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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Americorps Vista Volunteer - Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (stipend position)

Who: The Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (NHS) - Business Process Improvement Team. NHS of Chicago is driven by the belief that homeownership is essential to strengthening households and communities. We help low and moderate income residents become homeowners and maintain homeownership. More at nhschicago.org

What: The Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago of Chicago (NHS) Business Process Improvement Team is seeking an Americorps Vista Volunteer to help drive a project to help us understand NHS of Chicago's long-term impact.

This “Understanding Impact” Vista project will look at a sampling of clients over recent years to gain understanding of impact on the lives of clients over time. The Vista will help design a data collection framework and strategy, collect data, analyze results, present findings, and create structure for NHS to continue to integrate ongoing long-term impact analysis. Results will enable data-informed decisions about where to focus efforts and resources to maximize positive long-term impact on low and moderate income household and communities.
This position offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience as a data analyst. Strong analytical skills, including advance excel prowess are requested. A passion for applying data to tell a story is a must.

The monthly VISTA living allowance/stipend is $1084.44. Benefits include a CTA Bus Pass and education award of approximately $6000 at the end of one year of service. Service dates are 8/27/2018 - 8/21/2019.

If you are interested - apply ASAP by sending your resume and few sentences expressing your interest to Marcy Huttas at mhuttas@nhschicago.org

Find more information on the position here.

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