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Managing Director, Urban Analytics at Center for Neighborhood Technology

Type: Full Time / Hybrid
Experience: Director Level
Salary: $115,000 a year

Description
The Managing Director of Urban Analytics plays a pivotal role in leading and advancing analytical capabilities to drive informed decision-making in advocating for and creating equitable, sustainable, and resilient neighborhoods. This key leadership position will contribute to our mission by utilizing data-informed insights to influence strategic initiatives, policy advocacy, and community-driven programs.
The Urban Analytics team serves as CNT’s analytical arm, offering vital support to both CNT’s programs and mission-aligned partners. This position will lead a team of seasoned staff with diverse backgrounds in physics, public health, urban planning, environmental justice, computer science, and full stack web design. This team has led projects related to transportation equity, air quality and the development and maintenance of CNT’s acclaimed tools (i.e. H+T Index, AllTransit, ETOD tool, Urban Flooding Baseline, and the Green Values Calculator). The team’s core competencies and skills cover a wide range, including GIS and statistical analysis, data visualization, and user experience skills for creating effective web tools and print materials including the management and maintenance of the technical infrastructure needed to support our projects.
Full job description and application available here.

Originations Analyst- National Equity Fund, Inc. (Chicago or NY)

Who: National Equity Fund, Inc. (NEF), a leading non-profit syndicator of low-income housing tax credits.

What: Originations Analyst for Chicago or New York offices. The primary function of these positions is to provide analytical support to the originators on a regional team in the underwriting of low-income housing tax credit investments. The analyst will assist in evaluating the feasibility of investments including, evaluating the market, sponsor capacity, reviewing loan documents, and preparing projections; prepare engagement or commitment letters, assist with investment committee write-ups, investment proposal, closings, and evaluation of potential adjusters post-closing. In addition, candidate must be able to analyze project’s financing, development budget, construction schedule, operating expenses, debt service, market comparability and developer capacity; utilize and become proficient in NEF’s pricing and underwriting model. Gain a thorough understanding of tax laws related to the LIHTC and Historic Credits and become proficient in understanding secondary financing, including CDBG, HOME, AHP, and other local funds. Develop and maintain extensive knowledge of real estate underwriting and Section 42 requirements.

GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT (INTERN) - City of Fort Collins, CO

GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT (INTERN)

City of Fort Collins, CO

Looking to make an impact in a choice community? Want to jump-start your local government career? Think you have what it takes to be a City Manager one day? If so, the City of Fort Collins is the place for you!

The City of Fort Collins, CO is accepting applications for the position of Graduate Management Assistant. This position provides future municipal leaders an opportunity to catapult their careers and learn from seasoned professionals in a community consistently rated as one of the best places to live in the country. Come find out the “secret sauce” of Fort Collins in a position that is equal parts work and fun. The Management Assistant will have the opportunity to learn about the inner-workings of a full-service city, make a difference in day-to-day projects, and contribute to the organization at the executive leadership level.

The City of Fort Collins is nationally renowned for:

 A strong tradition of community engagement

 Commitment to social, economic, and environmental sustainability

 Being America’s most satisfied city according to Time Magazine

Past Graduate Management Assistants have gone on to become City Managers, Assistant Town Administrators and Assistants to City Managers. Each learned leadership, honed communication skills, participated on multidisciplinary teams and contributed meaningful (resume-building) work.

The Management Assistant will be involved in research, analytical work, and managing special  projects. This position represents a one-year internship. Applicants must have completed or
substantially completed coursework toward a Master of Public Administration or closely related
degree by June 2016. Salary: $37,500 per year with excellent benefits.

For more information and to apply visit http://www.fcgov.com/citymanager/internship.php by January 19th, 2016.

Engagement Editor, Curbed - New York City, NY

Curbed is Seeking an Engagement Editor—Is It You?

We're looking for a great engagement editor to join the team in our New York office and help us grow and diversify our existing audience, while reaching potential readers who don't even know we exist, turning Curbed into a multi-platform juggernaut for all intelligent home-related content. 
Curbed's engagement editor is a senior role designed for someone with experience in journalism, social media strategy, analytics, and PR. You'll be sitting on Curbed's leadership team and report directly to the editor-in-chief, with authority to help shape network-wide content for different audiences on all of our various social platforms. You will also supervise a social media manager and oversee social strategy across all Curbed sites. Think this is you? Apply here!