Analyst, Housing Resources at The Kelsey Analyst, Housing Resources at The Kelsey in Cambridge, Massachusetts Posted in 7 days ago.

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full-time About The KelseyBased in San Francisco, operating nationally, we are a team of people with and without disabilities, creating a disability-forward housing future. The Kelsey advances disability-forward housing solutions that open doors to homes and opportunities for everyone. We both co-develop affordable, accessible, inclusive housing and lead advocacy and field-building efforts to create market conditions so inclusive housing becomes the norm. In just six years, we have built over 240 homes, unlocked almost $190M in funding, and impacted over 6,000 community advocates. Residents with and without disabilities now live in communities that were in concept five years ago. Our Technical Assistance has supported projects across 16 states, and our open-source resources have been used in almost every state. All new and existing team members are expected to embody our values in their everyday work:

Disability-Forward:

We bring our lived experiences as disabled people and allies to everything we do. We seek to create spaces where disability is a valued part of human identity and communities. We center access, practice interdependence, and value diversity.

Intentional:

We are thoughtful, curious, and deliberate. We deeply understand the systems impacting our work and willingly learn new strategies needed to advance our mission.

Joyful:

We value joy even as we undertake serious work and challenges. We create space for ourselves and our partners to experience community, fun, purpose, and happiness.

Radically Inclusive:

We are welcoming, care-centered, and accepting. We practice hospitality and foster belonging for all people in our community and networks, across their many identities and ideas.

Groundbreaking:

We pave new ways to understand and approach the work we do, unconstrained by the status quo and stigma. We transparently and willingly share our knowledge with others to make more impact possible and open new opportunities.

About the RoleThe Analyst, Housing Resources, will be a core member of our technical assistance team, leading project engagements with clients, including cities, developers, public agencies, and nonprofits. Reporting to the Managing Director for Technical Assistance, this position is responsible for gathering and analyzing data, providing key findings and identifying actionable implications; creating or restructuring policy and programmatic approaches; and producing a variety of written deliverables for clients and in preparation for prospective client conversations. The Analyst will also serve as a client-facing lead on technical assistance project components, managing day-to-day project execution and timelines. Across all The Kelseys work, the Analyst will support cross-team engagements, including infusing learnings from Technical Assistance projects into policy and housing development, supporting metrics and outcome tracking, and providing analysis to drive impact and efficacy across programs.

The Analyst will perform in-depth quantitative and qualitative analysis,produce first-draft insights and deliverables, and help keep project teams running smoothly through close coordination with project managers, team members, and partners.

For this role, the Analyst will: Deliver Technical Assistance (70%)Convert technical assistance proposals into project plans Research and synthesize housing policy, programs, and financing tools (e.g., LIHTC, Section 811, QAPs), and disability-forward best practicesAnalyze the feasibility of implications of policy and program choices for clients, translating technical financing concepts into plain-language guidanceSupport stakeholder engagement, including stakeholder mapping and interviewing, and designing and facilitating engagement eventsProduce project memos, presentations, client meeting agendas, reports, and other technical assistance work products and deliverablesTrack technical assistance project milestones, timelines, and deliverables Conduct preliminary site evaluations for development projects, as needed, to inform technical assistance recommendations and support potential real estate development projectsManage Technical Assistance Administration (15%) Prepare background research, briefing materials, and post-meeting materials to support client intake and contribute to business development Support intake and onboarding processes for new technical assistance clientsTrack contracts, scopes of work, and client billing coordinationSupport documentation of impact metrics and reporting for all completed technical assistance engagementsSupport Cross-Team Impact (15%) Integrate outcomes, learnings, and best practices from technical assistance engagements across The Kelseys advocacy, real estate, and resident services teamsSupport the organization's impact dashboard with data inputs and analysisProvide inputs that support organizational learning and that drive annual and strategic goalsServe as the go-to specialist for colleagues around data and quantitative analysis, supporting cross-team projects and program-specific analysesWithin the first 3 months, the Analyst will have onboarded into The Kelsey's technical assistance practice, gaining fluency in the organization's disability-forward frameworks, current TA engagements, and internal tools and processes. They will have built working relationships with the technical assistance team and cross-functional colleagues in advocacy, real estate, and resident services. Early contributions will likely include supporting active engagements through research, data gathering, and first-draft materials; shadowing client-facing work; and beginning to take ownership of discrete project components under the team's guidance.

Within the first 6 months, the Analyst will be operating with greater independence, serving as a client-facing lead and managing day-to-day execution and timelines with minimal oversight. They will be producing well-prepared, near-final research, analysis, and deliverables that clients and colleagues rely on, and will have a working familiarity and some command of the policy and financing tools central to the role (LIHTC, Section 811, QAPs). They will also be able to speak clearly to how their work connects to The Kelsey's broader goals, including how their engagement-level findings feed into cross-team learning, organizational impact tracking, and progress toward more inclusive, accessible housing nationally.

About You As an Analyst, you demonstrate capacity for proactive project team participation, leadership, critical thinking, creativity, and other capabilities aligned with the role and responsibilities described above, including the following approach to your work:

The key traits that are most important in this role are: Highly organized and execution-oriented, taking pride in producing complete, high-quality work and ensuring strong follow-through on commitmentsResourceful when working with incomplete or messy information, able to structure ambiguous questions, determine what data is needed, and use spreadsheets and other analytical tools to produce practical analysisQuantitatively confident and data-oriented, energized by working with numbers and comfortable analyzing datasets, metrics, and financial or policy information to identify patterns, test assumptions, and draw well-supported conclusionsInquisitive and analytically rigorous, skilled at conducting and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative research on housing systems, public policy, and financing tools (e.g., LIHTC, Section 811, and QAPs), and translating findings into clear, practical recommendations and accessible, actionable deliverables for varied audiencesProceed with clarity and structure, effectively managing timelines, tracking milestones, and keeping multiple workstreams moving simultaneouslyDemonstrate strong written and verbal communication, translating complex housing policy, financing, and technical concepts into clear, accessible materials for varied audiencesCollaborative, working effectively across project teams to support shared goals while independently owning your scope of work and responsibilitiesWillingness to learn new skills, processes, and knowledge Ideal skills and experiences:2 to 5 years of experience in state or local public policy, affordable housing, urban planning or development, public administration, or a similar fieldComfortable with Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, including lookups, logic functions, and filter formulas; data cleaning, pivot tables, charting, and basic analysisExperience collecting, cleaning, analyzing, and quality-checking public or administrative datasets; familiarity with common housing and demographic data sources, such as Census/ACS, HUD CHAS, and local housing data, is a plusExperience with data visualization or dashboard tools, GIS software, and/or project management platforms is a plusProject management training or certification is a plusWe need people with and without disabilities from diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and skill sets to live out our mission at The Kelsey. We strongly encourage people who have felt the impacts of the nations housing crisis to apply. This includes but is not limited to people most impacted by racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, classism, and other forms of oppression. Even if you dont meet these traits 100%, but are aligned to The Kelseys values, we encourage you to apply.

Please note that you must be authorized to work in the United States.

What We Offer The salary range for this position is $72,000 to $97,000, depending on qualifications and experience. We offer benefits such as robust health coverage, retirement match, vacation, and family leave. The Kelsey is a remote-first organization, and this role is remote as well. It includes occasional regional or national travel, with 6-10 trips a year.

The Application Process:

Please fill out this application form. It consists of a few questions to gauge whether you meet the key traits listed above. This application will close on Friday, September 18, 2026.We will schedule interviews starting the week of September 28th. Well be evaluating everyone for the qualifications listed in the job description and values fit. We want to see you at your best and fairly assess the candidates, so well tell you our interview questions in advance! For candidates that make it to the final round, well ask you to spend 2 hours on an assignment related to the role.

If you have any access needs or accommodations for the interview process, please don't hesitate to email us at molly@thekelsey.org. Requests will have no impact on the selection process. recblid da87yi0mlna63w7wdmrn720rq8nfkg