Affordable Housing Operations Analyst - Fellowship

SUMMARY

The Affordable Housing Operations Fellow will be a member of the HHDC Property Management team. This is a full-time paid internship that provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the management of multifamily affordable housing, with exposure to key property management functions including administration, maintenance oversight, marketing and leasing, resident and community relations and financial reporting and control. This position will assist the Vice President of Property Management by performing assigned tasks related to the day-to-day operations of the HHDC portfolio. The fellow will also have an opportunity to develop inter-personal and administrative skills that are essential to successful property management professionals.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist VP of Property Management with assigned tasks to assist with property management administration, including clerical assistance, file maintenance, data entry


• Assisting the tracking of physical asset maintenance, including tracking work orders and other monitoring duties


• Support the marketing and leasing team with administrative and reporting duties


• Assist with planning, organizing and implementing resident activities


• Special projects assigned by AVP of Property Management


• Other duties as assigned

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Position experiences interruptions, need for frequent shifting priorities, and deadlines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee in an office setting to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: talking, hearing, walking, sitting, standing, stooping, kneeling or crouching, reaching, handling; carrying and lifting objects, using office and computer equipment (visual contact and keyboard manipulation) as well as the telephone system.

Travel required to prospective developments and for meetings in the community.

Regular, predictable attendance is an imperative job function. Evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in a related field (Real Estate, Finance, or Design Disciplines such as Architecture or Urban Planning).


• Demonstrated interest in mission-driven real estate development, affordable housing, and/or community economic development.


• Strong quantitative, financial analysis and Excel modeling skills are preferred.


• Must have excellent analytical skills, be detail oriented, have good business sense, and be able to work on numerous projects concurrently and prioritize workload independently.


• Have proven effective interpersonal and customer service skills.


• Excellent communication, collaboration and presentation skills required.


• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and other relevant software.

SUCCESS FACTORS

• Is ethical, responsible, and dependable and fulfills obligations.


• Is able to build relationships with peers, among leadership and across the organization.


• Exercises sound judgments in stressful situations in order to solve problems quickly and efficiently.


• Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability.