seeks Assistants to be part of a large department and provide technical and professional support of CMAP’s long-range comprehensive regional planning, the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, and research, data analysis, and mapping work to contribute to the agency’s long-range and local planning efforts. Planning projects may include comprehensive plans, corridor or subarea plans, zoning revisions, studies of special topics such as housing or economic development, and similar planning activities. Research and Analysis projects may include GIS mapping, data processing, quantitative spatial analyses, and the development and documentation of new business intelligence tools and products, and methodologies for quantitative analysis.
Assistants are primarily expected to perform technical work researching, analyzing and writing technical planning documents and supporting public planning projects and initiatives, and related work. Assistants may also be asked to contribute to other CMAP activities, including but not limited to the implementation of ON TO 2050, as well as the agency’s general activities in policy, programming, and planning. Work is typically performed under the close supervision of a Planning Principal. This position requires travel throughout the region and candidates must have the ability and willingness to work with communities across the region. Essential functions include:
What: CMAP seeks Assistants to be part of a large department and provide technical and professional support of CMAP’s long-range comprehensive regional planning, the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, and research, data analysis, and mapping work to contribute to the agency’s long-range and local planning efforts. Planning projects may include comprehensive plans, corridor or subarea plans, zoning revisions, studies of special topics such as housing or economic development, and similar planning activities. Research and Analysis projects may include GIS mapping, data processing, quantitative spatial analyses, and the development and documentation of new business intelligence tools and products, and methodologies for quantitative analysis.
Assistants are primarily expected to perform technical work researching, analyzing and writing technical planning documents and supporting public planning projects and initiatives, and related work. Assistants may also be asked to contribute to other CMAP activities, including but not limited to the implementation of ON TO 2050, as well as the agency’s general activities in policy, programming, and planning. Work is typically performed under the close supervision of a Planning Principal. This position requires travel throughout the region and candidates must have the ability and willingness to work with communities across the region. Essential functions include:
Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Assistant - Urban Institute (D.C.)
Who: At the nonprofit Urban Institute, we believe in the power of evidence to improve lives and strengthen communities. Our employees are empowered to open minds, shape decisions and offer solutions. We encourage intellectual honesty, innovation, diversity, and mutual respect, and our analysis elevates the debate, wherever it takes place.
Urban’s greatest asset is our people. We strive to attract and cultivate a vibrant, creative, and diverse community. Our employees drive Urban’s mission through entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, effective communication, results-orientation, and relationship cultivation. Our success depends on engaging individuals who possess and value these attributes.
Within the Urban Institute, the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center conducts research on how housing and place shape people’s lives. We believe that housing and place matter. Quality, affordable housing anchors families, and the communities where people live can influence nearly everything in their lives: where they work and how they get there, the quality of schools that their children attend, their health and safety, even their longevity.
What: The Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center seeks a dynamic and highly motivated individual to work as a Policy Assistant to support projects on a variety of housing policy topics.This position plays a key support role on projects that include research, policy development and communications.
Responsibilities include:
Urban’s greatest asset is our people. We strive to attract and cultivate a vibrant, creative, and diverse community. Our employees drive Urban’s mission through entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, effective communication, results-orientation, and relationship cultivation. Our success depends on engaging individuals who possess and value these attributes.
Within the Urban Institute, the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center conducts research on how housing and place shape people’s lives. We believe that housing and place matter. Quality, affordable housing anchors families, and the communities where people live can influence nearly everything in their lives: where they work and how they get there, the quality of schools that their children attend, their health and safety, even their longevity.
What: The Metropolitan Housing and Communities Center seeks a dynamic and highly motivated individual to work as a Policy Assistant to support projects on a variety of housing policy topics.This position plays a key support role on projects that include research, policy development and communications.
Responsibilities include:
Rental Assistance Demonstration Analyst – Chicago Housing Authority
Who: Chicago Housing Authority
What: CHA is currently looking for Program Analyst that would play an indispensable role in the implementation of HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration program, supporting our efforts to transition a significant portion of our public housing assets to Section 8 project-based voucher funding and leverage new sources of funding for property repairs. This position allows the opportunity to gain exposure to multiple facets of the public housing industry, to interact with both residents and multiple CHA departments and to work on the cutting edge of public housing and affordable housing preservation. Of note, the RAD program is directed by 2003 CUPPA alum and Senior Director Jewell Walton.
The RAD Program Analyst will assist a specific portfolio of HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) projects ensuring they successfully achieve each step throughout the process to transition from traditional public housing to project-based voucher-funded projects. Duties will run from assessment through application, financing, construction, final conversion and contract management.
Examples of responsibilities of this position may include but are not limited to the following:
What: CHA is currently looking for Program Analyst that would play an indispensable role in the implementation of HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration program, supporting our efforts to transition a significant portion of our public housing assets to Section 8 project-based voucher funding and leverage new sources of funding for property repairs. This position allows the opportunity to gain exposure to multiple facets of the public housing industry, to interact with both residents and multiple CHA departments and to work on the cutting edge of public housing and affordable housing preservation. Of note, the RAD program is directed by 2003 CUPPA alum and Senior Director Jewell Walton.
The RAD Program Analyst will assist a specific portfolio of HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) projects ensuring they successfully achieve each step throughout the process to transition from traditional public housing to project-based voucher-funded projects. Duties will run from assessment through application, financing, construction, final conversion and contract management.
Examples of responsibilities of this position may include but are not limited to the following:
Manager of Operations – EduDream (Chicago)
Who: EduDream is a Latina and certified women-owned education research and consulting firm that partners with forward-thinking organizations working to ensure educational equity for racially and economically diverse students. At EduDream, we believe every child has the capacity to grow intellectually and creatively to reach their fullest learning potential, irrespective of ethnicity, race, gender or socioeconomic status. We advance our mission through our services which include program evaluation, qualitative and quantitative research, survey development and operations, data analysis and insights, strategic planning and assessment, and on-site support and technical assistance. In short, we empower education leaders with the knowledge and tools to improve education quality and transform student learning experiences.
https://www.edudream.org/
What: EduDream has an exciting opportunity for an individual with experience with office operations, financial management, and human resources functions of a non-profit. The Manager of Operations will play a pivotal role helping the day-to-day operations of EduDream run smoothly so we can achieve our mission. The ideal candidate will be organized and flexible and will enjoy the challenges of supporting a small but mighty team with multiple project needs. This individual must be able to function effectively in a variety of roles within a dynamic environment under minimal supervision. The Manager of Operations reports directly to EduDream’s Directors. If you want the opportunity to work with smart, passionate, respectful and entrepreneurial team members committed to social change and educational equity, then this is the workplace for you.
https://www.edudream.org/
What: EduDream has an exciting opportunity for an individual with experience with office operations, financial management, and human resources functions of a non-profit. The Manager of Operations will play a pivotal role helping the day-to-day operations of EduDream run smoothly so we can achieve our mission. The ideal candidate will be organized and flexible and will enjoy the challenges of supporting a small but mighty team with multiple project needs. This individual must be able to function effectively in a variety of roles within a dynamic environment under minimal supervision. The Manager of Operations reports directly to EduDream’s Directors. If you want the opportunity to work with smart, passionate, respectful and entrepreneurial team members committed to social change and educational equity, then this is the workplace for you.
Director – Disability Resource Center, The University of Illinois at Chicago (closes 9/21)
Who: Disability Resource Center at The University of Illinois at Chicago.
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is one of the top five most diverse campuses in the nation and a national leader among urban, public higher education institutions in providing access to underrepresented students. UIC is focused on eliminating disparities in health, education and economic opportunity and remains committed to increasing access to education, employment, programs and services for all and maintaining a barrier-free environment for individuals with disabilities.
What: Reporting to the Associate Chancellor in the Office for Access and Equity, the Director of the Disability Resource Center must be an individual that is invested in social justice, equity, and inclusiveness. The desired candidate will administer, develop, coordinate and evaluate the academic accommodations and support services for students with disabilities within the framework of federal and state regulations and university policies and procedures under Section 504 and the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. This individual will also actively engage in planning strategic initiatives, assessing services, and representing the Disability Resource Center within the campus community, including the Disability Cultural Center and department of Disability and Human Development.
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is one of the top five most diverse campuses in the nation and a national leader among urban, public higher education institutions in providing access to underrepresented students. UIC is focused on eliminating disparities in health, education and economic opportunity and remains committed to increasing access to education, employment, programs and services for all and maintaining a barrier-free environment for individuals with disabilities.
What: Reporting to the Associate Chancellor in the Office for Access and Equity, the Director of the Disability Resource Center must be an individual that is invested in social justice, equity, and inclusiveness. The desired candidate will administer, develop, coordinate and evaluate the academic accommodations and support services for students with disabilities within the framework of federal and state regulations and university policies and procedures under Section 504 and the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. This individual will also actively engage in planning strategic initiatives, assessing services, and representing the Disability Resource Center within the campus community, including the Disability Cultural Center and department of Disability and Human Development.
Assistant Community Development Director - Village of Streamwood, IL
Who: The Village of Streamwood, Illinois, seeks qualified candidates for the position of Assistant
Community Development Director.
What: This is highly responsible, professional and administrative work involving assisting the Community Development Director with planning, organizing and directing a multi-functional department engaged in various activities including planning, zoning administration, economic development, community relations, building inspection and code enforcement; supervising employees in the Department; managing the land review process; coordinating projects identified in the comprehensive plan; recommending short and long term plans for development; promoting economic development opportunities and positive community relations. Work involves providing technical advice and guidance to the Village Board and its volunteer Boards and Commissions.
What: This is highly responsible, professional and administrative work involving assisting the Community Development Director with planning, organizing and directing a multi-functional department engaged in various activities including planning, zoning administration, economic development, community relations, building inspection and code enforcement; supervising employees in the Department; managing the land review process; coordinating projects identified in the comprehensive plan; recommending short and long term plans for development; promoting economic development opportunities and positive community relations. Work involves providing technical advice and guidance to the Village Board and its volunteer Boards and Commissions.
Principal Analyst, Strategic Planning - Regional Transportation Authority (Chicago)
Who: The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), located in downtown Chicago, is currently accepting applications to fill the position of Principal Analyst, Strategic Planning.
What: Under the direction of the Manager of Strategic and Corridor Planning, develops and manages RTA-led regional planning studies of major transportation investments in the Chicago metropolitan area. Develops and implements study scope and approach including program management plans, schedule and participation. Performs planning and analysis to identify mobility issues and evaluate transportation networks. Assists in the development of policy recommendations and provides guidance and input to senior management on such issues. Directs consultant services in the performance of RTA led studies and provides support and guidance for study committees. Provides technical guidance to external projects led by other agencies and partners. Prepares and presents reports to the RTA Board of Directors, RTA Service Boards, counties, councils of government, and other regional partners/organizations.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
What: Under the direction of the Manager of Strategic and Corridor Planning, develops and manages RTA-led regional planning studies of major transportation investments in the Chicago metropolitan area. Develops and implements study scope and approach including program management plans, schedule and participation. Performs planning and analysis to identify mobility issues and evaluate transportation networks. Assists in the development of policy recommendations and provides guidance and input to senior management on such issues. Directs consultant services in the performance of RTA led studies and provides support and guidance for study committees. Provides technical guidance to external projects led by other agencies and partners. Prepares and presents reports to the RTA Board of Directors, RTA Service Boards, counties, councils of government, and other regional partners/organizations.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Strategic Planner - Regional Transportation Authority (Chicago)
Who: The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), located in downtown Chicago, is currently accepting applications to fill the position of Strategic Planner.
What: Under the direction of the Manager of Strategic and Corridor Planning, conducts data collection, technical analysis and writing in support of the RTA’s strategic planning, performance measurement, and multifaceted transit systems planning work. Assists with maintenance and application of technical tools including the RTA regionally-calibrated version of the FTA STOPS transit project ridership model, the RTA Access Measure tool, and a Strategic Asset Management database. Contributes to performance measurement activities, market analysis, strategic planning documents, surveys, and studies. Prepares written content and presents analyses to RTA and Service Board staff and working groups.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
What: Under the direction of the Manager of Strategic and Corridor Planning, conducts data collection, technical analysis and writing in support of the RTA’s strategic planning, performance measurement, and multifaceted transit systems planning work. Assists with maintenance and application of technical tools including the RTA regionally-calibrated version of the FTA STOPS transit project ridership model, the RTA Access Measure tool, and a Strategic Asset Management database. Contributes to performance measurement activities, market analysis, strategic planning documents, surveys, and studies. Prepares written content and presents analyses to RTA and Service Board staff and working groups.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Academic Advising and Program Specialist - UIC Honors College
Who: UIC Honors college
What: The Honors College at the University of Illinois at Chicago seeks highly qualified and motivated candidates for the position of Honors Academic Advising and Program Specialist. Reporting directly to the Associate Dean, the Honors Academic Advising and Program Specialist is a full-time 12-month academic professional position. The Honors Academic Advising and Program Specialist guides Honors College students to ensure their success in completion of their baccalaureate degrees and in preparation for their post baccalaureate education and/or employment search.
Duties include:
What: The Honors College at the University of Illinois at Chicago seeks highly qualified and motivated candidates for the position of Honors Academic Advising and Program Specialist. Reporting directly to the Associate Dean, the Honors Academic Advising and Program Specialist is a full-time 12-month academic professional position. The Honors Academic Advising and Program Specialist guides Honors College students to ensure their success in completion of their baccalaureate degrees and in preparation for their post baccalaureate education and/or employment search.
Duties include:
Director of Workforce Development Strategy & Operation - Greater Chicago Food Depository
Who: Greater Chicago Food Depository
What: The Director of Workforce Development leads the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s strategy to leverage employment and training as a pathway out of poverty and food insecurity. Focused on career paths in the food and operations sector, the Director develops the strategies, programs and partnerships that empower adults and opportunity youth to succeed.This includes stewardship of our existing Chicago’s Community Kitchens 14-week culinary training program and developing structured programming to support roles in operations.
Responsibilities include program strategy, development and implementation as well as supervision of staff, administration, and organizational development. This individual will be the Workforce Development subject matter expert in the context of food and operations industry training programs. This position will support empowering adults and opportunity youth who may have experienced discouragement and trauma with the skills and confidence needed to secure meaningful employment.
This position will also cultivate unparalleled partnerships with community organizations, government and corporations with a shared value on connecting individuals to workforce training. Overall, the leader of this program will strive to unleash the potential and discover the talents of program participants through powerful experiences at the Food Depository. Develop the strategies, programs and partnerships necessary to evolve the Food Depository’s portfolio of workforce development programs (culinary training and operations). Transform the existing Community Kitchen’s culinary training program with a keen focus on increasing enrollment through innovative strategies and tactics.
Specifically, the Director will be responsible for all aspects of student recruitment, instruction and employment placement including:
What: The Director of Workforce Development leads the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s strategy to leverage employment and training as a pathway out of poverty and food insecurity. Focused on career paths in the food and operations sector, the Director develops the strategies, programs and partnerships that empower adults and opportunity youth to succeed.This includes stewardship of our existing Chicago’s Community Kitchens 14-week culinary training program and developing structured programming to support roles in operations.
Responsibilities include program strategy, development and implementation as well as supervision of staff, administration, and organizational development. This individual will be the Workforce Development subject matter expert in the context of food and operations industry training programs. This position will support empowering adults and opportunity youth who may have experienced discouragement and trauma with the skills and confidence needed to secure meaningful employment.
This position will also cultivate unparalleled partnerships with community organizations, government and corporations with a shared value on connecting individuals to workforce training. Overall, the leader of this program will strive to unleash the potential and discover the talents of program participants through powerful experiences at the Food Depository. Develop the strategies, programs and partnerships necessary to evolve the Food Depository’s portfolio of workforce development programs (culinary training and operations). Transform the existing Community Kitchen’s culinary training program with a keen focus on increasing enrollment through innovative strategies and tactics.
Specifically, the Director will be responsible for all aspects of student recruitment, instruction and employment placement including:
Director of Development - Cure Violence Global (Chicago)
Who: Cure Violence Global (CVG) is a new start-up NGO, and led by Gary Slutkin, M.D., former head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Intervention Development Unit, and Professor of Epidemiology and International Health at the University of Illinois / Chicago School of Public Health.
Cure Violence is a teaching, training, research and assessment organization focused on a health approach to violence prevention. The Cure Violence health model is used by more than 50 communities in the U.S., as well as countries ranging from El Salvador to South Africa to Syria.
What: The Director of Development will be responsible for collaborating with the Executive director, Chief Operating Officer and the Board of Directors to implement a strategic approach to securing private revenue from individuals, corporations, foundations and government entities to ensure the growth and sustainability of CVG.
The Director of Development will have the opportunity to build the fundraising function at CVG, participating directly in the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of gifts, as well as developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the ethical accounting and use of private revenues. Responsibilities include:
Cure Violence is a teaching, training, research and assessment organization focused on a health approach to violence prevention. The Cure Violence health model is used by more than 50 communities in the U.S., as well as countries ranging from El Salvador to South Africa to Syria.
What: The Director of Development will be responsible for collaborating with the Executive director, Chief Operating Officer and the Board of Directors to implement a strategic approach to securing private revenue from individuals, corporations, foundations and government entities to ensure the growth and sustainability of CVG.
The Director of Development will have the opportunity to build the fundraising function at CVG, participating directly in the cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of gifts, as well as developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the ethical accounting and use of private revenues. Responsibilities include:
Deputy Administrator (Urban Design Focus) - Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and Development
Who: Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and Development
What: The Deputy Administrator of Office of Planning and Development works under the general administrative direction of the Administrator of Office of Planning and Development assisting the administration of the office, Unified Development Code, the City’s Comprehensive Plan, and other relevant plans and codes.
The Deputy Administrator provides leadership in promoting architectural and urban design principles and standards in accordance with relevant plans and codes. This is an appointed position. Duties and Responsibilities include:
What: The Deputy Administrator of Office of Planning and Development works under the general administrative direction of the Administrator of Office of Planning and Development assisting the administration of the office, Unified Development Code, the City’s Comprehensive Plan, and other relevant plans and codes.
The Deputy Administrator provides leadership in promoting architectural and urban design principles and standards in accordance with relevant plans and codes. This is an appointed position. Duties and Responsibilities include:
Project Manager - Greenprint Partners
Who: Greenprint Partners is a green infrastructure delivery partner that helps cities achieve high-impact, community-driven stormwater solutions at scale. Our green infrastructure projects are designed to maximize community benefits, be delivered at scale, and maintained for the long-term. That’s how our team of project managers, community organizers, landscape architects, engineers, and finance professionals helps get the most good out of green infrastructure. Greenprint Partners is a women-owned, certified B-Corp.
What: The Project Manager is:
Responsibilities include:
What: The Project Manager is:
- An experienced Project manager, ideally with familiarity of green stormwater infrastructure
- Accountable to schedules and deliverable dates
- The kind of person that loves the details and thrives on organizing and streamlining
- Used to thinking one or two steps ahead of what’s currently on your plate
- Confident in managing a portfolio of projects at various stages of development
- Excited by working in a innovative and collaborative environment
- Comfortable with healthy conflict and diverse communication styles
- Excited about traveling for work frequently, including on weekends, as needed
Responsibilities include:
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