Program Analyst 3 Community Development Specialist 3

Full Job Description

In 2021 and 2023 the City of Detroit experienced a presidentially declared disaster caused by severe storms and flooding.

As a result, the City was awarded $95MM (2021) and $347MM (2023) in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding from the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds were granted to assist the City and its residents in recovering from the impact of those storms.

The Program Analyst III (Community Development Specialist III) will be responsible for assisting the CDBG-Disaster Recovery Director with the overall administration and compliance of the grant.

More information can be found here: https://detroitmi.gov/departments/housing-and-revitalization-department/disaster-recovery.

The Program Analyst III (Community Development Specialist III) reports directly to the CDBG-Disaster Recovery Director in the Programmatic Operations and Performance Management Division.

Under general supervision, the Community Development Specialist III is responsible for managing the CDBG-DR Program’s implementation of all operational and programmatic compliance and monitoring.

The Program Analyst III - Community Development Specialist III is an experienced level professional located within the City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department’s Housing and Neighborhood Services Division, whose work will focus on public service activities or public facility rehabilitations for Detroit non-profits.

Requirements

• Set up training sessions and meetings for subrecipients.
• Provide technical assistance to Subrecipient’s in the form of reviews and evaluations, program development and implementation, sharing of best practices and expertise, skills training, and the transmission of working knowledge to help advance and expand project reach, outcomes, and impacts in the community.
• Assist with the development and execution of new programs/projects from inception to closure. Track and report project milestones to leadership.
• Prepare contractual and operating agreements, and MOUs for multiple types of funded projects.
• Process reimbursement requests by reviewing for compliance and assist the subrecipients with uploading invoices into the City’s financial system. 
• Provide support to higher level analysts and project managers as needed.
• Write and review Requests for Proposals (RFP).
• Coordinate and monitor subrecipients.
• Track contractor performance and work closely with subrecipients to ensure federal, local, and state compliance.
• Attend meetings of other governmental agencies, businesses, and community groups as assigned and summarize discussion and action items.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, urban and regional planning, community and economic develop or a closely related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience providing project management related activities or a systematic review, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of community development, grants, or economic development activities.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience administering and reporting on Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded activities.

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted to meet the education and experience requirements of this position.

Additional Information

Evaluation Plan

• Interview: 70%
• Evaluation of Training, Experience & Personal Qualifications: 30%
• Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P: 100%

Additional points may be awarded for:

• Veteran Points: 0 – 15 points
• Detroit Residency Credit: 15 point

LRD: 06/25/2025