Director of Research - National Main Street Center

Who: National Main Street Center

What: Over the past 40 years, the National Main Street Center (NMSC) – a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation – has led a transformational movement, working with 2000+ communities around the country to revitalize and re-energize their older and historic downtown commercial districts.The NMSC’s two core programs for supporting community revitalization efforts are Main Street America and UrbanMain.

Through these programs, we are dedicated to helping communities understand the connection between creating quality places and economic competitiveness and equipping them with the tools to make that connection a reality. Since its inception, the NMSC’s approach has earned a reputation as one of the most powerful community-based economic development tools in the nation, generating over $79 billion in reinvestment in downtown areas.

Program Assistant, Education & Training, National Main Street Center - Chicago, IL

Program Assistant, Education & Training

National Main Street Center

Professional Area: 

Community Development and Redevelopment

Economic Planning and Development

Preservation

Experience: 

1-3 years

Email: 

300450-CS-1718@nthp.hrmdirect.com

Website: 

http://www.mainstreet.org

Location: 

Chicago, IL

This position is responsible for providing assistance for the development and implementation of the Main Street America Institute (MSAI), the National Main Street Center’s signature educational and training offering for advanced professional development in downtown and commercial district revitalization. The MSAI aims to provide a comprehensive, intensive yet convenient curriculum structure featuring both online and onsite coursework, and is focused on strengthening the knowledge and skills of our professionals in their efforts to lead successful revitalization programs.

Over the past 35 years, the National Main Street Center (NMSC) – a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation – has led a transformational movement, working with communities around the country to revitalize and re-energize their downtown commercial districts. We are passionate about helping communities understand the connection between creating quality urban places and economic competitiveness – and equipping them with the tools to make that connection a reality. Since its inception, the NMSC’s approach has earned a reputation as one of the most powerful economic development tools in the nation, generating over $61.7 billion in reinvestments in downtown areas.

The Education and Training Assistant is a part-time, temporary position which is anticipated to run from November 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. The hours will range between 15 – 25 hours per week.

Duties

• Support the Manager of Content & Education and the Director of Leadership Development in launching the Main Street Institute in January 2016.
• Help coordinate and schedule regular Institute task force meetings and serve as the key point person for the group when necessary. 
• Assist with the logistics of the in-person trainings and online trainings, including monitoring registration, handling content and materials, coordinating contracts and services, and serving as the primary liaison between the instructors and the Content & Education Manager.
• Assist with the tracking of the project budget and reporting duties as needed.
• Serve as a point of contact for the Institute participants and handle requests as needed.
• Assist with the communications and promotions of the Institute, including but not limited to posting content to the website and assisting with email marketing.
• Support the programs efforts to reach and engage with a larger, broader and more culturally diverse audience.
• Monitor participant satisfaction.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• At least 1-2 years of professional level experience, particularly in a matrixed and geographically dispersed non-profit.
• Experience helping to coordinate projects.
• Basic analytical and problem solving skills, including issue identification and prioritization.
• Basic project-organization skills. Ability to achieve results with moderate supervision.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience successfully interacting with key stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate to achieve results. 
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task efficiently and respond to a high volume of ongoing requests in a timely fashion. Strong organizational skills required.
• Ability to continually develop skills related to use of rapidly changing technology and communications best practices.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and skill set essential.
• Ability to adapt and be flexible in a dynamic work environment
• Demonstrated success in helping to market to and engage culturally diverse audiences and partners.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel required. Familiarity with other software, including databases, a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent years of experience) required. Studies in planning, preservation or similar field preferred.

How to Apply
To apply, please include a cover letter in the body of a message and email your resume as a Word, PDF or Text document to 300450-CS-1718@nthp.hrmdirect.com

Vice President of Revitalization Programs, National Main Street Center - Chicago, IL

Vice President of Revitalization Programs 

National Main Street Center

Professional Area: 

Community Development and Redevelopment

Preservation

Experience: 

More than 10 years

Contact person: 

Human Resources

Email: 

260572-CS-1718@nthp.hrmdirect.com

Website: 

http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/

Location: 

Chicago, IL

Over the past 35 years, the National Main Street Center (NMSC) – a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation – has led a transformational movement, working with 2000+ communities around the country to revitalize and re-energize their downtown commercial districts through a focus on reusing and rehabilitating older and historic buildings. We are passionate about helping communities understand the connection between creating quality urban places and economic competitiveness, and equipping them with the tools to make that connection a reality. Since its inception, the NMSC’s approach has earned a reputation as one of the most powerful economic development tools in the nation, generating over $61 billion in reinvestments in downtown areas.

The Vice President of Revitalization Programs will play a key leadership role in the National Main Street Center’s work to inspire and enable communities to build economically vibrant downtown and neighborhood commercial districts. This position will lead the launch of the renewed and re-imagined Four Point Approach, the Center’s signature revitalization framework. In this capacity, the Vice President will help existing Main Street communities transition to this new tool, as well as help the Center reach new communities with this refreshed framework. Overseeing the Field Services team, the Vice President will also lead the Center’s efforts to expand technical service offerings, and offer preservation-based economic revitalization services directly to communities.

As the CEO’s senior direct report, this position serves as a deputy, helping provide leadership for operational, financial and administrative functions of the Main Street Center, in support of and coordination with the CEO. In the absence of the CEO, the Vice President also may serve as the principal staff and Board liaison and, as assigned, serve as Acting CEO, acting in accordance with the role and responsibilities of the CEO. As the CEO’s senior direct report, this position serves as a deputy, helping provide leadership as needed for operational, financial and administrative functions of the Main Street Center, in support of and coordination with the CEO. In the absence of the CEO, the Vice President also may serve as the principal staff and Board liaison and, as assigned, serve as Acting CEO, acting in accordance with the role and responsibilities of the CEO.

The successful candidate will be an outstanding team player and manager, and be a thought leader in the field of economic development, able to offer critical insights and expertise on strategies that most effectively enable communities to revitalize their downtowns.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum 20 years professional experience, including at least 12 years in progressively responsible senior management roles. Demonstrated experience executing successful non-profit organizational-development strategies and tactics. 
• At least 12 years of experience leading large cross-departmental projects and teams, preferably in a national level, non-profit setting. 
• Commercial revitalization subject area expertise; background with the Main Street Four Point Approach strongly preferred, with strong business acumen and analytic ability. 
• Previous fundraising experience required, including strategic roles in grant writing and funder relationship management. 
• Knowledge of organizational effectiveness strategies, leadership development, assessment methodologies, changes management and performance management solutions, with demonstrated ability to provide strategic leadership. 
• Self motivated, goal-oriented with a proven track record of results. Able to achieve significant high quality results with only minimal supervision, meaning general directions given with regular status checks. 
• Excellent consulting and diagnostic skills, with ability to foresee and plan around obstacles to produce desired outcomes. Training, and experience training others, in project management methods a plus. 
• Advanced analytical, problem solving (issue identification and prioritization) skills are essential for this role, plus the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysis. 
• Experience with analytics -- specifically with techniques such as data mining and forecasting. 
• Advanced project management, department-management and client-management skills, with the ability to develop and execute short and long terms plans including the establishment of goals and outcome measures. Dependability essential, with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation, preferred. 
• Demonstrated experience leading departments, as well as successfully managing key internal and external stakeholders and relationships. Proven ability to train, motivate and manage staff in a fast-paced, high-performing environment. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate plans and outcomes at all levels of the organization. Ability to communicate with staff at remote locations essential. 
• Persuasive, polished presentation skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skills, with proven ability to collaborate across departments to implement processes and achieve results. Track record of building and maintaining productive relationships with multiple stakeholders. 
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task efficiently and respond to a high volume of ongoing requests in a timely fashion. Ability to adapt and be flexible in a dynamic work environment. 
• Proven ability to continually develop skills related to use of rapidly changing technology and communications best practices. 
• Entrepreneurial spirit and skill set essential. Ability to delegate as possible. 
• Demonstrated success in marketing to and engaging culturally diverse audiences and partners. 
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint required. 
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent years of experience) required. Master’s degree or equivalent experience required, preferably in planning, preservation or similar field 
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 35% of time.

Program Assistant of Content and Communications, The National Main Street Center - Chicago, IL

The National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is
looking for a Program Assistant of Content and Communications that will assist with the membership
communications efforts of the National Main Street Center. Primary responsibilities include
preparing the National Main Street Center's weekly newsletter, updating the Center's website, and
handling the Center's social media.

It's a great opportunity for a recent planning school graduate interested in communicating the
connection between creating quality urban places and economic competitiveness. For more details
and to apply visit http://bit.ly/1xt54tI.


More information about the National Main Street Center:
The National Main Street Center is a national organization committed to historic
preservation-based community revitalization. Through education, outreach, hands-on training,
online resources, facilitating connections and conferences, we inspire and enable leaders across
the country to build strong communities. For the past 34 years, the National Main Street Center
has equipped more than 2,000 communities with an organizing framework to preserve and revitalize
their traditional downtowns and commercial districts.

By using the Main Street Four Point
Approach(r)<http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/about-main-street/the-approach/>, the
affiliated Main Street organizations that make up the Main Street Network have rehabbed more than
246,000 buildings, produced $59.6 billion in investment, and created 502,728 jobs, (see more on
our reinvestment
statistics<http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/about-main-street/reinvestment-statistics-1.html>).
Building on this successful foundation, the National Main Street Center is committed to expanding
the impact of the Main Street program by providing a new generation of research and resources to
existing Main Street programs and extending our reach to other commercial districts that are not
yet part of the Main Street Network.

Municipal Planner - The Village of New Paltz, NY

Municipal Planner

The Village of New Paltz

January 20, 2015

Contact person: 

Kathryn Doyle-Bunker

Phone: 

845-255-0130

Fax: 

845-255-4305

Email: 

villageclerk@villageofnewpaltz.org

Website: 

http://villageofnewpaltz.org

Location: 

New Paltz, NY

Municipal Planner

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

An employee in this class is responsible for the professional and technical work related to municipal planning.  The incumbent will assist in the preparation and implementation of municipal plans and programs which may include the comprehensive plan, housing programs, main street programs, Greenway compact, and farmland protection. The incumbent will also provide support for the Municipal Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and the Municipal Board’s technical assistance efforts to other government agencies and assist other municipal departments in preparation for grant applications and environmental reviews. Employees in this class perform  Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data analysis and Mapping, and the building and Maintenance of databases. The work is performed under the direct supervision of the Building Department Director, with leeway allowed for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative in work methods. Supervision is not normally a function of this class. Does related work as required.  For the Village of New Paltz the related work will also include grant writing.

                

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

The typical work activities listed below, while providing representative examples of the variety of work assignments in the title do not describe any individual position.  Incumbents in this title may perform some or all of the following, as well as other related activities not described. 

• Assists in the development and delivery of a full range of municipal planning services;
• Assists in obtaining data relative to land use for the municipality;
• Assists in the preparation and implementation of the municipal plans and programs which may include the comprehensive plan, housing programs, main street programs, Greenway Compact, and farmland land protection;
• Supports the Municipal Board’s technical assistance efforts to the other government agencies;
• Assists other municipal departments in preparation for grant applications to other government agencies;
• Assists other municipal departments in preparation for grant applications and environmental reviews;
• Provides support for the Municipal Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals;
• Performs Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data analysis and mapping, and the building and maintenance databases;
• Attends meetings and conferences as required;
• Provides Liaison with local government officials and the public;
• Prepares detailed narrative and statistical reports;
• May prepare line drawings, charts, designs and layouts to scale;

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Good knowledge of the purposes, principles, terminology and practices employed in municipal Planning including zoning and subdivision regulations; good knowledge of New York State Planning laws and programs; working knowledge of the sociological economic, environmental, physical design, and research factors in problems involving planning and development; working knowledge reviewing development plans and community development activities; working knowledge of computers and computer programs involving word processing, mapping, graphic visual methods, and statistical data as applied to community planning; working knowledge of current accepted methods for data collection analysis and interpretation of statistical data; ability to understand complex oral and written directions to write and speak in a clear and concise manner; ability to get along well with others; ability to communicate and deal effectively with others; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the positions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:

A.            Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State recognized college or university with a Masters Degree (five year program) in Architecture or Urban Design; OR

B.            Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State recognized college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Planning ; OR

C.            Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State recognized college or university with an Bachelor’s Degree in Planning or a closely related field and one year of experience in community planning or related work ; OR

D.            An equivalent combination of training and experience as described in A, B and C above.

Note:  After appointment in this class, incumbents are required to complete any training which may be mandated by any state or local laws.

ULSTER COUNTY

4453                                                                                 Adopted: December  8, 2008

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume via e-mailclerk@villageofnewpaltz.org.  Please, NO PHONE CALLS.

Planner, City of Tulsa - Tulsa, OK

Planner

City of Tulsa

September 16, 2014

Experience: 

1-3 years

Phone: 

918-596-7427

Website: 

http://www.cityoftulsa.org

Location: 

Tulsa, OK

Tulsa is located in the northeastern quadrant of Oklahoma, right in the heart of "Green Country." The rolling green hills and wooded terrain offer a temperate climate. Art deco masterpieces are prevalent in many of our downtown buildings and churches. Spectacular works of art dot the trails of our beautiful River Parks. From the Tulsa Ballet and Tulsa Opera, to Broadway plays and musicals at the Performing Arts Center, to the Philbrook and the largest collection of Western American art at the Gilcrease, Tulsa's rich cultural legacy greatly enhances our citizen's quality of life.

The City of Tulsa seeks to fill three professional planning positions in the Planning Division. Positions all report directly to the Director of Planning & Development and are part of a core team of planners, technicians and project managers focused on the development and implementation of adopted long range plans for the City. We are looking for planners to supplement and advance the work of our current team. Ideal candidates will demonstrate:

• Excellent written and oral presentation skills
• Ability to facilitate or support public engagement activities such as neighborhood meetings, charrettes, visioning workshops and other similar meetings
• Data mining and technical support/analysis (e.g. census, economic and demographic analysis, mapping)
• Knowledge of graphics programs used most commonly for planning applications (InDesign, Sketchup, ArcGIS, etc.)
• Ability to develop and present information using tools such as PowerPoint
• Project management skills
• Knowledge of urban design and urban planning best practices
• Technical support including mapping
• Ability to delegate and to work in a team environment
• Positive attitude and desire to contribute to positive growth of the community
• AICP preferred (especially for Planner II and III positions)

*Historic Preservation Specialist*

An applicant with experience and demonstrated technical skills in the area of historic preservation is desirable for at least one of these positions. The ideal candidate for this role will have a clear working knowledge of administration of historic preservation regulations, reviews for permits or certificates of appropriateness, service as staff support to a preservation commission and managing Section 106 reviews related to use of federal funds. Knowledge of incentive and economic development programs and tools such as Main Street and Historic Tax Credits is preferred.

Salary: Negotiable based on qualifications

The positions may be filled at any of the following levels depending upon the applicant’s qualifications and experience:

Planner I

Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, urban planning, architecture, or one of the social sciences, and one (1) year of experience in a planning capacity and/or in obtaining grants, alliances, partnerships, and sponsorships; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Planner II

Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, urban planning, or one of the social sciences with an emphasis in social, manpower planning, land use planning, urban design, economic development, or a closely related field; and two (2) years of experience in a planning capacity or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Planner III

Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, urban planning or one of the social sciences with an emphasis in social, manpower planning, land use planning, urban design, economic development or a closely related field; and four (4) years of experience in a planning capacity or an equivalent combination of training and experience.