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Program Officer - Enterprise Community Partners - Various locations

Program Officer 
Enterprise Community Partners
Location Any Enterprise Location


Job Summary
Working in the Solutions Department, the Program Officer will coordinate the delivery of technical assistance and grants to our affordable housing development partners through the Building Sustainable Organizations Initiative. Building Sustainable Organization’s goal is to ensure that affordable housing developers and owners are financially strong organizations with a strategic vision to provide quality housing and services as a platform to opportunity for their residents. This role requires learning and coordinating with experts involved across the affordable housing and community development delivery systems.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, creative, enthusiastic, effective team player eager to find innovative ways to develop and preserve affordable housing and revitalize our neighborhoods. The position requires working with a wide variety of public and private organizations and the ability to perform a wide array of tasks in a fast paced environment with light supervision.

Job Responsibilities (position 16:PAR-024)
• Participate on assigned technical assistance/consulting projects. Duties include: developing a scope of work and budget, maintaining client relationships, highlighting risks and opportunities, creating final report or tool and presenting to organizational management or board. Past projects have included: real estate portfolio analysis, business plan including 3 to 5 year cash flow projections and emergency plan for an organization nearing bankruptcy.
• Conducts site visits to current grantees and provides technical assistance as needed.
• Performs organizational and real estate financial analyses based on audits, pro formas and internal financial statements.
• Presents Enterprise research at workshops.
• Assists in the staffing of the Enterprise Community Leadership Council, a group of Enterprise’s strongest nonprofit development partners.

Qualifications
• Undergraduate degree and at least four (4) years of experience in relevant community development, public policy, government, banking and finance, nonprofit, or real estate development experience; graduate degree may substitute for up to two (2) years of experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of community development, affordable housing, nonprofit business, asset management and housing based human services.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office: Word, Power Point, Outlook, with advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Strong organizational skills and able to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with an ability to present and explain technical information in a way that assists others in gaining an understanding of the situation at hand.
• Successful experience working in a team setting with colleagues located across multiple offices desired.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of time.
• Evidence of commitment to social and environmental justice.

We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and skill sets.

Enterprise Business Partners, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V).

Details about Enterprise Business Partners, and a link to the application page may be found, here.

Fall Analyst Fellow, HR&A Advisors - New York, NY

Fall Analyst Fellow 

HR&A Advisors
Professional Area: 
Economic Planning and Development
Housing
Parks and Recreation Planning
Real Estate Development
Urban Design
Experience: 
Entry level
Phone: 
2129775597
Email: 
jobs@hraadvisors.com
Location: 
New YorkNY




Firm Overview | HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an industry-leading real estate, economic development and energy efficiency consulting firm. We have provided strategic advisory services for some of the most complex mixed-use, neighborhood, downtown, campus, and regional development projects across North America and abroad for clients in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Whether we are exploring the hidden potential an abandoned industrial waterfront, developing a financing strategy for energy efficient retrofits for a commercial building owner, or illustrating the economic benefits of parks and open space redevelopment, HR&A creates value by providing innovative and creative solutions to the complex challenges of economic development and real estate in urban environments.

Position Description | HR&A seeks part-time (approximately 20 hours) Analyst Fellows for the fall semester with potential for expansion over the academic year in our New York City office. Fellows are asked to take on responsibilities in line with those of the core analytical staff at HR&A. Tasks may include market research, case study research, economic and financial analyses, and public policy analysis, as well as preparation of marketing materials, proposals and client deliverables in the form of written reports and memos, PowerPoint presentations and Excel models.

Experience Required | Successful Analyst Fellows will be bright, independently-motivated critical thinkers and have a passion for urban development and policy. HR&A is seeking candidates who have completed their bachelor’s degree and are working towards completion of an advanced degree, preferably with a concentration in economic development, urban planning, real estate finance, public policy, and/or housing finance. Additional relevant work experience is preferred. Preference will be given to candidates able to commit to a fixed work schedule over the course of the semester. The candidate must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills; proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel, and other Office programs; and the ability to manage multiple assignments at once.  Furthermore, the candidate should be a highly motivated independent thinker who is extremely detail-oriented and sufficiently poised for client interaction.
Salary | Fellows will be paid a stipend based on experience and qualifications.
Submission | Please send cover letter and resume as a single PDF document (maximum of 2 pages) on the HR&A website at http://www.hraadvisors.com/contact/career-opportunities/. Your file must be named in the following format “LAST NAME.FIRST NAME.DATE.” Applications are due by September 11, 2015. For more information, please visit www.hraadvisors.com or contact us at jobs@hraadvisors.com
First round interviews are anticipated to be conducted in September. HR&A may contact candidates for brief phone conversations prior to these interviews. For more information, please visit www.hraadvisors.com or contact us at jobs@hraadvisors.com.
Please do not call regarding this position.