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Community Development Fellow

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Washington, DC • District of Columbia • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $22 per hour

About the role

  • Fellows will be placed with local nonprofit community development organizations pursuing projects in community development across Washington D.C.
  • At the direction of the nonprofit organizations, fellows will work with the nonprofit to support and engage with local small businesses, residents and other stakeholders that they serve on a daily basis.
  • Work approximately 35 hours per week, for 10 weeks and will be paid at a rate of $22 per hour.
  • Provide on-going logistic and administrative support for nonprofit partner as needed.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and two years of working experience or in pursuit of an advanced degree or High School diploma with six years of related professional experience.
  • Familiarity and/or working knowledge of community development issues including affordable housing, small business development, workforce development, or economic development preferred.
  • Willingness to work at least 3-5 days in person, in an office environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Experience engaging in community outreach.
  • Experience conducting surveys, stakeholder interviews, and focus groups a plus.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with co-workers and representatives from the nonprofit and private sector.
  • Capacity to work simultaneously on multiple tasks and projects, set priorities for a challenging workload, and be a positive, solution-oriented professional.
  • Ability to approach work with a great sense of humility, and strong interest in and passion for community impact.
  • Familiarity and/or working knowledge of the DC region and the communities we serve is a plus.
  • Must have the capability to work remotely, including access to a working laptop or computer, internet and phone.
  • Conversational fluency in Spanish, Korean, Mandarin or Amharic may be helpful (but not required) as these languages are common in the communities we serve.
Benefits
  • Fellows will receive a comprehensive experience including orientation, seminar series, neighborhood tours, ongoing mentorship, and a final presentation of their work.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
community developmentaffordable housingsmall business developmentworkforce developmenteconomic developmentconducting surveysstakeholder interviewsfocus groups
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillscommunity outreachcollaborationmultitaskingprioritizationsolution-orientedhumilitypassion for community impact
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeadvanced degree