Planning Analyst​/ Housing Forward Cities Coordinator

Job Title

The Metropolitan Council is seeking a senior individual contributor to coordinate the overall implementation of Housing Forward Cities, a grant-funded program to change long-term market conditions and break down policy and practice barriers to affordable housing, while advancing the goals of the Imagine 2050 regional development guide.

We are committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. The Community Development division is responsible for the Met Council's regional long-range planning efforts; planning and technical assistance to local governments; planning for and funding the regional parks and open space system; delivering rent assistance through the Metropolitan Housing and Redevelopment Authority; and delivering the Livable Communities Act grant programs.

In Community Development, we have set the following goals to guide our work:

• Our division builds competency, takes meaningful actions, and creates the necessary infrastructure to advance racial equity.
• Our division's workplace culture is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.

The Housing Policy and Livable Communities team is responsible for developing and implementing regional housing policies, working with local governments to identify and plan for their current and future housing needs, and delivering funding to help communities achieve development goals that create more housing choices, support living wage job creation, and connect jobs, housing, and regional amenities to create a more equitable region.

How your work would contribute to our organization and the Twin Cities region:

The Planning Analyst is a senior-level individual contributor and project manager as part of a small, collaborative Housing Forward Cities project team, within the overall 12-person Housing and Livable Communities work unit. The person in this position will serve as a team leader for the Housing Forward Cities project, managing the implementation of the project activities, budget, and timeline in coordination with collaborators across the Livable Communities and Housing team and Community Development division.

About Housing Forward Cities:

Housing Forward Cities is a grant-funded project to change long-term market conditions and break down policy and practice barriers to affordable housing, while advancing the goals of the Imagine 2050 regional development guide. The Twin Cities region is at a critical juncture for affordable housing, with the opportunity to build on recent successes that help to bridge the affordable housing gap.

Housing Forward Cities is a set of grantmaking and planning assistance efforts to support collaboration among cities throughout the Twin Cities metro region, with the goal of supporting them in making policy changes that eliminate barriers to affordable housing and foster policy consistency across the region, simplifying the region's development processes.

This position is eligible for a hybrid telework arrangement. The candidate's telework location must be in Minnesota or Wisconsin.

Note:

Although the full salary range is displayed, the hiring salary will be determined based on the final candidate's qualifications, the Council's internal pay structures, and our total compensation package for the position.

Note:

This recruitment may establish a six (6) month eligibility list for current and future vacancies if we have multiple qualified candidates. Placement on the eligible list does not guarantee you a job with the Council.

What you would do in this job:

• Champion the overall Housing Forward Cities project and serve as team leader to manage the timely and effective implementation of all project activities, budgets, and timelines. Coordinate work planning and project assignments for colleagues.
• Serve as project manager for the implementation of the Housing Forward Cities Missing Middle project, managing relationships and deliverables with third-party contractors and subject matter experts to boost regional innovation and effective policy collaboration to support the goals of Imagine 2050 and the Housing Policy Plan.
• Serve as project manager to develop additional scopes of work and deploy funds and planning assistance resources via contracts and grants for grant-funded projects that build regional housing policy collaboration.
• Contribute to related efforts and serve as a liaison to related projects across the Met Council enterprise, including outcomes measurement and evaluation efforts.
• Lead funder reporting and compliance for Housing Forward Cities, working closely with the internal grants administration team.

What education and experience are required for this job (minimum qualifications):

Any of the following combinations of completed education (major coursework in city, urban, or environmental planning and policy, or a related field) and experience (in program administration, implementation, public sector planning, grant coordination, land use planning, housing policy, community development, economic development, or a…