Real Estate Development Analyst

Position Summary
The Development Finance Initiative DFI at the School of Government partners with local governments in North Carolina and beyond to attract private investment for transformative projects by providing specialized finance and development expertise. DFI partners with communities on projects including: building reuse and downtown revitalization; master development planning and ; community and neighborhood development; industrial shell buildings; small business loan programs; and affordable housing development. DFI has worked on over 250 projects since its inception in 2010. DFI projects have resulted in over one billion dollars in private investment. DFI is experiencing high demand for its services and accordingly is seeking to expand its talented team of missiondriven real estate development experts. The Development Finance Initiative DFI a program of the School of Government is recruiting a Real Estate Development Analyst for a fulltime EHRA NonFaculty appointment. The Real Estate Development Analyst position reports to the DFI Associate Director and will work in close collaboration with DFI Project Managers. This position will perform advanced data extraction manipulation management and sophisticated analysis for real estate development projects aimed at assisting local governments with recruiting tens of millions of dollars in private investment for projects that accomplish local community and economic development goals. This includes measuring job growth demographic analysis assessing housing needs analyzing neighborhood or downtown tax parcel data modeling publicprivate partnerships and other types of analysis. Analysts will work with project leads to develop narratives about local market conditions and challenges while also participating in project strategy sessions. The ideal candidate will thrive in a quantitative research environment demonstrates intellectual curiosity enjoys data visualization challenges and is excited by real estate development practices publicprivate partnerships and community development strategies. Responsibilities will include the following: creating analytic data files using techniques to extract and aggregate community and market information; performing sophisticated geospatial analysis using GIS and parcel data; conducting market analyses and financial feasibility modeling; and designing and preparing reports and presentations. The position will also include oversight training and support of graduate student fellows in extracting manipulating managing and analyzing data. The Real Estate Development Analyst will work with a team of analysts to standardize and improve analytical processes. The successful candidate will be highly organized creative extremely detail oriented and selfdriven. The candidate will also be an effective interpersonal communicator with demonstrated ability to respond to changing workloads and priorities. The School of Government recognizes the importance of an educational and work environment in which all individuals are respected and valued. To that end we are strongly committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. For more information about the Schools commitment to diversity please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page: Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Directly related experience or demonstrated interest in missiondriven real estate development affordable housing and/or community economic development. Strong critical thinking and analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to work independently creatively and accurately in a fastpaced environment with multiple projects and stringent deadlines. A high level of competency with GIS mapping: experience conducting geospatial analysis site suitability socioeconomic and demographic analysis. A high level of competency in Microsoft Excel. Data project management experience: extracting cleaning organizing and merging raw or uncleaned data for analysis. A high level of competency with demographic and market data sources (such as but not limited to data products from the US Census Bureau of Labor Statistics or HUD CHAS data). Experience analyzing relevant qualitative datasets including but not limited to survey responses zoning codes or other local government ordinances. Strong data visualization and communication skills. Demonstrated experience distilling translating and communicating complex analysis into key findings for specific audiences. Strong interpersonal skills (ability to manage sideways comfort giving and receiving feedback etc. as well as an ability to interact effectively with colleagues who have a variety of working styles.

Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Experience in community development real estate or other related fields OR a Masters degree in planning geography public administration public policy business administration or a related field. Experience with (or eagerness to learn) cleaning analyzing and visualizing data in R. Strong financial modeling skills related to real estate development including experience modeling debt cash flows and tax credits (historic lowincome housing mill and/or new markets). Experience working directly for a local government or with local governments as clients and/or with publicprivate partnerships. Experience conducting market research and analysis for real estate development including supply and demand for commercial space housing and/or hospitality. Advanced knowledge of real estate capital markets.