Bloomberg Associates (BA) is Bloomberg Philanthropies’ pro bono consulting service founded by Michael R. Bloomberg, the 108th Mayor of New York City and Founder of Bloomberg LP, as a philanthropic venture. We provide services to cities that help governments improve the quality of life of their citizens. BA works across nine (9) different focus areas: Cultural Assets Management, Marketing & Communications, Media and Digital Strategies, Municipal Integrity, Social Services, Sustainability, Transportation, Economic Development and Urban Planning, with teams that have deep subject matter expertise and extensive experience in municipal government.
Position Description
The Sustainability Team at Bloomberg Associates is seeking a Housing Fellow to support the team with various client city engagements. The team’s housing lead supports municipal clients across projects including but not limited to developing and advising on housing needs assessments, policy research, program development, and strategic planning.
The fellow should have baseline affordable housing expertise and an interest in sustainability to accelerate the teams work in U.S. and European cities. They should have a level of comfort with data/program analysis, desktop research, affordable housing best practices, and developing presentations.
This role will be part-time, working on average 20 hours per week. The Fellow would be on an initial 6-month contract.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development of Housing Needs Assessment(s); perform data analyses, create maps and other data visualizations, and develop presentations or reports.
- Support in the development of public facing housing dashboards, backend data infrastructure, and governing SOPs in multiple cities.
- Undertake housing policy and program best practice research; produce case studies and comparative analyses.
- Develop specific programmatic recommendations including but not limited to funding, eligibility requirements, and selection criteria, etc.
- Support municipal staff in the implementation of housing programs, as needed.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in related field and a minimum of two years’ relevant professional experience in affordable housing, urban planning, or municipal government
- A strategic and analytical mindset with attention to detail and a complete focus on delivery
- A proven track record of strong project execution, policy research, project management and results driven impact
- Strong communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders
- Clear and concise writing skills
- Ability to convey complex data in simple PowerPoint design (ability to use Tableau software would also be helpful)
- Comfortable working through ambiguity to create paths forward
- An entrepreneurial self-starter can do approach with the ability to think and plan creatively
- A quick learner, able to absorb and synthesize large amounts of information
Pay Range Per Hour: $25.50-$30