DCP Intern - Office of Housing & Community Development

Posting Expires: 3/18/26

Salary: $17.50/hr

 

The mission of the Department of City Planning (DCP) is to enable high-quality, sustainable, and equitable growth and development of Atlanta by facilitating more options for travel, abundant housing for all people, thriving neighborhoods, exceptional design in architecture and public spaces, preservation of historic resources, innovative regulatory practices, safe and durable buildings, attentive customer service and public engagement in all our work. We advance that mission in the Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) by building trust, promoting healthy neighborhoods, and delivering high-quality community development programs. You will join a team of active and qualified professionals in the areas of affordable housing, neighborhood economic development, small business development, food systems, and city planning. Our team is passionate about this work and making the city a more equitable place. You will contribute to our team’s mission by working in office as well as in the field.

 

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

• Collaborate with the Director and Project Manager to select and scope a community development project. Project ideas include:

  • Complete Affordable Housing Impact Statements and improve how we use them.

  • Update or re-imagine the Affordable Housing Resource Guide.

  • Contribute to data collection, improvement, and analysis using systems of record for various programs such as databases and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

  • Research and develop recommendations for calculating affordable housing in lieu fees. 

  • Build specification drawings with measurements and materials for downtown Kiosks.

  • Complete a GIS inventory of microenterprise cart locations.

  • Contribute to AgLanta Grown, urban agriculture, and food systems planning.

  • Work with local businesses in the Main Street/Living Cities programming, and in our Small Business Strategy and Support service offerings.[MJ1] 

  • Complete projects related to neighborhood revitalization initiatives, economic development, transportation programming, and capital investment programming.

• Lead the completion of your assigned project and deliverables.

• Present project outcomes and findings to internal and external audiences. 

   

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Knowledge of or interest in:

• community development theory and practice in the areas of affordable housing, economic development, food systems, and neighborhood change.

• principles of city planning.

• principles of project and program management.

Skills: 

• strong critical thinking skills. 

• detailed oriented and organized.

• flexible and adaptable team player.

• willing to learn, attend training, and ask for help.

• Microsoft Office 365.

Ability to: 

• move between working independently and collaboratively.

• make decisions about your project.

• create opportunity for people earning low and moderate incomes.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Undergraduate and Graduate Students in the following Degree Programs

• urban planning, sociology, anthropology, economics, finance, business, real estate, design, journalism, communication, marketing, engineering, agriculture, environmental science, computer science, data science, programming, social work, public health, or related fields.

   

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

To comply with the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 (ADA) which prohibits discrimination against qualified

individuals on the basis of disability, it is necessary to specify the physical, intellectual and environmental conditions of the

Essential Duties of the job.  Please check all that apply.

On the job, the employee must:

 Bend     

 Walk

 Reach

 Crouch 

 Crawl

 Climb 

 Squat     

 Access heights

 Sit

 Push/Pull

  Grasp

 Stoop

 Stand

 Use fine finger movements

 Kneel   

 Handle objects (manual dexterity)

 Reach above shoulder level

 Other:

LIFTING REQUIREMENTS

 Light physical demand

 Up to 10 pounds

 Seldom or Never   

 Sometimes

 Frequently or Often

 Medium physical demand

 Up to 25 pounds

 Seldom or Never   

 Sometimes

 Frequently or Often

 Up to 50 pounds

 Seldom or Never   

 Sometimes

 Frequently or Often

 Heavy physical demand

 Up to 100 pounds

 Seldom or Never   

 Sometimes

 Frequently or Often

 More than 100 pounds

 Seldom or Never   

 Sometimes

 Frequently or Often

WORKING CONDITIONS (Environment)

On the job, the employee must work in/around: 

 Excessive noise

 Office or similar indoor environment

 Medium voltage

 Outdoor environment

 High voltage

 Street environment (near moving traffic)

 Hazardous chemicals

 Construction site

 Heavy equipment/machinery 

 In the community (homes, businesses, etc)

 Confined spaces

 Correctional facility, detention center or jail

 Dust, fumes, gases, radiation

 Clinical healthcare environment

 Inclement weather conditions

 Warehouse environment

 Water, which may include, potable water, ground water, stormwater, and sewage.

 Shop environment

 Hot and humid conditions

 Other

 Moving machinery

 

      

 

 

It is the policy of the City of Atlanta (“COA”) that qualified individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of the COA to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. The COA is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Director for your department.

 

The City of Atlanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, ender identity, marital status, veteran’s status or national origin, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.  We value and encourage diversity in our workforce.

 

Added language to include Living Cities and Small Biz Strategy & Support; NRI as well. [MJ1]