PAID INTERNSHIP
PRESERVATION DATABASE RESEARCHER
The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) seeks a Preservation Database Analyst Intern on a temporary basis for the summer of 2025. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to the mission-based non-profit lending field, specifically with Database and Housing Preservation activity.
CEDAC is a publicly-created community development finance organization that serves as a vital financial and technical assistance resource to nonprofit organizations engaged in effective community development. We provide financial resources and technical expertise for community-based and other nonprofit organizations building thriving communities. Our work supports key building blocks of community development: affordable housing and early care and education.
The Preservation Database Analyst Researcher will provide support to the Director of Housing Development and Preservation until the completion of the project. This could be a part time or full time position for up to twelve weeks. The position may be fully remote or hybrid (partly in person/remote), with hybrid preferred.
Project includes updating existing housing preservation database in Microsoft Access. To complete the project, the Researcher would need to:
- Review the current list of unmatched project data to determine which should be added as new unique projects in the preservation database.
- Review the database to identify and fix when records are incorrectly matched with projects.
- Review the existing CEDAC database as well as other affordable housing datasets to make recommendations as to preservation status.
- In some cases, the Researcher will communicate directly with public funders, owners and management companies to resolve data discrepancies.
- Other tasks may be assigned.
Qualifications
- The qualified candidate will be a person who is a quick study, well organized with good attention to detail.
- Excellent research skills, including the ability to frame the research question and the tenacity to keep probing until the question is answered
- Experience with data manipulation.
- Knowledge of affordable housing.
- Experience working with databases; Microsoft Access database experience strongly preferred.
- Minimum college degree or equivalent directly relevant experience. Enrollees in graduate school program focused on land use, housing, real estate, law or similar fields preferred.
- The candidate must be legally eligible to work in Massachusetts.
This position will pay $35/hour and, as a temporary position, is not eligible for health insurance or other permanent employee benefits.
Interested candidates should submit resume and cover letter electronically to cedac.org.
CEDAC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. People from diverse personal, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to apply.