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Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

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While you’re all snowed in, nothing better to do than apply for some jobs!

1) Director of Community Engagement – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia

2) Managing Director – Impact Hub – Philadelphia

3) Senior Director, Development – Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust – Philadelphia

4) Director, Research & Quality Assessment – Freire Charter School – Philadelphia

5) Director of External Affairs – Cultural Data Project – Philadelphia

6) Project Manager – Fairmount Park Conservancy – Philadelphia

7) Project Manager – Penn Institute for Urban Research – Philadelphia

8) Summer Intern – Philadelphia Water Department – Philadelphia

9) Assistant/Associate Professor, Urban Design and Infrastructure Planning – College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ

10) Summer Internship – Partnership for Public Service – Philadelphia

11) Director of Lending and Training – Women’s Opportunities Resource Center – Philadelphia

12) Chief External Affairs Officer – Opportunity Finance Network – Philadelphia

13) Director, Case Manager – People’s Emergency Center – Philadelphia

14) Planning Director – Bethlehem Township – Bethlehem Township, PA

15) Director of Community Development – Lower Providence Township – Eagleville, PA

16) Planning Director – Borough of State College – State College, PA

Full descriptions after the jump!

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APAPA-SE Needs Your Event Suggestions

The APAPA-SE Events Committee developed a survey to evaluate your event preferences.  The survey aims to collect information on how you prefer to learn about events, topics of interest, ideal location, and your availability. The results from this survey will inform how events will be planned in the future.  Please take a few minutes to complete the survey:  http://bit.ly/APAPASEeventsurvey.

 

Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

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2014 and new hirings are in full swing!

1) Manager of Corporate and Community Relations – Transportation Management Association of Chester County – Malvern, PA

2) Assistant/Associate Professor – Urban Design and Infrastructure Planning – College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ

3) Block Programs Coordinator – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia

4) Resident Services Coordinator – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia

5) Real Estate Development Associate – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia

6) Director of Communications – AIA Philadelphia – Philadelphia

7) Roots to Re-Entry Project Coordinator – Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia

8) Urban Designer – Lehigh Valley Planning Commission – Allentown, PA

9) Director of Community Planning – Lehigh Valley Planning Commission – Allentown, PA

10) Director of Planning & Zoning – Ferguson Township – State College, PA

11) Urban Design Intern – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia

Full descriptions after the jump!

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March 8: AICP Exam Prep

The PA Chapter is once again holding a spring AICP exam prep session.  The prep session is targeted at those who are taking the test in May or November of 2014, and will provide testing tips as well as an overview of material within each content area of the exam. Information will be provided on history, law, theory, plan implementation, functional areas, public participation, social justice, spatial areas and ethics. Resources will be identified to assist attendees with their studies.

The session runs from 9 am – 4 pm in Harrisburg on Saturday March 8th and covers test-taking tips and the content areas.  There is ample opportunity for questions.  The session is free for Chapter members and $20 for non-PA Chapter.  Lunch is NOT included but refreshments and morning/afternoon snack are included.

For more detail and to register, click here.

Jan. 9: APAPA-Southeast Section Council Meeting

Get Involved in 2014!

APA PA Southeast Section Council meeting

Thursday, January 9th

5pm (sharp!)

The Reinvestment Fund (TRF)

1700 Market Street, 19th Floor

Please see the attached DRAFT minutes from the last meeting(s) to catch up.  If you’d like add something to the agenda or provide materials to distribute in advance of the meeting, please email them to secretary@apapase.org.

Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

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A mess of job postings right before the new year. Go get ’em!

1) Program Manager – Philadelphia Housing Authority – Philadelphia

2) Superstorm Sandy Planning and Policy Analyst – Fair Share Housing Center, Inc. – Cherry Hill, NJ

3) Environmental Transmission Line Permitting Project Manager – CH2M HILL – Philadelphia

4) Senior Director, Development – PREIT – Philadelphia

5) Investigative Team – Office of the Inspector General – Philadelphia

6) Deputy Director of National Service Programs – Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service (MOCEVS) – Philadelphia

7) Transportation Planning Intern – Office of Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Planning – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia

8) Senior Planner for Natural Resources – Brandywine Conservancy – Chadds Ford, PA NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

9) Senior Transportation Planner / Utility Planner – SEDA-Council of Governments – Lewisburg, PA

10) County Planning Specialist – Cumberland County Planning – Carlisle, PA

11) Resiliency Managers – The College of New Jersey – Ewing, NJ

12) Planning Director – Borough of State College – State College, PA

13) Natural Lands Intern – Winterthur Museum & Gardens – Winterthur, Del.

14) Park Manager – Central Philadelphia Development Corporation – Philadelphia

Full descriptions after the jump!

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APAPA-SE Needs Your Event Suggestions

The APAPA-SE Events Committee developed a survey to evaluate your event preferences.  The survey aims to collect information on how you prefer to learn about events, topics of interest, ideal location, and your availability. The results from this survey will inform how events will be planned in the future.  Please take a few minutes to complete the survey:  http://bit.ly/APAPASEeventsurvey .

Those who complete the survey before January 6, 2014 will be entered into a raffle for a complimentary admission to a paid CM credited event, excluding the APAPA-SE annual event.  Thank you for your participation.

Your Feedback Needed: APAPA-SE Looking for Event Partners

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APA-PA Southeast Section is compiling a list of agencies and organizations to partner with for future Southeast Section events.  Please take a few moments to view the Prezi Chart (http://bit.ly/APAPASEpartnerchart) and add any contacts to the spreadsheet link located in its center or here at http://bit.ly/APAPASEpartners.

Survey on Planners Use of Mobile Apps

The Ohio State University is conducting a survey in order to understand the degree to which city planning professionals use mobile apps and smartphone and tablet devices. This survey is being undertaken to gain an understanding of the importance of mobile apps in the planning profession and how they can be adapted upon and used in the future to enhance the planning process.

This survey should take approximately 10 – 15 minutes to complete. Your responses to this survey will remain confidential. Each question is optional and you can choose not to answer any question.

Survey results will be used for academic research and practice recommendations. The information may also be used for journal articles and other important research projects in the future. This research study is being undertaken by Professor Evans-Cowley with The Ohio State University. For more information regarding this study please send an e-mail to cowley.11@osu.edu

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY

Friday Funny: They’ve Gotta Point

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Planners Pointing. Sometimes, the Internet just wins.