Real Estate Development Analyst

The Development Finance Initiative (DFI), a program of the School of Government, is recruiting a Real Estate Development Analyst for a full-time EHRA Non-Faculty appointment. The Real Estate Development Analyst position will operate under the supervision of the DFI Associate Director and will work in close collaboration with DFI Project Managers. This position will provide data extraction, manipulation, management and analysis for real estate development projects aimed at assisting local governments to recruit investment for projects that accomplish local community and economic development goals throughout North Carolina. The ideal candidate will thrive in a quantitative research environment, and demonstrates knowledge of the real estate development practices, public-private partnerships and community and economic development practices. Responsibilities will include the following: creating analytic data files using techniques to extract and aggregate community and market information, ArcGIS and financial data, conducting market analyses and financial feasibility modeling, and designing and preparing of reports, solicitations and presentations. The position will also include oversight, training, and support of graduate student fellows in extracting, manipulating, managing, and analyzing data. Over time, the Real Estate Development Analyst will help to standardize and improve analytical processes. The successful candidate will be highly organized, extremely detail oriented and self-driven. The candidate will also be an effective interpersonal communicator with demonstrated ability to respond to changing workloads and priorities.