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Jefferson East, Inc. and LISC AmeriCorps are seeking a qualified candidate to serve as "Housing Development Research Associate”. The candidate will serve 300 hours through the end of his/her term.
This is a paid AmeriCorps position that will report to JEI’s CEO & liaise closely with the Director of Housing & Neighborhood Services. The qualified candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain effective working relationships with a diverse populations—i.e. from residents to municipal, state, and federal offices and agencies.
This position will enhance and expand on the JEI housing services team activities by:
Creating an implementation strategy to establish a Jefferson East Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO).
Developing a framework for a corridor wide referral network that leverages JEI’s position as a City of Detroit Housing Resource Center.
Conducting research and assessment of potential referral partners’ service offerings.
Developing a framework for Rental Tenant Assistance Programs.
Conducting research and provide recommendations of program modifications and enhancements.
Providing written updates & executing any actions needed that arise from attendance at municipal, community, or partner meetings, to JEI related to rental, mortgage, financial assistance programs CARES Act legislation: federal &/or state.
Assisting with permanent resource page development for JEI’s Neighborhood Resource HUB.
Researching health & housing focused programs that would be relevant to JEI’s Housing Services.
Assisting with baseline strategy development to implement interconnected and client centered service delivery.
Please review the attached job description for more information. Provide a cover letter, resume, and two writing samples to jobs@jeffersoneast.org by May 29, 2020. Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be accepted.