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Senior Housing Advisor - Green Building
Background: The National Center for Healthy Housing is dedicated to creating safe and healthy homes for children through practical and proven steps. NCHH conducts research on methods to assess environmental hazards in the home and on measures to reduce those hazards, especially for children. NCHH designs practical strategies to incorporate healthy housing practices into the work of the public health and affordable housing communities and promotes these strategies through training, education and outreach, policy advocacy, and partnership programs. For more information, visit www.nchh.org.
NCHH offers a rewarding work environment for individuals interested in science, policy, and the transformation of communities. NCHH's staff of fifteen is comprised of seasoned professionals with experience in environmental health, public health, housing, policy, industrial hygiene, engineering, and marketing. The diversity of staff backgrounds and expertise offers excellent opportunities for peer learning, personal growth, and development.
Senior Housing Advisor - Green Building
JOB SUMMARY
The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) seeks to support developers and housing professionals in the development of homes that promote health, conserve energy and natural resources, and enhance access to jobs, schools, and services.
This position will manage many aspects of NCHH's green building work, including managing grants, providing technical assistance and training, partnership development, and public policy advocacy. The position requires some travel. The Senior Housing Advisor reports to NCHH's Deputy Director.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Facilitate regular communication with partners and build collaborations to achieve NCHH's strategic priorities vis-à-vis green building.
- Develop and deliver green building training and presentations for key audiences.
- Lead and drive strategic initiatives, ensuring effective project management.
- Manage grant awards and disbursement process and tracking.
- Collaborate with NCHH's research department to support program evaluation and best practice documentation.
- Support NCHH's fundraising and communications activities related to green building.
- Support NCHH's public policy activities related to green building.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree required; an advanced degree is desirable. A degree in building science, architecture, construction, structural engineering, or a related field is preferred.
- Building/construction field or management experience is required.
- Expertise and training in residential energy efficiency, building science, or green building is desirable.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills; ability to effectively coordinate the movement of multiple projects.
- Ability to develop strategic goals and deliver results against them.
- Familiarity with architectural design, construction, real estate project management, public planning, and/or public administration using or promoting Green Building practices. LEED accreditation is a plus.
- Excellent skills with word processing (Word), Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Superior oral and written communication skills; superior editing and proofreading skills.
- Proven experience coordinating cross-functional processes (i.e., research, training, policy, marketing/development).
- Adept management of staff, individuals, and situations, both internally and externally.
- Superior judgment in all aspects of work; is highly creative and generates substantial new program ideas.
- Superior presentation and negotiation skills, able to represent NCHH at conferences and major public events.
- Superior interpersonal skills.
- Ability and willingness to travel (20%).
To apply, submit a résumé and cover letter to
Maureen McKee
National Center for Healthy Housing
10320 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 500
Columbia, MD 21044
or via e-mail at mmckee@nchh.org.
For additional information and questions, please contact Ms. McKee at
410.992.0712.
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410.992.0712 / Fax: 443.539.4150
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