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Community Development Fellowship

Hill Community Development Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/14/2025

As a Hill CDC fellow, you will work on important community development initiatives that intersect between business, public and community interests. The perfect candidate is seeking an opportunity to contribute to the redevelopment of the Hill District by engaging and negotiating these complex and sometimes opposite interests through specific project work. Depending on your fellowship assignment, you may work closely with internal team members, organizational leadership, residents, advocates, policy makers, developers and stakeholders. You'll experience community revitalization through hands-on activities, targeted research, program design, process facilitation, coalition building, project development, administrative services and direct influence on decision-makers.

As a Hill CDC Fellow, you might work on real estate projects, public policy, community planning, non-profit administration and operations, economic development, community programming, issue-based advocacy and more! Through the course of the two-year fellowship, you will gain core skills, experience and the training necessary to be a stand-out professional in the field of community development. The Hill CDC is engaged in local and national conversations focused on equitable development and cultural preservation.

Departmental Opportunities :

  • Administration and Operations
  • Programs
  • Real Estate and Asset Management
  • Policy and Advocacy

Responsibilities include :

  • Project management and project administration
  • Developing issue expertise through project involvement, research, written and verbal communications
  • Process facilitation and engagement in support of community initiatives and organizational objectives
  • Making the case to decision-makers and policy makers (local, state and federal) through advocacy and legislative testimony
  • Building your program through self-directed and guided projects
  • Building the organization by appropriately fulfilling assignments in an exemplary manner
  • Supporting campaigns such as canvassing, one-on-one meetings, phone banking
  • Providing administrative coordination to departmental team members as assigned
  • Supporting a diverse set of project based assignments
  • Qualifications :

  • BS or BA in related field or transferrable field. Work and life experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • Master level graduates are encouraged to apply
  • Strong work ethic
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Integrity and good judgement
  • Strong commitment to getting results
  • Balance of a coachable and self-directed team player
  • Experience that demonstrates your cultural competency for target community
  • Passion for social change and equity
  • Excellent business and financial acumen with strong statistical and quantitative analysis is a plus
  • Ability to perform under deadlines
  • Strong ability to multitask
  • This is a fulltime 40 hour-per-week program with a $2000 monthly stipend. Taxes must be paid by the fellow.

    The Hill CDC is an equal opportunity employer and anti-racist organization. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

    The Hill CDC is an EOE

    Job Type : Full-time

    Pay : From $24,000.00 per year

    Benefits :

  • Health insurance stipend
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development assistance
  • Schedule :

  • Monday to Friday
  • On call
  • Experience :

  • Project coordination : 1 year (Preferred)
  • Microsoft Office : 4 years (Preferred)
  • Work Location :

  • Pittsburgh PA
  • This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is :

  • Dependable more reliable than spontaneous
  • People-oriented enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
  • Adaptable / flexible enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
  • Detail-oriented would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
  • Achievement-oriented enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
  • High stress tolerance thrives in a high-pressure environment
  • Company's website :

  • hilldistrict.org
  • Company's Facebook page :

  • www.facebook.com / myhilldistrict
  • Work Location : One location / Occasional

    Salary : $24,000

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