Real Estate Development Analyst

Full job posting: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/287244

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 execution;
• 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 mission-driven 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 full-time EHRA Non-Faculty 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 public-private 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, public-private 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 self-driven. The candidate will also be an effective interpersonal communicator with demonstrated ability to respond to changing workloads and priorities.