Chief People and Culture Officer

November 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Chief People and Culture Officer

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities. For almost 50 years, we have been turning vision into action.

 

Our clients include real estate owners and investors, governments, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies, and community development organizations.

 

HR&A is structured into Studios, which are diverse teams of Partners, Senior Advisors, consulting employees, and administrative employees who work across a variety of projects together. Each of these communities supports project staffing, mentorship, and business planning, and creates clear accountability for the quality of an employee’s experience.

 

HR&A has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, and Washington D.C. Our New York office serves as our headquarters. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.

 

HR&A Mission

Our mission is to ensure implementation of our clients’ aspirations: to create vital places, build more equitable and resilient communities, and improve people’s lives. We accomplish our mission by deploying the extraordinary analytic and creative talent of our employee-owners, who come from a diversity of backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are motivated by complex challenges, dedicated to our clients, and fulfilled by making lasting impact.

 

Value to Our Clients

We provide clients with strategic guidance, economic analysis, and implementation planning to attract private and public investment, grow economies, and make communities more just, resilient, equitable, and joyous. We achieve results. We do so by helping build collaborations among public, private, non-profit, and civic actors; working at the intersection of economics, policy, and design; harnessing market forces to achieve civic objectives; and establishing financial and organizational feasibility.

 

Analytic rigor, creative energy, and focus on impact fuel all our efforts. We help our clients define their goals and solve their problems by drawing on our almost half a century’s history of success working across a broad range of projects, client types, places, and issues.

 

We believe that growth – of economic resources, educational opportunity, technological advancement, and public dialogue – is essential to our clients’ success. Growth enables market capacity to create opportunities and government capacity to deliver services, which are prerequisites for more equitable outcomes.

 

What Drives Us and Defines Us

We are committed to helping our clients and ourselves to do better. We not only help clients identify solutions but also to ask better questions, enabling them to make transformational impact. We set them on a path to creating better job opportunities, building stronger communities, attracting more investment, achieving more equitable outcomes across race, class, and gender, and realizing a more sustainable and resilient future.

 

Our breadth of practice fuels our curiosity and ingenuity, makes us better practitioners, and strengthens our engagement with the complexities that are central to much of our work. We serve clients in the public, private and non-profit sectors, across a broad and expanding range of issues. Our clients’ goals are diverse and sometimes contradictory. For almost 50 years we have excelled at navigating the complexities of serving this diversity of interests and perspectives, which has increased our ability to advance our clients’ objectives.

 

We are committed to developing and rewarding our people. We are employee-owned. This fact alone requires us to demand excellence of ourselves. Every employee who works on a project is invested in its success. In return for this commitment to excellence, we provide the opportunity to build wealth based on employee performance and the firm’s long-term success. Our commitment to anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) is essential to who we choose to be. We continuously reflect on our role and that of our field in perpetuating inequities, refine our understanding of these conditions, and address their impact on our workplace and our work.

 

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Chief People and Culture Officer (CPCO) will lead the people and culture function, building strategies, systems, and processes that drive growth and center ADEI. Providing strategic leadership and human resources expertise, the CPCO will ensure that HR&A Advisors has the right people to meet its goals and drive impact. The Chief People and Culture Officer will also create and execute strategies for the full suite of people and culture programs such as deploying people to client projects, recruitment, retention, performance management, professional development, benefits, ADEI, and employee engagement.

 

The Chief People and Culture Officer will manage a team of six HR and talent professionals, and build the team for future growth.

 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

 

Organizational Culture

  • Serve on HR&A’s executive leadership team to set organization-wide strategy and develop operating plans
  • Lead and promote an organizational culture that embraces HR&A’s mission and values; maintain a workplace reflective of those values with an emphasis on HR&A’s commitment to ADEI
  • Engage and facilitate People and Culture related decision-making processes (e.g.: hiring, promotions, and resource allocation) with five Studio Leaders
  • Drive HR&A’s Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) initiatives across the organization, building a culture that fosters high performance, respect, and belonging
  • Communicate effectively with HR&A’s People Committee and Board of Directors, ensuring all Board members clearly understand the organization’s talent and recruitment strategy

 

Team Management

  • Lead, manage, and develop a high-performing and diverse team of subject-matter experts
  • Mentor and lead the People and Culture team, by developing a strategy and holding everyone accountable for meeting objectives with an eye towards both developing the team as professionals and holding them accountable for meeting goals
  • Create a customer-oriented team culture, focused on providing robust strategic and tactical support
  • Serve as an exemplar for inclusive and equitable team management, modeling HR&A’s ADEI values in managerial practices

 

Talent Acquisition

  • Oversee organization-wide staffing strategy, ensuring the recruitment function has clear hiring goals, robust plans for building diverse slates; and equitable selection processes
  • Lead evaluation of recruitment processes on an ongoing basis, report findings, and make recommendations for future processes based on insights and lessons learned
  • Identify and track key performance indicators to assess current processes, create dashboards that enable real-time tracking and continuous improvement
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers to support them in their recruiting decisions

 

HR Administration and Employee Relations

  • Provide proactive leadership and professional expertise in all areas of human resources management, including benefits, payroll, employee relations, compliance, and performance across full-time employees and contractors
  • Work with leaders to share best practices, provide counsel, and support the human resources needs of the studios
  • Create systems and processes to track employee engagement across the Studios to better understand performance, opportunities, and challenges
  • Advise leaders in troubleshooting staff-related matters such as performance issues and conflict resolution
  • Work with HR&A’s professional employer organization, Insperity, to support the creation of best-in-class benefits and HR supports

 

Professional Development and Performance Management

  • Evolve the current performance review process to further enable managers to provide meaningful and actionable reviews
  • Work with managers throughout the organization to help define, establish, and communicate annual goals for team members, and ensure that managers are tracking progress against goals
  • Develop systems and strategies that drive continuous learning; create opportunities for training, coaching, advising, and mentoring to drive performance
  • Identify training opportunities, as appropriate, to extend HR&A’s capabilities, ensuring that team members have the opportunity to address development needs, attend conferences, and participate in other courses and convenings
  • Identify key leaders across the studios; ensuring that those leaders have the resources they need and are given appropriate mentoring

 

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

  • At least 15+ years of professional experience, with 5+ years leading an HR strategy, organizational development, culture development, employee relations, and/or talent management function, in a large professional services context strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated commitment to racial equity and inclusion, with the ability to serve as an exemplar for HR&A’s Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion values and a history of success in leading organizational initiatives around the recruitment and retention of diverse talent and stewarding a culture with strong racial ADEI practices
  • Strong business acumen and strategic thinking, with the ability to position the organization toward the future, looking beyond the present situation to conceptualize key trends and identify changing market demands. Ability to translate these insights into objectives and break them down into meaningful action steps
  • Exceptional relationship building and influencing skills, with the ability to develop trusting relationships at all levels and across identities
  • Extensive experience overseeing the full suite of people and culture programs, including talent acquisition, employee relations, human resources administration, professional development, and performance management
  • Track record of building, leading, and coaching effective, diverse high performing teams; skilled at managing/working across lines of difference
  • Collaborative approach to executive leadership, and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams to meet goals and improve organizational performance

 

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

The base salary range for this position is $220,000-$260,000. Where an offer falls inside the pay range is dependent on experience. HR&A offers competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience.

 

HR&A is an employee-owned company, meaning you will have the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s growth over time through participation in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Each year, the firm will contribute funds to this long-term wealth-building account and may make contributions to other retirement accounts. HR&A also provides a comprehensive benefits package that goes well beyond coverage of 90-95% of healthcare premiums, dental and vision coverage. For more information about HR&A benefits, please visit: www.hraadvisors.com/careers.

 

HOW TO APPLY

HR&A is working with On-Ramps to support the search for our next Chief People and Culture Officer. To apply for this role, please submit your application via On-Ramp’s application portal.

 

Additional Applicant Information

HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Like HR&A, On-Ramps is deeply committed to equity. We believe social change happens when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with common purpose.On-Ramps is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals in the hiring process, including but not limited to those with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application or interview process, please contact info@on-ramps.com.

 

We ask that you submit a version of your resume that has your school information removed. There is no need to reformat your resume, and you should leave your degree (e.g., “B.A. Communications”). But please remove all undergraduate and graduate school name references. This request is part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that is free from bias and based on candidate merit and performance in the hiring process.

 

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Chief Finance and Operating Officer

November 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Chief Finance and Operating Officer

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities. For almost 50 years, we have been turning vision into action.

 

Our clients include real estate owners and investors, governments, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies, and community development organizations.

 

HR&A is structured into Studios, which are diverse teams of Partners, Senior Advisors, consulting employees, and administrative employees who work across a variety of projects together. Each of these communities supports project staffing, mentorship, and business planning, and creates clear accountability for the quality of an employee’s experience.

 

HR&A has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, and Washington D.C. Our New York office serves as our headquarters. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.

 

HR&A Mission

HR&A’s mission is to ensure implementation of our clients’ aspirations: to create vital places, build more equitable and resilient communities, and improve people’s lives. We accomplish our mission by deploying the extraordinary analytic and creative talent of our employee-owners, who come from a diversity of backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are motivated by complex challenges, dedicated to our clients, and fulfilled by making lasting impact.

 

Value to Our Clients

We provide clients with strategic guidance, economic analysis, and implementation planning to attract private and public investment, grow economies, and make communities more just, resilient, equitable, and joyous. We achieve results. We do so by helping build collaborations among public, private, non-profit, and civic actors; working at the intersection of economics, policy, and design; harnessing market forces to achieve civic objectives; and establishing financial and organizational feasibility.

 

Analytic rigor, creative energy, and focus on impact fuel all our efforts. We help our clients define their goals and solve their problems by drawing on our almost half a century’s history of success working across a broad range of projects, client types, places, and issues.

 

We believe that growth – of economic resources, educational opportunity, technological advancement, and public dialogue – is essential to our clients’ success. Growth enables market capacity to create opportunities and government capacity to deliver services, which are prerequisites for more equitable outcomes.

 

What Drives Us and Defines Us

We are committed to helping our clients and ourselves to do better. We not only help clients identify solutions but also to ask better questions, enabling them to make transformational impact. We set them on a path to creating better job opportunities, building stronger communities, attracting more investment, achieving more equitable outcomes across race, class, and gender, and realizing a more sustainable and resilient future.

 

Our breadth of practice fuels our curiosity and ingenuity, makes us better practitioners, and strengthens our engagement with the complexities that are central to much of our work. We serve clients in the public, private and non-profit sectors, across a broad and expanding range of issues. Our clients’ goals are diverse and sometimes contradictory. For almost 50 years we have excelled at navigating the complexities of serving this diversity of interests and perspectives, which has increased our ability to advance our clients’ objectives.

 

We are committed to developing and rewarding our people. We are employee-owned. This fact alone requires us to demand excellence of ourselves. Every employee who works on a project is invested in its success. In return for this commitment to excellence, we provide the opportunity to build wealth based on employee performance and the firm’s long-term success.

 

Our commitment to anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) is essential to who we choose to be. We continuously reflect on our role and that of our field in perpetuating inequities, refine our understanding of these conditions, and address their impact on our workplace and our work.

 

ABOUT THE POSITION

As a key member of HR&A’s leadership team, the Chief Finance and Operation Officer (CFOO) will play a critical role in the overall strategic management of the organization, setting and driving financial and operational goals for HR&A’s $50M+ — and growing — business. Working with the CEO, the CFOO will lead strategic analyses as HR&A continues to scale and deepen its impact, with the goal of creating an organization that will increase profitability and remain financially sustainable into its next generation of leadership.

 

This individual will also serve as a thought partner to organizational leaders on ongoing finance and operational strategy while continuing to build and coach the finance and operations technology teams.

 

Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Financial and Operating Officer will manage over ten finance and operations professionals and build the team for future growth.

 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

 

Executive Leadership

  • Serve on HR&A’s executive leadership team, collaborating with other executive leaders to help drive the organization’s vision, strategy, and cultural development
  • Partner with leadership, staff, and consulting teams, to foster a collaborative, communicative work culture, centered in HR&A’s commitment to ADEI
  • Build systems and processes that will enable the studio, people, growth, finance, and operations teams to work together collaboratively and effectively
  • Communicate effectively with HR&A’s Finance Committee and Board of Directors, ensuring all Board members clearly understand the organization’s financial health and sustainability

 

Team Management

  • Lead, manage, and develop a high-performing and diverse team working across key infrastructure areas, including strategic finance, accounting, knowledge management, IT systems, and facilities
  • Mentor and lead the finance and operations team, with an eye towards both developing the team as professionals and holding them accountable for meeting goals
  • Create a customer-oriented team culture, focused on providing timely and accurate information, along with robust finance and operations support
  • Serve as an exemplar for inclusive and equitable team management, modeling HR&A’s ADEI values in managerial practices

 

Financial Leadership

  • In partnership with the CEO and leadership team, develop financial strategy for HR&A setting short- and long-term financial goals through sophisticated financial forecasting and scenario planning, informed by accurate and real-time financial information
  • Drive firm’s overall profitability, leading strategic pricing, revenue, cash flow, and expense strategies that lead to continued growth and sustainability
  • Continue to optimize financial and analytics platforms (Including Sage Intact, Salesforce, and Concur, among others) to provide robust information to organizational leaders, enabling enterprise-wide real-time reporting and decision-making
  • Embed a commitment to HR&A’s ADEI objectives by centering those objectives in the organization’s approach to financial management (i.e.:with respect to vendor management and resource allocation)
  • Working closely with the finance team, oversee the annual budgeting process; monitor progress and changes
  • Working closely with the accounting team, oversee both internal and external reporting, including ensuring compliance with GAAP and all applicable local, state, and federal laws
  • Effectively communicate and present critical financial matters to all relevant key stakeholders on an ongoing basis

 

Systems and Information Technology

  • Create a thoughtful technology strategy that drives growth and enables the executive team and senior staff (partners and project managers) to have ongoing access to data
  • Lead the oversight of HR&A’s knowledge management infrastructure, enabling real-time, robust access to best-in-class current resources and tools, creating guidelines and oversight for the studio teams
  • Ensure HR&A is working with the most up-to-date tools and resources available, and is readily able to leverage technological systems and solutions to meet goals
  • Lead planning to ensure connectivity, internal communications, and knowledge management; keep abreast of appropriate ways to enhance HR&A’s technology infrastructure as it grows
  • Oversee HR&A’s infrastructure, and manage internal staff, to ensure HR&A has the technology to work both efficiently and effectively

 

Compliance and Risk Management

  • Oversee staff to ensure HR&A maintains strong systems and processes that enable full compliance and reporting with all federal, state, and local legal and regulatory requirements
  • Oversee staff managing federal and state contracts to ensure contracts are secured, allocated, budgeted, tracked, and in compliance
  • Lead organization-wide management of legal affairs, insurance, and other risk management strategies

 

Facilities

  • Manage staff to ensure robust and effective support on facilities for staff across all regions
  • Oversee staff in office space planning and lease negotiations, as appropriate
  • Oversee vendor management, space planning, relocations, and disaster planning during relevant planning periods

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

  • At least 15+ years of professional experience, with 5+ years leading the finance function for a complex organization and experience overseeing and streamlining systems to enable growth, in a large professional services context strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated commitment to racial equity and inclusion, with the ability to serve as an exemplar for HR&A’s Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion values
  • Extensive experience overseeing financial operations, including budget development, financial forecasting, and complex accounting
  • Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships working with staff at all levels, especially senior executives
  • Track record of translating big picture strategy into workable systems for day-to-day operations
  • Demonstrated success improving financial and operational policies, processes, and procedures
  • Track record of building, leading, and coaching effective, diverse high-performing teams
  • Commitment to inclusive leadership and to stewarding a culture with strong anti-racist, diversity, equity and inclusion practices; skilled at managing/working across lines of difference
  • Collaborative approach to executive leadership, and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams to meet goals and improve organizational performance

 

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

The base salary range for this position is $250,000-$300,000. Where an offer falls inside the pay range is dependent on experience. HR&A offers competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience.

 

HR&A is an employee-owned company, meaning you will have the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s growth over time through participation in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Each year, the firm will contribute funds to this long-term wealth-building account and may make contributions to other retirement accounts. HR&A also provides a comprehensive benefits package that goes well beyond coverage of 90-95% of healthcare premiums, dental and vision coverage. For more information about HR&A benefits, please visit: www.hraadvisors.com/careers.

 

HOW TO APPLY

HR&A is working with On-Ramps to support the search for our next Chief People and Culture Officer. To apply for this role, please submit your application via On-Ramp’s application portal.

 

Additional Applicant Information

HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

Like HR&A, On-Ramps is deeply committed to equity. We believe social change happens when people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and identities come together with common purpose.On-Ramps is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals in the hiring process, including but not limited to those with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application or interview process, please contact info@on-ramps.com.

 

Additional Applicant Information

HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

 

We ask that you submit a version of your resume that has your school information removed. There is no need to reformat your resume, and you should leave your degree (e.g., “B.A. Communications”). But please remove all undergraduate and graduate school name references. This request is part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that is free from bias and based on candidate merit and performance in the hiring process.

 

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Principal (Contractor)

September 28, 2023 / Comments Off on Principal (Contractor)

ABOUT US |   HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities.

We believe in creating vital places, building more equitable and resilient communities, and improving people’s lives.

From Brooklyn to London, Medellin to Hong Kong, we have guided hundreds of clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans then into job-producing, community-strengthening assets.

Our clients include real estate owners and investors, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies, community development organizations, and governments.

HR&A has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, and Washington D.C. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.

THE ROLE | We are seeking candidates for a Principal position based in an HR&A office in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, or Washington D.C, which serve clients nationally. The Principal will have the opportunity to work across a variety of HR&A practice areas, with initial emphasis on Broadband & Digital Equity work, and will play a role in shaping the future of HR&A’s Broadband & Digital Equity Practice. Our Broadband & Digital Equity team serves as an extension of state and local governments’ broadband and digital equity efforts to design and manage large-scale programs to close the digital divide, funded largely by historic investments from the federal government and collaborations with philanthropy.

Successful candidates will have relevant project management experience in economic development, broadband & digital equity, real estate, or related consulting fields, and must demonstrate critical analytic thinking skills to serve our clients, possess a passion for intelligent urban development and have a deep curiosity about the challenges and opportunities facing cities. Day-to-day tasks will require managing internal and external teams to complete complex real estate and economic assignments including pro forma analysis for a range of uses, market feasibility research, fiscal and economic impact studies, public-private partnership strategy, and public policy design. The Principal will review and present client deliverables – including memos, reports and PowerPoint presentations – and will support the firm’s business development efforts. The successful candidate will bring a strong foundation of real estate, economic development, and/or broadband & digital equity expertise, and an interest in creative public-private solutions, as well as significant capacity for leadership.

Experience Required | Principal candidate should have a minimum of 12 years of work experience in broadband/digital equity planning, economic development, real estate, public policy and/or consulting in a related field. Candidates should also have a master’s degree, preferably in real estate, city planning, economic development, and/or business. Considerable additional experience in a closely-related field may also be substituted for a graduate degree. Preference will be given to candidates whose experience includes project management for consulting engagements in a relevant field.

In addition to considerable experience in program management, real estate, and economic analysis, the candidate must also possess substantial project management experience, excellent writing and presentation skills, and mentorship capabilities. Candidates should be  highly motivated independent thinkers with sufficient poise for direct client interaction. The most successful candidates will show potential for rapid professional growth.

COMPENSATION | Principal candidates should have a master’s degree, a minimum of 12 years professional experience in broadband and digital equity, capacity for mentorship, and considerable experience in project management and analysis.

The base salary range for this position is $149,500 – $172,000.  Where an offer falls inside the pay range is dependent on experience.  We offer competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience. This position is a full-time temporary contractor role for a maximum of three years that works alongside HR&A teams, where employment is via HR&A’s employment partner, Magnit.  Magnit benefits include health and wellness benefits and paid holidays.

HOW TO APPLY | HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF document (maximum of 2 pages) here. If you have a digital portfolio, include a link within your cover letter. Applications without a cover lever will not be reviewed.

We ask that you submit a version of your resume that has your school information removed. There is no need to reformat your resume, and you should leave your degree (e.g., “B.A. Communications”). But please remove all undergraduate and graduate school name references. This request is part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that is free from bias and based on candidate merit and performance in the hiring process.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

For more information, please contact us at jobs@hraad

Principal

September 28, 2023 / Comments Off on Principal

ABOUT US |   HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities.

We believe in creating vital places, building more equitable and resilient communities, and improving people’s lives.

From Brooklyn to London, Medellin to Hong Kong, we have guided hundreds of clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans then into job-producing, community-strengthening assets.

Our clients include real estate owners and investors, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies, community development organizations, and governments.

HR&A has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, and Washington D.C. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.

Hear more about the HR&A experience from our staff .

Learn more about careers at HR&A on our website here.

THE ROLE | We are seeking candidates for a Principal position based in an HR&A office in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, or Washington D.C, which serve clients nationally. The Principal will have the opportunity to work across a variety of HR&A practice areas, with initial emphasis on Broadband & Digital Equity work, and will play a role in shaping the future of HR&A’s Broadband & Digital Equity Practice. Our Broadband & Digital Equity team serves as an extension of state and local governments’ broadband and digital equity efforts to design and manage large-scale programs to close the digital divide, funded largely by historic investments from the federal government and collaborations with philanthropy.

Successful candidates will have relevant project management experience in economic development, broadband & digital equity, real estate, or related consulting fields, and must demonstrate critical analytic thinking skills to serve our clients, possess a passion for intelligent urban development and have a deep curiosity about the challenges and opportunities facing cities. Day-to-day tasks will require managing internal and external teams to complete complex real estate and economic assignments including pro forma analysis for a range of uses, market feasibility research, fiscal and economic impact studies, public-private partnership strategy, and public policy design. The Principal will review and present client deliverables – including memos, reports and PowerPoint presentations – and will support the firm’s business development efforts. The successful candidate will bring a strong foundation of real estate, economic development, and/or broadband & digital equity expertise, and an interest in creative public-private solutions, as well as significant capacity for leadership.

Experience Required | Principal candidate should have a minimum of 12 years of work experience in broadband/digital equity planning, economic development, real estate, public policy and/or consulting in a related field. Candidates should also have a master’s degree, preferably in real estate, city planning, economic development, and/or business. Considerable additional experience in a closely-related field may also be substituted for a graduate degree. Preference will be given to candidates whose experience includes project management for consulting engagements in a relevant field.

In addition to considerable experience in program management, real estate, and economic analysis, the candidate must also possess substantial project management experience, excellent writing and presentation skills, and mentorship capabilities. Candidates should be  highly motivated independent thinkers with sufficient poise for direct client interaction. The most successful candidates will show potential for rapid professional growth.

COMPENSATION | Principal candidates should have a master’s degree, a minimum of 12 years professional experience in broadband and digital equity, capacity for mentorship, and considerable experience in project management and analysis.

The base salary range for this position is $149,500 – $172,000. This role is also eligible for a discretionary year-end bonus. Where an offer falls inside the pay range is dependent on experience.  We offer competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience. We are an employee-owned company, meaning you will have the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s growth over time through participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Each year, the firm will contribute funds to this long-term wealth-building account and may make contributions to other retirement accounts. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package that goes well beyond coverage of 90-95% of healthcare premiums, dental and vision coverage.

HOW TO APPLY | HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF document (maximum of 2 pages) here. If you have a digital portfolio, include a link within your cover letter. Applications without a cover lever will not be reviewed.

We ask that you submit a version of your resume that has your school information removed. There is no need to reformat your resume, and you should leave your degree (e.g., “B.A. Communications”). But please remove all undergraduate and graduate school name references. This request is part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that is free from bias and based on candidate merit and performance in the hiring process.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

For more information, please contact us at jobs@hraadvisors.com.

Senior Analyst, Inclusive Cities

September 26, 2023 / Comments Off on Senior Analyst, Inclusive Cities

ABOUT US | HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities.

We believe in creating vital places, building more equitable and resilient communities, and improving people’s lives. We support the creation of new development, transit-oriented-development, and economic development strategies. HR&A also helps clients think about who will benefit from development from the very beginning, and show them how to make more equitable projects, neighborhoods, and cities.

From Brooklyn to Los Angeles, we have guided hundreds of clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans then into job-producing, community-strengthening assets.

Our clients include governments, community development organizations, real estate owners and investors, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies.

HR&A has offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Washington D.C., Raleigh, and Dallas. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.

Hear more about the HR&A experience from our Staff.

Learn more about careers at HR&A on our website.

THE OPPORTUNITY | We are seeking a Senior Analyst candidate to join our New York office as part of our Inclusive Cities practice.

HR&A’s Inclusive Cities practice leverages our deep understanding of government, knowledge of local and private economic forces, and analytical rigor to promote social and economic justice.

We center racial equity and economic justice in economic development, policy, and planning. We help our clients to identify who will benefit from economic development initiatives and show them how to design and execute more equitable projects, neighborhoods, and cities. We engage communities and grassroots organizations in meaningful, non-extractive ways, and through that process, we build new trust and durable partnerships. We launch new programs and community-driven projects to increase awareness and participation in our civic discourse, which is essential to shifting traditional economic development paradigms. We embolden visionary public servants with the tools they need to embed equity into their policy and practice. We serve as a bridge between ideas and implementation in truly changing systems, from workforce development to criminal legal system reform, so that lives are changed for the better.

To learn more about the Inclusive Cities practice and recent/current projects, visit https://www.hraadvisors.com/inclusive-cities/.

The Senior Analyst role is a mid-level opportunity for professionals with 4-6 years of professional experience. The Senior Analyst, alongside all analytical staff, forms the foundation of our team-oriented and collaborative structure and helps to drive our rigorous approach to our work. Day-to-day tasks range from project to project and often include:

  • Conducting policy research and analysis to help craft and support recommendations on behalf of our clients
  • Designing, conducting, and summarizing stakeholder interviews in support of our client’s objectives
  • Facilitating client and stakeholder meetings with clarity and inclusion
  • Helping execute community engagement projects in ways that are consistent with our values and approach
  • Managing stakeholder groups and commissions, in support of our projects
  • Deputy project managing and engaging with clients and, on certain projects, directing Research Analysts and Analysts on project-based task assignments and providing training support to them
  • Preparation of concise recommendation memos in areas from equitable economic development
  • Research in support of our equity in budgeting practice, which requires learning and then understanding how to read City and County budgets
  • Ability to quickly get up to speed on emerging practice areas and analytical methods, including climate, health and public safety

As individual project portfolios change, the Senior Analyst position provides significant opportunities for growth and diversity within the role.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED | We are looking for candidates with strong quantitative and qualitative skills, a passion for urban development and policy, and a deep curiosity about the challenges and opportunities facing cities today. Our new team members will learn quickly, possess excellent written and verbal communication skills; be hyper-organized; operate like data analysts; and be able to manage multiple assignments at once. They will think independently, act entrepreneurially, and pay attention to the details. Ideal candidates will bring a demonstrated capacity for leadership, experience or interest in real estate transactions and planning, critical thinking, and creativity.

Senior Analyst candidates should have a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree preferred, 4-6 years professional experience.

ABOUT YOU | We are seeking an emerging leader who will bring:

  • Experience conducting rigorous policy analysis, data analysis, operational planning, implementation management, and meaningful community engagement in service of systems change and impact
  • Awareness of and urgency to learn more about how government functions to enrich our project implementation
  • Proven leadership abilities, including an approach that is innovative, collaborative, and decisive
  • Strong interpersonal skills that reflect honesty, integrity, respect, inspiration, and teamwork
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to write clearly, concisely, and compellingly, and to inspire confidence and passion with both internal and external audiences
  • Strong facilitation and presentation skills that can engage multiple types of audiences
  • Experience with complex stakeholder and project management
  • Patience, a sense of humor, humility, and willingness to be a champion and inspire HR&A staff and Inclusive Cities practice as an intellectual and professional home within the firm

COMPENSATION | The annual salary range for this position is $101,000 to $114,500 plus the opportunity for a year-end bonus. Where an offer falls inside the pay range is dependent on experience. We offer competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience. We are an employee-owned company, meaning you will have the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s growth over time through participation in our Employee Stock Options Plan. Each year, the firm will contribute funds to this long-term wealth-building account and may make contributions to other retirement accounts. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package that goes well beyond coverage of 90-95% of healthcare premiums, dental and vision coverage.

HOW TO APPLY | HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF document at https://hraadvisors.applytojob.com/apply/. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications without a cover lever will not be reviewed.

We ask that you submit a version of your resume that has your school information removed. There is no need to reformat your resume, and you should leave your degree (e.g. “B.A. Economics”). But please remove all undergraduate and graduate school name references. This request is part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that is free from bias and based on candidate merit and performance in the hiring process.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. For more information, please contact us at jobs@hraadvisors.com.

Talent Coordinator (Contractor)

September 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Talent Coordinator (Contractor)

ABOUT US | HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities.

We believe in creating vital places, building more equitable and resilient communities, and improving people’s lives.

From Brooklyn to London, Medellin to Hong Kong, we have guided hundreds of clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans then into job-producing, community-strengthening assets.

Our clients include real estate owners and investors, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies, community development organizations, and governments.

HR&A has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, and Washington D.C. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.

THE OPPORTUNITY | We are seeking a part-time temporary Talent Coordinator for 30 hours a week to support HR&A’s People team in our New York City office. The Talent Coordinator will report to the Talent Manager and work closely with various staff members across the firm on project staffing, onboarding initiatives, and Learning and Development.  This position will be based in our New York office and will follow a hybrid work schedule of a minimum of two days in the office.

The ideal candidate is interested in Human Resources, Talent Management, and Learning and Development. You have experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic office environment and demonstrated capacity to manage, organize, and multi-task while possessing strong customer service, data entry, and time management skills. You are detailed-oriented and have a learning mindset.

Responsibilities include:

  • Assists Talent Managers, in coordination with the Director of HR, in onboarding new employees (i.e., creating welcome packets and assigning mentors).
  • Assists Talent Managers in staffing consultants on projects, including sending weekly staffing updates via email and updating weekly utilization and monthly staffing reports using Excel.
  • Provides general support and manages administrative tasks (i.e., managing Outlook, sending email messages, calendar and Zoom invites, travel arrangements, supporting in the preparation of documents, presentations, etc.).
  • Prepare and send communications, including materials for 30/60/90-day employee check-ins, surveys, and learning and development opportunities.
  • Serves as a point-of-contact to employees across the firm regarding project staffing capacity.
  • Supports the Director of HR and Talent Managers in ad hoc projects and additional tasks as needed.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED | We seek a candidate who is a highly motivated, responsible individual with a strong capacity to work both independently and collaboratively and who can handle a fast-paced work environment with poise and maturity. You will be able to leverage critical thinking skills to handle complex and confidential information daily in a professional, secure, dependable, and credible manner.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • 1-2 plus years’ experience in human resources, office administration, or related field.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy.
  • Experience working in a fast-paced office or professional services environment.
  • Possess excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and proactively.
  • Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, including active listening.
  • Proficiency with PowerPoint, Excel, and Word; and ability to learn new systems and software quickly.

COMPENSATION | The hourly salary range for this position is $30-$35/hour.  Where an offer falls inside the pay range is dependent on experience.  This position is a part-time temporary contractor role for a maximum of three years that works alongside HR&A teams, where employment is via HR&A’s employment partner, Magnit.  Magnit offers optional health and wellness benefits, sick days and paid holidays.

HOW TO APPLY | HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF document at https://hraadvisors.applytojob.com/apply/. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications without a cover lever will not be reviewed.

We ask that you submit a version of your resume that has your school information removed. There is no need to reformat your resume, and you should leave your degree (e.g. “B.A. Economics”). But please remove all undergraduate and graduate school name references. This request is part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that is free from bias and based on candidate merit and performance in the hiring process.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Senior Analyst, Equitable Development

September 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Senior Analyst, Equitable Development

ABOUT US | HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities.

We believe in creating vital places, building more equitable and resilient communities, and improving people’s lives. We support the creation of new development, transit-oriented-development, and economic development strategies. HR&A also helps clients think about who will benefit from development from the very beginning, and show them how to make more equitable projects, neighborhoods, and cities.

From Brooklyn to Los Angeles, we have guided hundreds of clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans then into job-producing, community-strengthening assets.

Our clients include governments, community development organizations, real estate owners and investors, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies.

HR&A has offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, New York, Washington D.C., Raleigh, and Dallas. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.

Hear more about the HR&A experience from our Staff.

Learn more about careers at HR&A on our website.

THE OPPORTUNITY | We are seeking Senior Analyst candidates to join our Los Angeles office.  The Senior Analyst will be supporting the Economic Development practice and Inclusive Cities practices. We are looking for a candidate who can support real estate and economic development while also embodying our values to create more equitable, resilient and dynamic communities.

THE PRACTICE | HR&A’s Economic Development practice is focused on development, policy and planning that centers the needs of existing residents and businesses. Anchored in analytics and quantitative analysis, the Economic Development practice helps communities to understand market dynamics, pressures and opportunities. We pilot innovative community-focused approaches to replace the traditional analytic approaches that perpetuate inequality with knowledge, strategies and tools that empower low-income residents and businesses to build communities that resonate for them and help them benefit from the fruits of public investment and urban transformation. We craft policies that support wealth building, equitable participation in the workforce and housing stability.

We are focused on building relationships within the public, non-profit and philanthropic sectors to identify opportunities and build HR&A teams that are both excited and committed to empowering communities. Our teams become experts working alongside communities and institutions to develop and implement innovative, equitable approaches, strategies, and tools.

The Senior Analyst role is a mid-level opportunity for professionals with 4-6 years of professional data analytics experience owning and driving the substance of clients’ or stakeholders work products. The Senior Analyst alongside all analytical staff, forms the foundation of our team-oriented and collaborative structure and helps to drive our data-driven approach to city building. Day-to-day tasks range from project to project and often include:

  • market analysis
  • case study research
  • public policy analysis
  • community engagement
  • preparation of economic analysis and real estate pro formas for a range of uses and public-private structures

Senior Analysts also help prepare written reports, presentations in PowerPoint, and Excel models for clients, as well as prepare firm marketing materials and proposals for new projects. Senior Analysts may often play an informal managerial role, directing Research Analysts and Analysts on project-based task assignments and even providing training support to them.

As individual project portfolios change, the Senior Analyst position provides significant opportunities for growth and diversity within the role..

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED | We are looking for candidates with strong quantitative and qualitative skills, a passion for urban development and policy, and a deep curiosity about the challenges and opportunities facing cities today. Our new team members will learn quickly, possess excellent written and verbal communication skills; be hyper-organized; operate like data analysts; and be able to manage multiple assignments at once. They will think independently, act entrepreneurially, and pay attention to the details. Ideal candidates will bring a demonstrated capacity for leadership, experience or interest in real estate transactions and planning, critical thinking, and creativity.

Senior Analyst candidates should have a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree preferred, 4-6 years professional experience, responsible for day-to-day complex modeling and analysis, program design, coordination with partner firms, and preparation of client deliverables and proposals.

COMPENSATION | The annual salary range for this position is $101,000 to $114,500 plus the opportunity for a year-end bonus. Where an offer falls inside the pay range is dependent on experience. We offer competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience. We are an employee-owned company, meaning you will have the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s growth over time through participation in our Employee Stock Options Plan. Each year, the firm will contribute funds to this long-term wealth-building account and may make contributions to other retirement accounts. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package that goes well beyond coverage of 90-95% of healthcare premiums, dental and vision coverage.

HOW TO APPLY | HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF document at https://hraadvisors.applytojob.com/apply/. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications without a cover lever will not be reviewed. 

We ask that you submit a version of your resume that has your school information removed. There is no need to reformat your resume, and you should leave your degree (e.g. “B.A. Economics”). But please remove all undergraduate and graduate school name references. This request is part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that is free from bias and based on candidate merit and performance in the hiring process.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. For more information, please contact us at jobs@hraadvisors.com.

Please do not call regarding this position.

Senior Analyst, Real Estate Advisory and Operations

June 28, 2023 / Comments Off on Senior Analyst, Real Estate Advisory and Operations

ABOUT US | HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities.

We believe in creating vital places, building more equitable and resilient communities, and improving people’s lives.

From Brooklyn to Los Angeles, we have guided hundreds of clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans then into job-producing, community-strengthening assets.

Our clients include real estate owners and investors, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies, community development organizations and governments.

HR&A has offices in Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Raleigh, and Dallas. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.

Hear more about the HR&A experience from our Staff.

Learn more about careers at HR&A on our website.

THE OPPORTUNITY | HR&A’s Knowledge Economy Practice is rapidly growing its embedded management work, which involves assisting innovation districts and knowledge communities by offering strategic guidance and bolstering staff capacity through operations, analytical, and implementation support. This position will primarily support real estate development advisory and day-to-day operations for one of the most significant, non-profit led, real estate projects in the Southeast. This transformative project includes over $100 million in investments and will connect higher education and industry through a variety of public-private partnerships leading to the development of office, lab, civic and other mixed-use elements. Knowledge of the Atlanta market and prior real estate development experience is strongly preferred.

THE PRACTICE | HR&A’s Knowledge Economy Practice brings over 45 years of cumulative direct experience leading universities and innovation districts, a body of work that gives us invaluable insights into the development and operations of innovation ecosystems. The Knowledge Economy Practice creates and implements strategies that respond to current trends in innovation, economic development, real estate strategies and

financing structures, and enhances operations to expand the research enterprise and industry relations for our clients.

THE ROLE | HR&A’s Knowledge Economy Practice is seeking a Senior Analyst to assist in providing embedded management services to our clients, with a focus on providing real estate development advisory and overseeing day-to-day operations for a project in the Atlanta region. This role will be based in our Atlanta office. The Senior Analyst will work closely with Partners, Principals, Directors, and Analytic staff in the Knowledge Economy Practice across all HR&A’s offices.

Senior Analysts are mid-level professionals with 4-6 years of professional experience and own the substance of our client work products. Day-to-day tasks range from project to project and often include:

· preparation of real estate pro formas for a range of uses, public-private structures, and land valuation

· demographic, economic, and market analysis

· case study research

· non-profit governance and board management

· econometric modeling

· community and stakeholder engagement

· project coordination with consultant teams, and

· collaboration with external partners

Senior Analysts also help prepare written reports, presentations in PowerPoint, and Excel models for clients, engage with internal and external partners and clients directly to move forward collaborative work streams. They also often play a managerial role, directing Research Analysts and Analysts on task assignments and even providing training.

The position provides significant opportunities for growth and diversity within the role as individual project portfolios change.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED | Successful candidates will bring strong analytical, project management, and relationship management capabilities aligned with the roles and responsibilities described above, including:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Construction Management, Finance, Planning or another related field.

· Master’s in Real Estate Development (MRED), Business Administration (MBA), Construction/Project Management, or Planning is a plus.

· 4-5 years of experience in Real Estate Development or Construction Management, preferably within the Atlanta region.

· Experience or interest in real estate development and economic development practices, including knowledge of general real estate principles and financial modeling, incentives, industry analysis, supply and demand economics and other demand drivers.

· Experience synthesizing data and crafting a compelling narrative.

· Experience presenting to internal senior leadership and external clients.

· Demonstrated capacity for leadership.

· Demonstrated critical thinking skills and ability to be creative and think on the spot.

COMPENSATION | The annual salary range for this position is $101,000 to $114,500 plus opportunity for year-end bonus. Where an offer falls inside the pay range is dependent on experience. We offer competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience. We are an employee-owned company, meaning you will have the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s growth over time through participation in our Employee Stock Options Plan. Each year, the firm will contribute funds to this long-term wealth-building account and may make contributions to other retirement accounts. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package that goes well beyond coverage of 90-95% of healthcare premiums, dental and vision coverage.

HOW TO APPLY | HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF document at https://hraadvisors.applytojob.com/apply/. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications without a cover lever will not be reviewed.

We ask that you submit a version of your resume that has your school information removed. There is no need to reformat your resume, and you should leave your degree (e.g. “B.A. Economics”). But please remove all undergraduate and graduate school name references. This request is part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that is free from bias and based on candidate merit and performance in the hiring process.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. For more information, please contact us at jobs@hraadvisors.com. Please do not call regarding this position.

Senior Analyst, Real Estate

April 18, 2023 / Comments Off on Senior Analyst, Real Estate

ABOUT US |   HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities.    

We believe in creating vital places, building more equitable and resilient communities, and improving people’s lives.     

From Brooklyn to London, Medellin to Hong Kong, we have guided hundreds of clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans then into job-producing, community-strengthening assets.   

Our clients include real estate owners and investors, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies, community development organizations and governments.   

HR&A has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, and Washington D.C. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.    

Hear more about the HR&A experience from our staff  

Learn more about careers at HR&A on our website here.   

THE ROLE | We are seeking a Senior Analyst to join us, based in an HR&A office in Los Angeles or New York .  Our analytical staff form the foundation of our team-oriented and collaborative structure and help to drive our data-driven approach to city building. 

Senior Analysts are mid-level professionals with 4-6 years of professional experience and own the substance of our client work products. Day-to-day tasks range from project to project and often include: 

  • preparation of real estate pro formas for a range of uses and public-private structures 
  • market analysis 
  • case study research 
  • econometric modeling 
  • community engagement, and 
  • public policy analysis. 

Senior Analysts also help prepare written reports, presentations in PowerPoint, and Excel models for clients, as well as firm marketing materials and proposals for new projects. Senior Analysts often play a managerial role, directing Research Analysts and Analysts on task assignments and even providing training. 

The positions provide significant opportunities for growth and diversity within the role as individual project portfolios change. HR&A staff are often generalists but have the opportunity to specialize over time. 

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED | We are looking for candidates with strong quantitative and qualitative skills, a passion for urban development and policy, and a deep curiosity about the challenges and opportunities facing cities today. Our new team members will learn quickly, possess excellent written and verbal communication skills; be hyper-organized; operate like data analysts; and be able to manage multiple assignments at once. They will think independently, act entrepreneurially, and pay attention to the details. Ideal candidates will bring a demonstrated capacity for leadership, experience or interest in real estate transactions, critical thinking, and creativity. 

COMPENSATION | Senior Analyst candidates should have a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree preferred, 4-6 years professional experience, responsible for day-to-day complex modeling and analysis, program design, coordination with partner firms, and preparation of client deliverables and proposals. 

The base salary range for this position is $101,000 – $114,500 plus opportunity for competitive and targeted year-end bonusWhere an offer falls inside the pay range is dependent on experience.  We offer competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience. We are an employee-owned company, meaning you will have the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s growth over time through participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Each year, the firm will contribute funds to this long-term wealth-building account and may make contributions to other retirement accounts. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package that goes well beyond coverage of 90-95% of healthcare premiums, dental and vision coverage.   

HOW TO APPLY | HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.   

Please submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF document (maximum of 2 pages) here. If you have a digital portfolio, include a link within your cover letter. Applications without a cover lever will not be reviewed. 

We ask that you submit a version of your resume that has your school information removed. There is no need to reformat your resume, and you should leave your degree (e.g. “B.A. Communications”). But please remove all undergraduate and graduate school name references. This request is part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that is free from bias and based on candidate merit and performance in the hiring process.   

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status, or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.   

For more information, please contact us at jobs@hraadvisors.com. Please do not call regarding this position.   

 

Principal, Broadband & Digital Equity

February 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Principal, Broadband & Digital Equity

ABOUT US |   HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities.

We believe in creating vital places, building more equitable and resilient communities, and improving people’s lives.

From Brooklyn to London, Medellin to Hong Kong, we have guided hundreds of clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans then into job-producing, community-strengthening assets.

Our clients include real estate owners and investors, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies, community development organizations and governments.

HR&A has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, and Washington D.C. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.

Hear more about the HR&A experience from our staff

Learn more about careers at HR&A on our website here.

THE PRACTICE | HR&A’s Broadband and Digital Equity team is focused on empowering communities to shape their broadband future and develop stronger digital equity ecosystems. We recognize that internet infrastructure investments and adoption programs are foundational to more equitable economic development, education, healthcare, and civic life. We work with leaders in all levels of government, civic institutions, community-based organizations, and philanthropy to design and deliver bold system changes that foster broadband equity and digital inclusion. This work is often conducted as part of the Broadband Equity Partnership, a partnership that HR&A has with CTC Technology & Energy.

At an historic moment for broadband and digital equity, with estimates of nearly $200 billion in public and private investment in the next decade, our broadband and digital equity practice is at the forefront of planning, managing, and delivering innovative infrastructure and digital equity programs across the nation, from New York to California, Chicago to Miami. Our work results in the implementation of new public-private partnerships and government- or community-led digital equity programs that prioritize service to communities who need it most. As we help to build capacity in the nation’s public interest broadband ecosystem, we center racial equity and economic justice, helping our clients to identify who will benefit from broadband development initiatives and show them how to design and execute more equitable programs that build stronger neighborhoods and economies.

ABOUT YOU | 

  • At least 10-12 years of relevant work experience, including working with public sector leaders and/or community-based organizations at the city, county, state, and/or federal level.
  • Deep knowledge of and experience with broadband infrastructure and digital equity programs
  • Proven leadership abilities marked by being innovative, collaborative, decisive; a reputation for getting things done;
  • Fluency with data, including an understanding of its limitations and a commitment to using it to quantify the ways in which inequity persists in communities and to project the impact of new policies and programs
  • Strong interpersonal skills that reflect honesty, integrity, respect, inspiration and teamwork
  • Strong communication skills, including the ability to inspire confidence and passion with both internal and external audiences
  • Advanced planning skills, including an ability to think strategically on both organizational and systemic levels over short and long-term horizons
  • Strong facilitation and presentation skills before multiple types of audiences
  • Experience with complex stakeholder and project management, including the dynamics of the role of a consultant
  • Patience, a sense of humor, humility, and willingness to be a leader and inspire HR&A staff and develop the Broadband and Digital Equity practice as an intellectual and professional home within the firm; and to facilitate full participation and leadership by staff and partners alike.

THE ROLE | We are seeking a Principal to join us in to lead work around the country, ideally based in an HR&A Office in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, or Washington D.C. office. The Principal will manage large-scale Broadband and Digital Equity projects in ways that maximize the impact of our clients’ work; they will be a leader in the practice internally and externally.

At HR&A, Principals manage multiple projects and business development efforts concurrently. Project timelines and scopes are highly variable at HR&A and often span between several weeks and several years, with Principals managing between three and six projects at a given time. Principals are responsible for:

  • Creating project work plans
  • Managing project budgets
  • Directing the analytical work of project teams
  • Ensuring the quality and timeliness of deliverables
  • Developing productive working relationships with clients

Responsibilities of the Broadband and Digital Equity Principal will also include:

  • Close partnership with the Managing Partner to support the growth, strategy, and concurrent priorities of the Broadband and Digital Equity practice
  • Serve as a leader in the practice by building external and internal relationships, as well as identifying and implementing new project types and services that can help serve those on the front lines in the work to close the digital divide
  • Represent HR&A and the Broadband and Digital Equity practice externally at events, professional associations, and in networks
  • Develop and manage tools and methodologies that support the growth of the practice such that the firm’s overall work and other practice areas are enriched
  • Engage in internal firmwide activities that advance HR&A’s commitment to Anti-Racism
  • Train and mentor staff across the practice, including in multiple offices and remotely

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED | We are looking for candidates with management and leadership experience in the public, private, or non-profit sector, deep curiosity about the broadband and digital equity challenges facing communities today, and a passion for equity, economic development, and systems change.

Successful candidates:

  • Possess exceptional critical thinking skills, a deep curiosity about the challenges and opportunities of broadband and digital equity work, a data-driven and implementation-oriented mindset, and a commitment to proactively address and advance racial justice, equity, and anti-racism
  • Bring a strong background and/or foundation in public policy, economic development, city, state, or federal government, political campaigns, or nonprofit or institutional management as an important reference point for our work
  • Bring experience in consulting or comparable client-facing functions in a relevant field and/or a leadership setting such that they can demonstrate ability to manage multiple projects at one time in ways that are impactful, adaptive, and persuasive
  • Experience managing fast-paced, collaborative project teams
  • Possess substantial writing and presentation skills, sufficient poise for direct client interaction, and mentorship capabilities
  • Are ambitious and creative about new ways in which our firm’s knowledge and expertise can be deployed

COMPENSATION | The annual salary range for this position is $149,500 – $172,000  plus opportunity for year-end bonus.  Where an offer falls inside the pay range is dependent on experience. We offer competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience. We are an employee-owned company, meaning you will have the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s growth over time through participation in our Employee Stock Options Plan. Each year, the firm will contribute funds to this long-term wealth-building account and may make contributions to other retirement accounts. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package that goes well beyond coverage of 90-95% of healthcare premiums, dental and vision coverage.

HOW TO APPLY | HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please submit a cover letter and resume as a single PDF document at https://hraadvisors.applytojob.com/apply/. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications without a cover lever will not be reviewed. 

We ask that you submit a version of your resume that has your school information removed. There is no need to reformat your resume, and you should leave your degree (e.g. “B.A. Economics”). But please remove all undergraduate and graduate school name references. This request is part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that is free from bias and based on candidate merit and performance in the hiring process.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

Learn more at https://www.hraadvisors.com/broadband-and-digital-equity/

For more information, please contact us at jobs@hraadvisors.com.