PLANNING ANALYST - COOK COUNTY LAND BANK AUTHORITY

Cook County•Chicago, IL

10d•$83,235 - $91,927•Hybrid

About The Position

Provide technical support for the department's Tax Certificate Program, responsible for identifying, organizing, and tracking the acquisition of tax certificates from the Cook County Treasurer. Support the team in the management of all tax certificates processed. Recommend strategies for acquiring properties and creating a pipeline for the Acquisition Team. Prepare, develop, and implement analyses of internal and external data to identify, evaluate and make inferences on trends with the property portfolio, broader housing market, or communities where office is active.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree or higher
Two (2) years of experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Two (2) years in planning, community development, or directly related experience
An equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Ability to run GIS analyses on various data involving housing, transportation, public education, green space or related data.
Knowledge of the interoperability between multiple hardware and software environments.
Ability to manage property or real estate data with an understanding of property transaction processes.
Ability to manage the installation, configuration, and deployment of software programs and patches, database performance metrics, SQL, and reporting functions and ability to develop standards and compliance guidelines for the implementation of processes, procedures, and databases.
Ability to provide moderate-level insight, advice and expertise to other professionals, management, and external contacts in an assigned functional area.
Ability to operate as a team player and communicate specialized knowledge team members, managers, and external stakeholders.
Knowledge of moderately complex principles and practices for a specialized area of focus.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for the department's Tax Certificate Program, responsible for identifying, organizing, and tracking the acquisition of tax certificates from the Cook County Treasurer.
Support the team in the management of all tax certificates processed.
Recommend strategies for acquiring properties and creating a pipeline for the Acquisition Team.
Prepare, develop, and implement analyses of internal and external data to identify, evaluate and make inferences on trends with the property portfolio, broader housing market, or communities where office is active.