FW: Texas Low Income is hiring in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Van Zandt, Shannon S
From: Liz Wolff [mailto:l...@texashousing.org]
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 10:51 AM
To: Van Zandt, Shannon S
Subject: Texas Low Income is hiring in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Dear Professor Van Zandt:
John Henneberger asked me to reach out to you to ask for your help in letting former students and others you know that Texas Low Income Housing Information Services is hiring a full time person to work in the lower Rio Grande Valley. I have attached and pasted in a brief job description. I would appreciate anything you could do the spread the word, or if there are places at the university that I should contact directly, please let me know.
Thanks so much.
Liz Wolff
The nonprofit Texas Low Income Housing Information Service (texashousing.org), Texas foremost public policy and research organization supporting low-income Texans' efforts to achieve the American dream of a decent, affordable home in a quality neighborhood is seeking to employ a full time staff member as an affordable housing and low-income community development policy analyst/advocate for the Lower Rio Grande area (based in the Edinburg/McAllen/Weslaco area of Texas).
Job responsibilities include monitoring and analyzing plans and expenditure of local, state and federal housing and community development funds and working with grassroots leaders and community-based organizations to assist them to develop and present solutions to housing and public infrastructure challenges. The applicant should be familiar with public housing and community development funding and programs, government program and community based planning practice.
The applicant must possess the ability to process and analyze government planning documents and statistical data, strong writing, communication and public speaking skills, an ability to work in collaboration with diverse people and individuals and a knowledge and experience of community organizing practices. Spanish/English fluency required. Transportation required. Salary is based on experience. Health insurance provided. Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter and a short (3 page maximum) writing sample to txhi...@yahoo.com