Who: Urban3 is a GeoAccounting consultancy based in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. We are leaders in visualizing economic productivity using 3D modeling software, as well as designers of infographics that communicate the financial impact of public policy and land use. Urban3’s pioneering economic visualization work has earned international recognition. At our core, we are data-driven storytellers.
Urban3’s visualizations are composed using local data, resulting in a snapshot of the fiscal health of a community. We think of it as our clients’ Economic MRI. The visuals not only reflect the fiscal potency of varying development patterns, but aid policy makers in delivering a clear and agnostic understanding of the economics of place. Our 3D images are a new way of seeing the world in which fiscal efficiency is immediately apparent.
What: You will work closely with our team of analysts, our principal and project manager on a variety of project types. We are small, fast-paced office — we look for people who are curious, engaged, ready for a challenge, and who have a great sense of humor. Recent projects include a city-wide economic analysis for the City of Minneapolis, a fiscal impact analysis for the City of South Bend, and an economic impact analysis for a new 115 acre development along Austin’s commuter rail line. We work closely with other urban designers, planners, real estate developers, architects and landscape architects.
Responsibilities include:
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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
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Planner - Village of Homer Glen (CLOSES 2/8)
Who: Village of Homer Glen - Planning and Zoning Department
What: The Village’s Planner performs professional level planning activities including: research and analysis of technical information, assisting the public in applying planning and zoning regulations, administering the Village’s Zoning Code, coordinating development applications and site plan reviews, assisting with special and long-range planning projects, preparing text amendments to existing zoning regulations, and providing superior quality customer service. Position is responsible for providing GIS support to all Village departments. The Village’s Planner serves as staff liaison to the Village’s Plan Commission and Environment Committee. Work is performed under deadlines and requires attendance at public meetings, which are predominantly held during evening hours.
What: The Village’s Planner performs professional level planning activities including: research and analysis of technical information, assisting the public in applying planning and zoning regulations, administering the Village’s Zoning Code, coordinating development applications and site plan reviews, assisting with special and long-range planning projects, preparing text amendments to existing zoning regulations, and providing superior quality customer service. Position is responsible for providing GIS support to all Village departments. The Village’s Planner serves as staff liaison to the Village’s Plan Commission and Environment Committee. Work is performed under deadlines and requires attendance at public meetings, which are predominantly held during evening hours.
Traffic Analyst - Indiana Toll Road (Chicago)
Who: The Indiana Toll Road (ITRCC) is a privately owned and operated toll road serving as a critical link between the Mid-West and the East Coast. ITRCC is seeking a highly motivated Traffic Analyst for employment in the Chicago office.
What: The role of the Traffic Analyst is utilizing traffic and macro-socioeconomic data to explain the behavior of traffic performance and the impacts on traffic and revenue as part of periodic reporting. This includes using traffic models to develop traffic and revenue forecasts for ITRCC Barrier and Ticket Systems whilst also having involvement in developing optimal pricing strategies over the long term.
The Traffic Analyst will also be given the unique opportunity and exposure to the development of private toll roads and undertake analysis and modeling to assist Senior Management and Board of Directors in making informed decisions.
Position responsibilities include:
What: The role of the Traffic Analyst is utilizing traffic and macro-socioeconomic data to explain the behavior of traffic performance and the impacts on traffic and revenue as part of periodic reporting. This includes using traffic models to develop traffic and revenue forecasts for ITRCC Barrier and Ticket Systems whilst also having involvement in developing optimal pricing strategies over the long term.
The Traffic Analyst will also be given the unique opportunity and exposure to the development of private toll roads and undertake analysis and modeling to assist Senior Management and Board of Directors in making informed decisions.
Position responsibilities include:
Land Use Planner - Boone County, IL
Who: Boone County is a boutique county that cherishes its rural heritage, has access to world class transportation options, is receptive to change and committed to deliver quality services in a fiscally responsible manner. Boone County is located in the heart of the Midwest. Residents enjoy quiet rural living, strong school systems, dedicated conservation areas, quaint main streets, and a thriving business and employment climate.
What: Boone County (pop. 53,513) is seeking an organized, highly motivated, and professional individual to fill the position of Land Use Planner. Anticipated hiring salary of $50,000 to $75,000, depending on qualifications. An excellent benefits package is provided. Primary Responsibilities:
What: Boone County (pop. 53,513) is seeking an organized, highly motivated, and professional individual to fill the position of Land Use Planner. Anticipated hiring salary of $50,000 to $75,000, depending on qualifications. An excellent benefits package is provided. Primary Responsibilities:
- Serves as the primary contact for the County for all matters relating to land use planning.
- Reviews and processes all zoning and land use proposals, including special use permits, variances, zoning map amendments, and text amendments.
- Coordinates and presents reports and recommendations to the Regional Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning, Building, and Zoning Committee, and County Board.
- Meets with residents, developers, and architects to discuss the County’s zoning requirements for residential, commercial, and industrial developments.
- Updates and administers the County’s Comprehensive Plan.
- Routinely reviews and recommends Zoning Ordinance text amendments and/or improvements.
- Coordinates agenda preparation and attends all County planning related meetings.
- Maintains accurate inventory of zoning and subdivision codes.
- Maintains and updates County records and demographic information.
Senior Planner - Metropolitan Council (St. Paul, MN)
Who: The Metropolitan Council is the regional government agency serving the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area. We plan 30 years ahead for the future of the metropolitan area and provide regional transportation, wastewater, and housing services.
Our Community Development Division is responsible for the Council's regional growth strategy, planning and technical assistance to local communities, and parks and open space. This also includes the Metropolitan Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Metro HRA) and the Livable Communities Program.
What: The Senior Planner will be responsible for supporting the Community Development Department's responsibility for the preparation and maintenance of the regional development guide (Thrive MSP 2040), and Regional Systems and Policy Plans, which includes review of local comprehensive plan amendments, environmental reviews, watershed district plans, housing reviews, and other planning types of reviews. Will serve as a sector representative providing planning technical assistance to Council members and local governments. Will assist in the development of resources and technical assistance related to implementation of local comprehensive plans.
Our Community Development Division is responsible for the Council's regional growth strategy, planning and technical assistance to local communities, and parks and open space. This also includes the Metropolitan Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Metro HRA) and the Livable Communities Program.
What: The Senior Planner will be responsible for supporting the Community Development Department's responsibility for the preparation and maintenance of the regional development guide (Thrive MSP 2040), and Regional Systems and Policy Plans, which includes review of local comprehensive plan amendments, environmental reviews, watershed district plans, housing reviews, and other planning types of reviews. Will serve as a sector representative providing planning technical assistance to Council members and local governments. Will assist in the development of resources and technical assistance related to implementation of local comprehensive plans.
Streetcar Transit System Program Analyst - City of Kansas City
Who: City of Kansas City
What: Full-time position available and will be filled as an Analyst OR Graduate Engineer OR Principal Engineering Technician. Normal Work Days/Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. with flexible work schedule/on-call hours.
What: Full-time position available and will be filled as an Analyst OR Graduate Engineer OR Principal Engineering Technician. Normal Work Days/Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. with flexible work schedule/on-call hours.
- Engages in oversight activities associated with operation and maintenance of City-owned rail transit systems in KCMO.
- Coordinates with City departments and contracted transit service providers to ensure compliance with local, state, federal regulations, manufacturers’ specifications, established plans, procedures, performance standards.
- Conducts safety/security program reviews, Manages transit assets. Liaises with MO OneCall System and environmental management.
- Coordinates permit and parking enforcement activities, incident investigations, traffic/train control signal maintenance, vehicle and transit way inspections/maintenance.
- Coordinates with City resources, utilities, contractors performing work in the transit corridor to identify potential impacts to service delivery through data analysis/field observations.
- Conducts reviews and investigations. Gathers, analyzes and synthesize data. Presents written and oral reports and findings. Develops budgets and cost estimates.
- Routinely interacts with KC Streetcar Authority, KCATA, regulatory agencies, including Federal Transit Administration, Transportation Safety Administration and MODOT State Safety Oversight.
- Daily field work and periodic travel for training may be required.
Qualifications:
Transportation Planner - Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
Who: The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has an immediate opening for a entry level engineer or planner with an interest in transportation planning. The Commission conducts area-wide system level highway, transit, and bicycle facilities planning for a seven county Region, and facility and corridor-level traffic engineering and transportation planning for local governments. Current work efforts include transit development plans for public transit operators in the Region; the regional transportation plan and improvement program development; public transit/human services coordination plans; refinement of travel demand models and development of advanced and experimental travel demand models; and traffic engineering studies.
What: The Transportation Engineer/Planner will assist in the conduct of planning studies, which involve: data collection and analysis; applying specialized transportation planning and engineering software; report writing; and, graphics preparation. Depending on the experience of the candidates, this position may be filled at the Senior level.
What: The Transportation Engineer/Planner will assist in the conduct of planning studies, which involve: data collection and analysis; applying specialized transportation planning and engineering software; report writing; and, graphics preparation. Depending on the experience of the candidates, this position may be filled at the Senior level.
Planner I - City of Evanston (CLOSES 1/28)
Who: City of Evanston - Planning and Zoning Division
What: Under the direction of the Zoning Administrator, this position is an entry-level position responsible for performing professional, administrative, technical, regulatory and programmatic functions that are the responsibility of Planning and Zoning Division. This position examines the working plans of proposed buildings and other structures for their compliance with the City zoning ordinance; enforces the zoning regulations; makes interpretations and decisions in applying provisions to individual projects; performs zoning analyses work and other planning functions of the Planning & Zoning Division.
Responsibilities include:
What: Under the direction of the Zoning Administrator, this position is an entry-level position responsible for performing professional, administrative, technical, regulatory and programmatic functions that are the responsibility of Planning and Zoning Division. This position examines the working plans of proposed buildings and other structures for their compliance with the City zoning ordinance; enforces the zoning regulations; makes interpretations and decisions in applying provisions to individual projects; performs zoning analyses work and other planning functions of the Planning & Zoning Division.
Responsibilities include:
Service Planner (Bus) - CTA
Who: Chicago Transit Authority
What: Under general supervision, develops and manages a comprehensive data-driven approach to monitoring transit service levels in order to identify where, when, and how operating efficiencies and service improvements can be attained. Collects, manipulates, and analyzes ridership and operations data to support CTA’s decision-making processes. The Planner will also consider impacts from external factors such as shifting demographics and development patterns, and will evaluate major route changes for Title VI and Environmental Justice implications.
Primary responsibilities include:
What: Under general supervision, develops and manages a comprehensive data-driven approach to monitoring transit service levels in order to identify where, when, and how operating efficiencies and service improvements can be attained. Collects, manipulates, and analyzes ridership and operations data to support CTA’s decision-making processes. The Planner will also consider impacts from external factors such as shifting demographics and development patterns, and will evaluate major route changes for Title VI and Environmental Justice implications.
Primary responsibilities include:
Research Analyst - International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Who: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Strategic Research and Campaigns Department. The Teamsters Strategic Research and Campaigns Department conducts research on a broad range of industries and companies and develops research products and analyses to inform the union’s growth, organizing, and strategic campaign goals. Strategic research is a crucial component of both the campaigns implemented by the department, and the organizing goals of the union.
What: We are looking for research analysts to conduct industry and corporate research to inform strategy in organizing and contract campaigns. Research analysts develop expertise in industries of interest and apply the department’s research and campaigns model to understanding major corporations and Teamster employers. Research includes financial performance, business strategy, collective bargaining history, and competitive environment, as well as significant data collection and analysis projects.
What: We are looking for research analysts to conduct industry and corporate research to inform strategy in organizing and contract campaigns. Research analysts develop expertise in industries of interest and apply the department’s research and campaigns model to understanding major corporations and Teamster employers. Research includes financial performance, business strategy, collective bargaining history, and competitive environment, as well as significant data collection and analysis projects.
Senior Planner & Project Manager - Village of Orland Park
Who: Village of Orland Park, Development Services Department
What: Development Services Department seeks a Senior Planner/Project Manager to join their team and initiate and carry out complex comprehensive planning studies related to economic development, transportation, historical preservation, land use, and environmental issues; perform research, collect and analyze data, utilizing forecasting techniques when necessary; provide technical and professional recommendations in solving present and future development problems; answer inquiries related to land development and complete other special planning functions.
Additional responsibilities include:
What: Development Services Department seeks a Senior Planner/Project Manager to join their team and initiate and carry out complex comprehensive planning studies related to economic development, transportation, historical preservation, land use, and environmental issues; perform research, collect and analyze data, utilizing forecasting techniques when necessary; provide technical and professional recommendations in solving present and future development problems; answer inquiries related to land development and complete other special planning functions.
Additional responsibilities include:
Policy Research, Fair Testing Housing Coordinator - Roosevelt U. (Chicago)
Who: Roosevelt University - Office of Student Research - Policy Research Collaborative
What: the Fair Testing Housing Coordinator supports project management, research activities and administrative activities related to the “Fair Housing Compliance Testing” project.
Project management duties include assigning and tracking tester activities, and coordinating with project collaborators. Research activities include training and collecting data from Fair Housing Testers and supervising student research fellows in analytical tasks. Administrative duties include documenting tester hours, approving payments, supervising student research hours and developing and coordinating workshops and public presentations.
This is a one-year, full-time position, with the option for a second year. The position is contingent on contract funding. This project will also be carried out with staff at the John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Clinic.
Responsibilities include:
What: the Fair Testing Housing Coordinator supports project management, research activities and administrative activities related to the “Fair Housing Compliance Testing” project.
Project management duties include assigning and tracking tester activities, and coordinating with project collaborators. Research activities include training and collecting data from Fair Housing Testers and supervising student research fellows in analytical tasks. Administrative duties include documenting tester hours, approving payments, supervising student research hours and developing and coordinating workshops and public presentations.
This is a one-year, full-time position, with the option for a second year. The position is contingent on contract funding. This project will also be carried out with staff at the John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Clinic.
Responsibilities include:
Midwest Senior Outreach Coordinator - Union of Concerned Scientists (Chicago)
Who: The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent national nonprofit whose scientists and engineers work to solve some of our planet’s most pressing environmental and safety problems. UCS combines technical analysis and effective organizing and advocacy to create innovative, practical solutions for stemming the tide of global warming, sustainable food policy and agriculture, energy and transportation, fighting misinformation and reducing the threat of catastrophic nuclear war.
What: There’s a clean energy transition taking place throughout the country, and the UCS Climate & Energy team needs help to spur its continued momentum. We seek a Midwest Senior Outreach Coordinator to help us achieve our goals of ensuring a modern electricity grid that delivers greater amounts of renewable energy reliably and securely. Using the strength of UCS’s energy economics and analytic expertise, and our network of more than 25,000 scientific and technical experts, along with our 500,000 supporters, you will help move states in the Midwest to reduce emissions, expand renewable energy and clean energy storage capacity, and hasten the transition away from fossil fuel energy.
The Coordinator will lead strategic campaign outreach efforts, including:
What: There’s a clean energy transition taking place throughout the country, and the UCS Climate & Energy team needs help to spur its continued momentum. We seek a Midwest Senior Outreach Coordinator to help us achieve our goals of ensuring a modern electricity grid that delivers greater amounts of renewable energy reliably and securely. Using the strength of UCS’s energy economics and analytic expertise, and our network of more than 25,000 scientific and technical experts, along with our 500,000 supporters, you will help move states in the Midwest to reduce emissions, expand renewable energy and clean energy storage capacity, and hasten the transition away from fossil fuel energy.
The Coordinator will lead strategic campaign outreach efforts, including:
East Portland Action Plan Coordinator - City of Portland, OR
Who: City of Portland, Office of Community and Civic Life.
East Portland houses the largest populations of ethnic-streams, immigrants and refugees in the City. Approximately 40% of East Portlanders identify as a person of color of which more than 25% immigrated here. More than 50%* of East Portland's population is rent burdened; meaning the household spends more than 30% of its income on housing. Twenty-eight percent of the population and 40% of the City's children live in East Portland, which represents 20% of the City's landmass. As such the East Portland Action Plan (EPAP) emerged through efforts by the City and the County to address the issues faced by East Portlanders.
This is a one of a kind program within the City of Portland with a unique governance structure that is grounded in a consensus-based decision-making model. Much of the success EPAP has experienced in their advocacy efforts is based on collective decision making to advance the 268 action items. The EPAP group of advocates is charged with providing leadership and guidance to implement the East Portland Action Plan, a guide for improving livability and prevent involuntary displacement in outer East Portland, as adopted by Portland City Council in February of 2009. The guide consists of community identified strategies to increase the allocation of resources in East Portland. The EPAP Coordinator (II) serves as the centralized hub that connects the multiple spokes of Action Plan advocacy.
What: The Program and the Advocates engaged with it value collaboration, inclusion, and flexibility. The Coordinator (II) receives program direction about implementation of the Action Plan from the community-led committees. This position is co-located with the East Portland Community Office (EPCO). EPCO values and respects EPAP governance structure and works collaboratively to advance the EPAP workplan for the implementation of the Action Plan. The EPAP Coordinator (II) is supervised by the EPCO Coordinator.
East Portland houses the largest populations of ethnic-streams, immigrants and refugees in the City. Approximately 40% of East Portlanders identify as a person of color of which more than 25% immigrated here. More than 50%* of East Portland's population is rent burdened; meaning the household spends more than 30% of its income on housing. Twenty-eight percent of the population and 40% of the City's children live in East Portland, which represents 20% of the City's landmass. As such the East Portland Action Plan (EPAP) emerged through efforts by the City and the County to address the issues faced by East Portlanders.
This is a one of a kind program within the City of Portland with a unique governance structure that is grounded in a consensus-based decision-making model. Much of the success EPAP has experienced in their advocacy efforts is based on collective decision making to advance the 268 action items. The EPAP group of advocates is charged with providing leadership and guidance to implement the East Portland Action Plan, a guide for improving livability and prevent involuntary displacement in outer East Portland, as adopted by Portland City Council in February of 2009. The guide consists of community identified strategies to increase the allocation of resources in East Portland. The EPAP Coordinator (II) serves as the centralized hub that connects the multiple spokes of Action Plan advocacy.
What: The Program and the Advocates engaged with it value collaboration, inclusion, and flexibility. The Coordinator (II) receives program direction about implementation of the Action Plan from the community-led committees. This position is co-located with the East Portland Community Office (EPCO). EPCO values and respects EPAP governance structure and works collaboratively to advance the EPAP workplan for the implementation of the Action Plan. The EPAP Coordinator (II) is supervised by the EPCO Coordinator.
Equity Manager - Portland Water Bureau (closes 1/28)
Who: The City of Portland, OR Water Bureau. For more than a century the Portland Water Bureau has delivered clean, cold water throughout the Portland region. For most of us, delicious and safe tap water is a given, and some may never consider the intricate system of infrastructure and people that deliver this resource daily. In addition to the people and pipes that deliver water, the bureau is dedicated to furthering the Citywide Racial Equity Goals and Strategies by implementing and evolving the Bureau's Racial Equity Plan.
What: This position will be a resource for the bureau's program and project managers to create a workplace where equity becomes part of everyday decisions and is embedded in bureau operations. The Equity Manager will lead the bureau in proactively implementing equitable policies, practices, and actions, as well as help influence attitudes within the bureau that will produce equitable authority, access, opportunities, treatment impacts, and outcomes for bureau workforce and customers.
The successful candidate will independently perform work in support of bureau mission, goals and objectives, by providing expert technical guidance and implementation leadership to bureau management on equity and inclusion issues within bureau programs that impact the workforce and public in the following ways:
What: This position will be a resource for the bureau's program and project managers to create a workplace where equity becomes part of everyday decisions and is embedded in bureau operations. The Equity Manager will lead the bureau in proactively implementing equitable policies, practices, and actions, as well as help influence attitudes within the bureau that will produce equitable authority, access, opportunities, treatment impacts, and outcomes for bureau workforce and customers.
The successful candidate will independently perform work in support of bureau mission, goals and objectives, by providing expert technical guidance and implementation leadership to bureau management on equity and inclusion issues within bureau programs that impact the workforce and public in the following ways:
Associate Director, Budget and Financial Modeling - UIC
Who: The Office of Budget and Financial Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago seeks an Associate Director, Budget and Financial Modeling.
What: This position is the primary Budget Office staff member responsible for leading the effort to develop, refine and implement analytical models to support sound financial decision making by campus for University executive leadership (Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Provost, etc.).
Responsibilities include:
What: This position is the primary Budget Office staff member responsible for leading the effort to develop, refine and implement analytical models to support sound financial decision making by campus for University executive leadership (Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Provost, etc.).
Responsibilities include:
Communications Coordinator - Bubbly Dynamics
Who: Bubbly Dynamics, LLC is a social enterprise with environmentally responsible goals. Since 2002, we have been efficiently renovating buildings, transforming them from vacant and derelict eyesores to job centers and community assets. Bubbly is the owner/operator and design team behind The Plant (1400 W. 46th St.) and the Chicago Sustainable Manufacturing Center (1048 W. 37th St.). We are a friendly, informal organization with a strong team ethic.
What: The Communications Coordinator will support the development and advancement of Bubbly Dynamics’ communications efforts and assist with general administrative/operational functions. S/he will report to Bubbly’s Director of Enterprise Operations, who manages business operations for Bubbly’s two buildings and related projects. This position will be based at The Plant.
Responsibilities include:
What: The Communications Coordinator will support the development and advancement of Bubbly Dynamics’ communications efforts and assist with general administrative/operational functions. S/he will report to Bubbly’s Director of Enterprise Operations, who manages business operations for Bubbly’s two buildings and related projects. This position will be based at The Plant.
Responsibilities include:
Municipal Transportation Planner - Memphis Urban Area MPO
Who: Memphis and Shelby County - Division of Planning and Development
What: The planner works under general supervision of the Memphis MPO Coordinator to assist in the development and implementation of transportation planning programs in the Memphis region. Works closely with public transportation providers, local governments, social service agencies, advocacy groups, and local communities to implement public transportation projects funded through federal programs for the general public.
Responsibilities include:
What: The planner works under general supervision of the Memphis MPO Coordinator to assist in the development and implementation of transportation planning programs in the Memphis region. Works closely with public transportation providers, local governments, social service agencies, advocacy groups, and local communities to implement public transportation projects funded through federal programs for the general public.
Responsibilities include:
Corporate Responsibility, Public Affairs Midwest Associate - JPMorgan Chase
Who: JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity.
The Corporate Responsibility (CR) department is responsible for the development and implementation of the firm’s CR agenda and initiatives by crafting goals, policies and initiatives that align with and support the firm’s business strategies and operational objectives and support the communities where we do business.
Within the CR department, Public Affairs is responsible for development and execution of multi-faceted communications and public affairs campaigns focused on JPMorgan Chase’s commitment to increase economic opportunity around the globe. Through a variety of communication channels, CR reaches key audiences, including opinion leaders, elected officials, philanthropic partners, stakeholders, issue experts and employees.
The Public Affairs regional team is an important part of the firm’s efforts to be a strong partner in each of the communities we serve by working with community leaders at the local level. The regional team supports the firm’s brand by localizing key messages and engaging a diverse group of market-based employees and business, nonprofit and civic leaders to showcase our philanthropic and business impact.
What: Public Affairs is seeking an Associate for the Midwest region. Candidate must have experience with policy and advocacy, communications and campaign execution and event management. The person in this role will promote engagement in the Midwest region, which includes IN, IL, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI, and WV.
Responsibilities:
The Corporate Responsibility (CR) department is responsible for the development and implementation of the firm’s CR agenda and initiatives by crafting goals, policies and initiatives that align with and support the firm’s business strategies and operational objectives and support the communities where we do business.
Within the CR department, Public Affairs is responsible for development and execution of multi-faceted communications and public affairs campaigns focused on JPMorgan Chase’s commitment to increase economic opportunity around the globe. Through a variety of communication channels, CR reaches key audiences, including opinion leaders, elected officials, philanthropic partners, stakeholders, issue experts and employees.
The Public Affairs regional team is an important part of the firm’s efforts to be a strong partner in each of the communities we serve by working with community leaders at the local level. The regional team supports the firm’s brand by localizing key messages and engaging a diverse group of market-based employees and business, nonprofit and civic leaders to showcase our philanthropic and business impact.
What: Public Affairs is seeking an Associate for the Midwest region. Candidate must have experience with policy and advocacy, communications and campaign execution and event management. The person in this role will promote engagement in the Midwest region, which includes IN, IL, KY, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI, and WV.
Responsibilities:
Corporate Responsibility VP, Government Relations Manager - JPMorgan Chase
Who: JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity.
The Corporate Responsibility (CR) department is responsible for the development and implementation of the firm’s CR agenda and initiatives by crafting goals, policies and initiatives that align with and support the firm’s business strategies and operational objectives and support the communities where we do business.
What: The Regional Government Relations Manager will be based in Chicago. The incumbent will be responsible for:
The Corporate Responsibility (CR) department is responsible for the development and implementation of the firm’s CR agenda and initiatives by crafting goals, policies and initiatives that align with and support the firm’s business strategies and operational objectives and support the communities where we do business.
What: The Regional Government Relations Manager will be based in Chicago. The incumbent will be responsible for:
Development Associate/Grant Writer - Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
Who: Access Living is a change agent committed to fostering an inclusive society that enables Chicagoans with disabilities to live fully–engaged and self–directed lives. Nationally recognized as a leading force in the disability advocacy community, Access Living challenges stereotypes, protects civil rights and champions social reform.
What: The Development Associate - Grant Writer will be responsible for securing corporate/foundation gifts and in some instances government funding to build a sustainable source of corporate/foundation/government support. He/she will be involved in implementing a vital corporate/foundation relations program, which encompasses planning, research, cultivation, proposal development, solicitation and stewardship of foundation, corporate, and government funders.
Responsibilities include:
What: The Development Associate - Grant Writer will be responsible for securing corporate/foundation gifts and in some instances government funding to build a sustainable source of corporate/foundation/government support. He/she will be involved in implementing a vital corporate/foundation relations program, which encompasses planning, research, cultivation, proposal development, solicitation and stewardship of foundation, corporate, and government funders.
Responsibilities include:
Policy Fellow - Institute for Justice (U of Chicago)
Who: The Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Law School seeks a bright and dedicated person to join our team as a Policy Fellow. Part of the Institute for Justice, the national law firm for liberty, the IJ Clinic provides free legal assistance for low-income entrepreneurs in Chicago and advocates for legal reforms so that entrepreneurs in Chicago have the freedom to pursue their dreams. For example, the IJ Clinic has successfully advocated to legalize food carts, to simplify the permit process for business signs, and to lighten the regulatory burdens for children’s play centers, computer centers, and home-based businesses.
What: The IJ Clinic seeks to expand its capacity for policy advocacy by adding a fellow to our team who is dedicated exclusively to supporting the IJ Clinic’s policy work. The Policy Fellow will work closely with the IJ Clinic’s two supervising attorneys and community relations coordinator to support and guide the IJ Clinic’s policy endeavors at both the city and state level.
This is an exciting opportunity to help guide the future of the IJ Clinic’s advocacy efforts through policy research and to provide our projects with the ammunition we need to change the laws that create unnecessary barriers for entrepreneurs. The fellow will have the chance to collaborate and learn from accomplished activists, strategic researchers, and legislative advocates throughout the Institute for Justice, while helping to lead policy research and work in Chicago and Illinois. The position demands someone who is hard-working, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial, has strong writing and analytical skills, and can communicate well with community members, attorneys, and policymakers. The ideal candidate will have a deep commitment to the IJ Clinic’s mission and the importance of economic liberty and economic development.
The Policy Fellow will:
What: The IJ Clinic seeks to expand its capacity for policy advocacy by adding a fellow to our team who is dedicated exclusively to supporting the IJ Clinic’s policy work. The Policy Fellow will work closely with the IJ Clinic’s two supervising attorneys and community relations coordinator to support and guide the IJ Clinic’s policy endeavors at both the city and state level.
This is an exciting opportunity to help guide the future of the IJ Clinic’s advocacy efforts through policy research and to provide our projects with the ammunition we need to change the laws that create unnecessary barriers for entrepreneurs. The fellow will have the chance to collaborate and learn from accomplished activists, strategic researchers, and legislative advocates throughout the Institute for Justice, while helping to lead policy research and work in Chicago and Illinois. The position demands someone who is hard-working, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial, has strong writing and analytical skills, and can communicate well with community members, attorneys, and policymakers. The ideal candidate will have a deep commitment to the IJ Clinic’s mission and the importance of economic liberty and economic development.
The Policy Fellow will:
Community Organizer - PASO West Suburban Action Project
Who: PASO is deeply rooted in the Western Suburbs working from a gender justice perspective on issues impacting the Latinx and other communities of color. PASO’s model is unique as it combines empowerment tools, support, education, leadership development with policy/advocacy and immigration legal services. No other grassroots immigrant rights organization employs a multi-faceted approach by engaging those directly impacted to inform and lead the organization and its work. PASO’s approach to providing direct services, engaging in outreach, education and policy is informed and led by people directly impacted and in close collaboration with partner organizations and key institutional stakeholders.
What: West Suburban Action Project seeks a passionate and energetic community organizer to provide expertise in organizing, leadership development, membership development, and campaigns with a focus in empowering local community members to create systematic change.
What: West Suburban Action Project seeks a passionate and energetic community organizer to provide expertise in organizing, leadership development, membership development, and campaigns with a focus in empowering local community members to create systematic change.
Associate Editor, Skyscraper Center Database - CTBUH (Chicago)
Who: The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is seeking an associate editor to work alongside the existing team on The Skyscraper Center: the world’s pre-eminent database of tall building information. The Skyscraper Center has 30,000+ entries, containing images and vital statistics on tall buildings around the world. It serves not only as a data repository, but also as an increasingly important clearinghouse for resources and information the Council generates, from news articles, videos, and research papers, to chapter and member activities.
What: The data in The Skyscraper Center also serves the hundreds of media requests the Council receives each year. As a publicly accessible resource, it is a critical component of the research that the Council, our members, and industry leaders, conduct. This new colleague will help us strengthen our ability to accurately cover the rapidly increasing pace of skyscraper design and construction, and to help us develop and maintain the high quality and integrity of data already established.
Responsibilities include:
What: The data in The Skyscraper Center also serves the hundreds of media requests the Council receives each year. As a publicly accessible resource, it is a critical component of the research that the Council, our members, and industry leaders, conduct. This new colleague will help us strengthen our ability to accurately cover the rapidly increasing pace of skyscraper design and construction, and to help us develop and maintain the high quality and integrity of data already established.
Responsibilities include:
Program and Clinical Director - Amplify Chicago
Who: Amplify Chicago is a justice system to professional pipeline for young people ages 18 to 24 designed to drive economic development and wealth creation in Chicago’s most resilient communities.
What: The Program and Clinical Director is responsible for the design and implementation of the BASE (Business, Academic, Social, Emotional) Coaching model for individual and group clinical supports as well as partnering with the Project Manager on day to day oversight and quality control of the program experience. Organized around the structures and values of a transformational healing relationship, BASE Coaching focuses on addressing traumatic stress in order to maximize academic growth and employment readiness. BASE Coaches work with individuals and small groups serving as coaches, case managers, program navigators and motivational interviewers.
Importantly, this position also works closely with the Project Manager and Program Specialist to insure the day-to-day operations of Amplify’s programming are well executed. This includes serving as the onsite culture and expectations keeper and overseeing logistics and program flow.
This Director is also responsible for BASE Coaching day-to-day data capture and tracking individual progress from assessment through each phase of support and the programming that follows. This position partners closely with the full Amplify team to regularly analyze data and make both short and long-term program adjustments. Additionally, as a start-up initiative piloting its first cohort, this Director is expected to contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of the model in order to drive maximum long-term impact. This position reports directly to the Amplify Executive Director. Responsibilities include:
What: The Program and Clinical Director is responsible for the design and implementation of the BASE (Business, Academic, Social, Emotional) Coaching model for individual and group clinical supports as well as partnering with the Project Manager on day to day oversight and quality control of the program experience. Organized around the structures and values of a transformational healing relationship, BASE Coaching focuses on addressing traumatic stress in order to maximize academic growth and employment readiness. BASE Coaches work with individuals and small groups serving as coaches, case managers, program navigators and motivational interviewers.
Importantly, this position also works closely with the Project Manager and Program Specialist to insure the day-to-day operations of Amplify’s programming are well executed. This includes serving as the onsite culture and expectations keeper and overseeing logistics and program flow.
This Director is also responsible for BASE Coaching day-to-day data capture and tracking individual progress from assessment through each phase of support and the programming that follows. This position partners closely with the full Amplify team to regularly analyze data and make both short and long-term program adjustments. Additionally, as a start-up initiative piloting its first cohort, this Director is expected to contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of the model in order to drive maximum long-term impact. This position reports directly to the Amplify Executive Director. Responsibilities include:
Market Development Associate - Illinois Commerce Commission (closes 1/18/19)
Who: The Illinois Commerce Commission’s Executive Director’s Office is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Market Development Associate for their Office of Retail Market Development in Cook County at 160 North LaSalle, Ste. C-800, Chicago, Illinois.
What: The selected candidate will assist the Director by actively seeking out ways to promote retail competition in Illinois to benefit all Illinois consumers, reviewing and analyzing policy issues in the utility industries; providing expert policy advice to the Commission; and working with other divisions to anticipate potential challenges and develop solutions.
Qualifications:
What: The selected candidate will assist the Director by actively seeking out ways to promote retail competition in Illinois to benefit all Illinois consumers, reviewing and analyzing policy issues in the utility industries; providing expert policy advice to the Commission; and working with other divisions to anticipate potential challenges and develop solutions.
Qualifications:
Associate - SB Friedman (Chicago)
Who: SB Friedman Development Advisors is a development consulting firm with a mission to guide and enable our clients to create high-quality places through the practice of real estate economics, development finance and urban planning. We assist in the planning and implementation of complex public-private real estate development projects. We work closely with our clients to evaluate development potential and financial and business impacts; project market and financial feasibility; identify innovative public-private development solutions; and prepare implementable development strategies. The firm works nationally, with a focus on the Midwest. Clients include various cities, suburbs, metro planning organizations and other public bodies, not-for-profit institutions, and private developers.
What: Associates are responsible for research, quantitative and qualitative analysis, data synthesis, presentation of findings, and preparation of deliverables (presentations, technical memoranda and reports). Associates are assigned to multiple projects at one time. Candidates should have demonstrated ability to sift, organize, analyze and synthesize various data in a timely manner, ask thoughtful questions and draw reasonable conclusions and/or recommendations from the analysis.
Qualifications:
What: Associates are responsible for research, quantitative and qualitative analysis, data synthesis, presentation of findings, and preparation of deliverables (presentations, technical memoranda and reports). Associates are assigned to multiple projects at one time. Candidates should have demonstrated ability to sift, organize, analyze and synthesize various data in a timely manner, ask thoughtful questions and draw reasonable conclusions and/or recommendations from the analysis.
Qualifications:
Urban Planning Project Manager - Bloomberg Associates (NYC)
Who: Bloomberg Associates (BA) is an international consulting service founded by Michael R. Bloomberg, the 108th Mayor of New York City and Founder of Bloomberg LP, as a philanthropic venture. BA’s mission is to help city governments improve the quality of life of their citizens. Directed by a team of globally recognized experts and industry leaders, the consultancy works to improve urban environments by collaborating with cities to develop best practices, build consensus and foster key relationships. Through its guidance and mentorship, BA delivers actionable insights and plans to cities across eight (8) different focus areas: Cultural Assets Management, Marketing & Communications, Media and Digital Strategies, Municipal Integrity, Social Services, Sustainability, Transportation, and Urban Planning.
The Urban Planning team serves as a strategic advisor to cities as they endeavor to create a thriving public realm, high-quality open spaces, lively and safe streets, and a thoughtful built environment, and confront complex land use and demographic challenges. The team provides mentorship and direct consulting to mayors and their senior leaders in Master Planning, Neighborhood Revitalization, Land Use Planning, Housing and Community Development, Public Space, and in related fields to help achieve key goals.
What: Bloomberg Associates (BA) seeks an Urban Planning Team Project Manager to conceptualize, develop, and manage a range of projects relating to urban planning, public realm transformation, and urban economic development for multiple client cities. The Project Manager will serve as a core member of the Urban Planning team, working in close collaboration with his/her fellow teammates and colleagues across the organization to provide innovative, high quality advisory services and support to client cities.
S/he must be an experienced urban planning professional, with his or her core experience in land use planning. S/he would ideally also have expertise in the areas of economic development, such as crafting economic revitalization strategies, formulating public private partnerships, developing governance and management structures, and developing affordable housing and community development strategies.
S/he must be a strategic thinker with proven expertise in project management, analytical skills relating to urban planning, a service oriented mindset, attention to detail, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. S/he must be a team player who can manage projects from start to end, work with many stakeholders, and thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment. The ideal candidate would have experience working with government officials in international and domestic cities.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
The Urban Planning team serves as a strategic advisor to cities as they endeavor to create a thriving public realm, high-quality open spaces, lively and safe streets, and a thoughtful built environment, and confront complex land use and demographic challenges. The team provides mentorship and direct consulting to mayors and their senior leaders in Master Planning, Neighborhood Revitalization, Land Use Planning, Housing and Community Development, Public Space, and in related fields to help achieve key goals.
What: Bloomberg Associates (BA) seeks an Urban Planning Team Project Manager to conceptualize, develop, and manage a range of projects relating to urban planning, public realm transformation, and urban economic development for multiple client cities. The Project Manager will serve as a core member of the Urban Planning team, working in close collaboration with his/her fellow teammates and colleagues across the organization to provide innovative, high quality advisory services and support to client cities.
S/he must be an experienced urban planning professional, with his or her core experience in land use planning. S/he would ideally also have expertise in the areas of economic development, such as crafting economic revitalization strategies, formulating public private partnerships, developing governance and management structures, and developing affordable housing and community development strategies.
S/he must be a strategic thinker with proven expertise in project management, analytical skills relating to urban planning, a service oriented mindset, attention to detail, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. S/he must be a team player who can manage projects from start to end, work with many stakeholders, and thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment. The ideal candidate would have experience working with government officials in international and domestic cities.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Transportation & Economic Development Coordinator - County of Kankakee, IL
Who: County of Kankakee, Illinois
What: Under supervision of the Executive Director of the MPO and the President of the Economic Alliance, works with stakeholders and partners to coordinate transportation and economic development projects related to major expansions of industrial and commercial enterprises within the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) planning area to ensure technical competence and compliance with all current local, state, and federal policies, standards, guidelines, and criteria.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, including:
What: Under supervision of the Executive Director of the MPO and the President of the Economic Alliance, works with stakeholders and partners to coordinate transportation and economic development projects related to major expansions of industrial and commercial enterprises within the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) planning area to ensure technical competence and compliance with all current local, state, and federal policies, standards, guidelines, and criteria.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, including:
- Knowledge of planning programs and processes, transportation planning, and its components and knowledge of grants and funding for transportation and economic development projects.
- Thorough knowledge of Federal and State laws, statutes and ordinances governing planning, transportation, and economic development.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with other professionals in the transportation planning field, and with employees, and the general public.
Programme Officer (environmental mgmt.) - UN Committee on Social Development
Who: United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development is a coalition of organizations dedicated to working towards
people-centered social change and development through the United Nations.
The NGO Committee on Social Development is dedicated to raising awareness of and contributing to
discussions on social development issues taken up by the United Nations (UN) System and in particular
by the UN Commission for Social Development. The Committee also advocates on social development
issues in other forums such as the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the
Commission on the Status of Women, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and at the General
Assembly. Committee members keep one another informed and deliver group statements to the UN
voicing ideas and positions on key social development issues. In addition, the Committee is focused
contributing to the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit on Social Development.
The NGO Committee on Social Development is a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-
Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO).
What:
Duty Station: Multiple, Job Opening Number: 02-PO- UNNGOSOCDEV -1900-H-MULTIPLE, Pay Grade: P4 - $151,031 – 169,540
Under the overall guidance of the Director of SRO-EA and the direct supervision of the Head of the Business Support Cluster, the incumbent will be responsible for programme and project management functions at the SRO throughout their entire life cycle, including conceptualization, formulation, planning, resourcing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and closure.
Specifically, the Programme Officer:
What:
Duty Station: Multiple, Job Opening Number: 02-PO- UNNGOSOCDEV -1900-H-MULTIPLE, Pay Grade: P4 - $151,031 – 169,540
Under the overall guidance of the Director of SRO-EA and the direct supervision of the Head of the Business Support Cluster, the incumbent will be responsible for programme and project management functions at the SRO throughout their entire life cycle, including conceptualization, formulation, planning, resourcing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and closure.
Specifically, the Programme Officer:
Transport Planner - United Nations Committee on Social Development
Who: United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development is a coalition of organizations dedicated to working towards
people-centered social change and development through the United Nations.
The NGO Committee on Social Development is dedicated to raising awareness of and contributing to
discussions on social development issues taken up by the United Nations (UN) System and in particular
by the UN Commission for Social Development. The Committee also advocates on social development
issues in other forums such as the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the
Commission on the Status of Women, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and at the General
Assembly. Committee members keep one another informed and deliver group statements to the UN
voicing ideas and positions on key social development issues. In addition, the Committee is focused
contributing to the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit on Social Development.
The NGO Committee on Social Development is a substantive committee of the Conference of Non-
Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO).
What:
Duty Station: Multiple, Job Opening Number: 18-TP- UNNGOSOCDEV -7234-N-MULTIPLE, Pay Grade: P4 - $151,031 – 169,540
The expert will be assigned to the Ministry of Transport (MOT) under the supervision of the National Project Co-ordinator (NPC), the Deputy Minister for Roads, and the overall supervision from the Chief of Water, Natural Resources and Small Islands Branch, United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development (NGOSOCDEV). The expert will co-operate with the other United Nations personnel and officials of the MOT.
In particular the expert will contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the project, namely:
(i) National Transport Strategy (NTS) development and implementation; and
(ii) Strengthening Public Administration (assist in the process of strengthening the administrative capacities) of the Ministry of Transport; (MOT).
In this context the expert will perform the following functions:
(1)Assist the MOT in identifying and evaluating related issues, in preparing work programmes, terms of references, proposals for sector policies, and other papers as deemed necessary
Candidate should have knowledge and understanding of geographic information systems and related fields. Ability to provide technical and procedural advice in a wide range of transport planning issues; ability to integrate knowledge with broader strategic, policy and operational objectives; conceptual and strategic analytical capacity to understand cartographic/GIS production and mapping and very important GIS applications for road planning and management.
What:
Duty Station: Multiple, Job Opening Number: 18-TP- UNNGOSOCDEV -7234-N-MULTIPLE, Pay Grade: P4 - $151,031 – 169,540
The expert will be assigned to the Ministry of Transport (MOT) under the supervision of the National Project Co-ordinator (NPC), the Deputy Minister for Roads, and the overall supervision from the Chief of Water, Natural Resources and Small Islands Branch, United Nations NGO Committee on Social Development (NGOSOCDEV). The expert will co-operate with the other United Nations personnel and officials of the MOT.
In particular the expert will contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the project, namely:
(i) National Transport Strategy (NTS) development and implementation; and
(ii) Strengthening Public Administration (assist in the process of strengthening the administrative capacities) of the Ministry of Transport; (MOT).
In this context the expert will perform the following functions:
(1)Assist the MOT in identifying and evaluating related issues, in preparing work programmes, terms of references, proposals for sector policies, and other papers as deemed necessary
Candidate should have knowledge and understanding of geographic information systems and related fields. Ability to provide technical and procedural advice in a wide range of transport planning issues; ability to integrate knowledge with broader strategic, policy and operational objectives; conceptual and strategic analytical capacity to understand cartographic/GIS production and mapping and very important GIS applications for road planning and management.
Associates and Sr. Associate (3 positions), Investment Research - Heitman (Chicago)
Who: Founded in 1966, Heitman LLC is a global real estate investment management firm with approximately $40 billion in assets under management. Heitman’s real estate investment strategies include direct investments in the equity or debt capitalization of a property or in the securities of listed and publicly traded real estate companies. Heitman serves a global client base with clients from North American, European, Middle Eastern and Asia-Pacific institutions, pension plans, foundations and corporations and individual investors. Headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Los Angeles, London, Luxembourg, Frankfurt, Munich, Warsaw, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, and Melbourne, Heitman’s more than 325 employees offer specialized expertise – from a specific discipline to local insight.
What: Heitman is seeking two Associates and a Senior Associate to join the firm’s Investment Research group. This position involves research into economic, capital market, and property market trends in support of the firm’s investment strategies in private equity and debt and real estate securities. Research is an integral part of the investment process at Heitman and the focus of significant corporate resources.
The department is charged with:
What: Heitman is seeking two Associates and a Senior Associate to join the firm’s Investment Research group. This position involves research into economic, capital market, and property market trends in support of the firm’s investment strategies in private equity and debt and real estate securities. Research is an integral part of the investment process at Heitman and the focus of significant corporate resources.
The department is charged with:
- Targeting market and property-level investment opportunities
- Underwriting market assumptions for specific assets as part of the acquisitions, asset management and dispositions process
- Framing investment strategies to capitalize on capital and property market opportunities
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