Housing Strategic Planning Internship

The Director’s Office supports the entire department through planning, coordination and strategy development and ensures we are continually striving to achieve our mission by obtaining and maintaining needed funds; managing and accounting for all funding; hiring and managing staff effectively; communicating to stakeholders; providing IT tools to accomplish our work and engaging volunteers and other community resources. The Compliance and Development Officer ensures that federal, state, and local housing regulatory and compliance issues are addressed and is responsible for writing the Department’s Five-Year Consolidated Strategic Plan for the Department.

Duties:

• Contribute to the Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation 2025-2030 Five-Year Consolidated Strategic Plan, including:
  • Schedule stakeholder meetings
  • Plan public meetings
  • Conduct data research
  • Review and write sections of the plan
  • Provide administrative support as needed

Application Deadline: July 10th 2024

Application attachment requirements: Cover letter, resume, transcripts, one-page narrative: Why do you want this internship? What are your career goals? What do you know about Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation?

Ideal Candidate/Preference: Bachelor’s degree minimum, prefer graduate level work in acquisitions or project management, political science, law, strategic and urban planning, or related fields; research methods coursework desired; strong technical, analytical, and narrative writing skills; ability to work independently; confident interpersonal skills; community-oriented; knowledge of local/state/federal government regulations is ideal.

Additional Information: The department is looking for a Fall and/or Spring intern for this position; opportunity to extend available. Candidates will work 10-15 hours a week on site.

The City of Virginia Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.