Senior Community Housing Planner - Open Competitive Exam

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Senior Community Housing Planner - Open Competitive Exam

Salary

$69,673.00 - $91,867.00 Annually

Location

Rochester, NY

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

24EOC86282-010

Department

Various Departments

Opening Date

08/27/2024

Closing Date

9/27/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

Civil Service Exam Date

10/26/2024

• Description

• Benefits

General Description

An employee in this title is involved with the development and implementation of various housing development projects and housing assistance programs. This employee also provides information and technical assistance to private and not-for-profit organizations involved with housing. The incumbent works independently under general direction from management staff. The employee will provide recommendations for policies and legislation that will help to improve housing systems, standards and stabilize neighborhoods. Related work is performed as required.

Typical Work Activities

• Identifies local housing needs and generates housing proposals through formal and informal contacts with housing agencies, neighborhood groups, and other organizations and through analysis of various housing and population data;

• Prepares financial packages for housing developments, based on such factors as public housing finance programs, local lending practices, and financial analysis of proposed projects;

• Determines whether public subsidies are necessary and available in order to induce private development;

• Secures technical information and resource materials needed to assist in the development of housing programs and projects from a variety of public and private agencies and organizations;

• Prepares grant proposals for various housing related programs and projects, as well as supporting documentation;

• Develops and proposes housing policies and plans, based on the analyses of data from a variety of housing research projects and other sources;

• Promotes housing and real estate programs and projects;

• Acts as a liaison between the housing division and not-for-profit agencies, private developers, City offices and other participating organizations during program planning and implementation:

• Undertakes discussions of proposals with appropriate agency to refine finance package;

• Offers advice to clients on project feasibility and alternatives;

• Manages the implementation of physical development proposals involving other city divisions, including acquisition of private or publicly owned land and/or buildings, rehabilitation and/or leasehold improvements, demolition, condemnation, relocation of families or business, plan and review design, new construction, zoning, and public improvements;

• Responds orally and in writing to requests for program and housing information;

• Reviews and evaluates requests for proposals for professional services and/or development;

• Assesses need for, designs, and implements research projects;

• Monitors housing programs and services administered under contract to ensure conformance with budget guidelines and the regulations and requirements of Federal and other funding sources;

• Explains programs, funding regulations, projects, and other complex information in formal and informal presentations;

• Writes a variety of reports and summaries, both complex and simple, in tabular and narrative form.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent, plus either I, II, III, or IV.

• Master's degree* in Business or Public Administration, Finance, City Planning, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Urban Studies, or a closely related field; AND

• Three (3) years experience in planning, designing, implementing, or evaluating housing development or community development programs. At least one (1) year of experience must be involved in financial packaging for housing development; OR

• Three (3) years of experience in real estate development transactions. At least one (1) year of experience must be involved in financial packaging for housing development.

• Bachelor's degree* in one of the fields specified in Section I and four (4) years of experience as described in Section IA or IB;

• Master's degree* in any field and five (5) years of experience as described in Section IA or IB above;

• Bachelor's degree* in any field and six (6) years of experience as described in Section IA or IB above.

  • Candidates who expect to receive this degree or diploma by August 1, 2025, may participate in the examination. If successful on the examination, you will not be certified for appointment until you have submitted proof of completion of the requirements to the City of Rochester Examination Administration unit. Proof must be submitted no later than 2 (two) months after the completion of your degree or diploma; failure to do so will result in removal of your name from this list.

Exam Information

Scopes/Subjects of Examination: A test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills and /or abilities in the following areas.

Preparing Written Material: These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

Understanding and Interpreting Written Material: These questions test for the ability to understand and interpret written material. You will be presented with brief reading passages and will be asked questions about the passages. You should base your answers to the questions only on what is presented in the passages and not on what you may happen to know about the topic.

Understanding and Interpreting Tabular Material: These questions test your ability to understand, analyze, and use the internal logic of data presented in tabular form. You may be asked to perform tasks such as completing tables, drawing conclusions from them, analyzing data trends or interrelationships, and revising or combining data sets. The concepts of rate, ratio, and proportion are tested. Mathematical operations are simple, and computational speed is not a major factor in the test. You should bring with you a hand-held battery- or solar-powered calculator for use on this test. You will not be permitted to use the calculator function of your cell phone.

Evaluating Conclusions in Light of Known Facts: These questions will consist of a set of facts and a conclusion. You must decide if the conclusion is proved by the facts, disproved by the facts or if the facts are not sufficient to prove or disprove the conclusion. The questions will not be specific to a particular field.

Test Guide:

• The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication 'General Guide to Written Tests' helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available on line at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.

• The Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County May have exam-related material, as well as, other branches.

For full-time employees:

The City of Rochester offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

For less-than full-time employees:

The City of Rochester offers numerous growth opportunities to include the potential to transition into full-time, permanent employment.

Agency

City of Rochester (NY)

Address

30 Church Street Room 103A Rochester, New York, 14614

Phone

585-428-7115

Website

http://www.cityofrochester.gov

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