Assistant Director, DFI

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Posted: 16-Mar-24

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Salary: Open

Internal Number: 276546

Vacancy ID: NF0007946

Position Summary/Description:

The Assistant Director for Data & Analytics oversees the quality, accuracy, and communication of analysis across Development Finance Initiative (DFI) projects, managing and improving the organization's analytical capacity, and supporting the organization's educational mission using best data practices to make decisions related to real estate development. This position will lead a team of analysts conducting advanced data extraction, manipulation, management, and sophisticated analysis for real estate development projects aimed at assisting local governments leverage 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. In addition to performing advanced data analysis and synthesis for DFI projects, the Assistant Director will also be responsible for recruiting, training, retention, capacity management, quality control, performance, and the long-term professional development of the Analyst team.
In addition to oversight of the Analyst team and analytical work products, the Assistant Director will assume oversight of the analytical quality, accuracy, and integrity of the organization's work products across all projects. The Assistant Director for Data & Analytics will work closely with project leads as a key advisor to develop narratives about local market conditions and challenges, while also participating in project strategy sessions, reviewing draft presentations, and advising on analysis used in final deliverables used by elected boards across the state to execute on multimillion dollar public-private partnerships. The Assistant Director for Data & Analytics will also maintain their own portfolio of DFI pre-development feasibility analysis projects that are particularly steeped in analysis, as well as pursue new lines of business that may be supported by DFI's analytical capabilities.
Additionally, the Assistant Director will supervise the organization's methodology practices, maintain code and dashboards, and other data tools, in keeping with industry best practices and standards and ensuring that the methodology remains accurate and relevant over time. This role will require expert-level knowledge in the data sources used during the pre-development feasibility analysis process, community economic development data sources, and local government planning regulations and ordinances, as well as how to translate this information for diverse audiences. The Assistant Director will manage an annual budget related to all of DFI's subscriptions as it relates to data and analytics and manage relationships with vendors and other partners that provide data and tools to DFI, such as the SOG Library and other stakeholders. This role will also support the organization's educational mission by building relationships with other SOG stakeholders and external partners on topics related to analytics in community development. This may include organizing or participating in events that demonstrate DFI's analytical approach to real estate development such as conferences or other events.

Education and Experience:

- Master's degree in planning, geography, business, or related field; and a minimum of five years of work experience related to real estate development analysis.
-Strong financial modeling skills related to real estate development including experience modeling debt, cash flows, and tax credits (historic, low-income housing, mill, and/or new markets).
-Experience working directly for a local government or with local governments as clients, and/or with public-private partnerships.
-Advanced knowledge of real estate capital markets.

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