Opportunity Details

Summary: The Community Affairs Department supports IHDA’s mission of financing the creation and preservation of affordable housing in Illinois through overseeing various programs to promote and establish financially stable households and communities. The department collaborates with external partners, which include units of local government, HUD-certified housing counseling agencies, community-based organizations, community action agencies, regional planning commissions, and land banks.

The department is responsible for the ongoing management of these programs, which includes program design and launch, creating funding applications, conducting analysis and scoring, making funding recommendations, overseeing program closures, providing technical assistance, disbursing funds, reporting, reviewing files, conducting site visits, and ensuring compliance.

Experience:

Must be an active college student in good academic standing in an accredited college or university in Illinois. Must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in urban planning, Public Policy, Administration, Finance, Business or related field. Needs strong abilities to prepare and analyze data. Excellent analytical, technical, research, written, and verbal communication skills. Polished presentation skills. Highly organized, efficient, self-motivated, and detail oriented. Excellent computer skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. GIS mapping skills and other graphic and design skills are a plus.

IHDA’s Summer Internship Program Highlights:

• Paid Internship
• Open to college students (must be an actively enrolled undergraduate or graduate student at the time of applying)
• Full-time hybrid internship program that runs from June – August (typically 10 weeks)
• You will receive on-the-job training from industry experts
• Participate in workshops to gain insight on key departments at the Authority
• Participate in IHDA’s Mentorship Program
• Attend outings to connect with fellow interns