Washington, DC23 days ago
In particular, the ability to multi-task, strong organizational skills, time management, and attention to detail, including familiarity with project management software and frameworks; Strong facilitation and convening skills, or demonstrated interest in developing them; comfort designing and running participatory events with mixed audiences (residents, practitioners, city staff); Excellent research, writing, presentation, and communication skills, with a preference for plain-language, practitioner-focused writing; Entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm for finding creative and unique approaches and opportunities; Competence working across structured networks and multi-stakeholder partnerships; Demonstrated interest in or dedication to fostering equitable outcomes across society, and especially for lower-income communities, communities of color, and other historically-marginalized communities; Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of collaborative teams including both internal and external partners; Curiosity, eagerness, and ability to develop new knowledge and skills, including on climate migration and housing planning topics; Ability to travel up to 20 percent of time, including to GLRN cohort cities in the Midwest. Serve as a co-facilitator when appropriate; Interface with city partners, community-based organizations, and subject-matter experts to ensure GLRN activities are grounded in local context and reflect community priorities; Support grant-seeking processes, including contributing to proposals and funder communications, and grant reporting; Evaluation and capture of learnings, ensuring that the initiative generates evidence of impact and insights that can scale to additional U.S. receiving cities; The remaining 25 percent of time will focus on supporting the FLH team more generally, including but not limited to:Contribute to the design and implementation of FLH’s broader housing work, ranging from policy and communication projects to mixed-methods research; Support external communications and events for FLH, including the monthly newsletter, web page, social media, webinars, and in-person events, and other engagements; Communicate our work with teams internal and external to New America, including housing policymakers, advocates, academics, funders, and practitioners working on climate mobility; Additional responsibilities and duties may be dictated by events and circumstances.