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- Loan Portfolio Associate - Commercial Lending
- Databse Manager - GIS, Policy Solutions Group
- Fellowship, Policy Solutions Group
- Student Internship
Loan Portfolio Associate - Commercial Lending
The Loan Portfolio Associate’s primary responsibilities are to assist business line Managing Directors and lenders with loan underwriting, committee approvals, loan closings, and ongoing portfolio management; record and maintain loan data and documentation; generate portfolio reports; monitor special program reporting compliance; and provide customer service. Experience in commercial lending is required and knowledge or experience with construction loan administration is a plus. The successful candidate will be extremely detailed oriented, have a demonstrated affinity for systems and continued process improvement.
Loan Portfolio Management
- Enter and maintain loan data on loan servicing system (setup, modify, close-out loans)
- Prepare/maintain loan documentation and loan files on electronic imaging system (Epitome)
- Generate loan portfolio reports Monitor loan portfolio:
- Track and manage delinquencies
- Monitor collateral filing expirations and file extensions
- Provide customer service externally (borrowers, third party participants, vendors) and internally (lenders, Finance and Accounting Departments, auditors)
Lender Support
- Assist lender pre- and post-loan closings
- Track items received against loan closing checklists
- Prepare routine loan documents
- Conduct and analyze third party reports (appraisals, inspections, environmental)
- Prepare amortization schedules and payoff statements
- Prepare mortgage releases and satisfactions
- Collect post-closing items
- Respond to borrower requests for applications
- Perform calculations and prepare voucher requesting funds from, and returning funds to, participants
Education, Experiences and Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- High School diploma required, secondary education a plus
- 4+ years relevant experience working in a commercial lending environment is required
- Ability to calculate loan interest and create amortization schedules based on loan documentation
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in MS Office – Word, Excel, Access, Outlook Experience with loan servicing and electronic imaging systems required.
Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Ownership/Accountability – Actively manages work and issues through to completion.
- Customer Service – Understands and manages customer expectations.
- Initiative – Anticipates and communicates challenges and opportunities.
- Commitment – Demonstrates sense of passion and urgency for work, mission and organization.
- Adaptability – Sees opportunity and risk for continuous improvement.
- Efficiency and Productivity – Determines priorities and allocates time and focus accordingly.
- Professional/Technical Expertise – Understands and applies technical/procedural knowledge of job.
Compensation and Benefits
TRF will offer a competitive salary based on experience and skills, as well as an excellent benefits package including employer-paid health, disability and life insurance, 401(k) savings plan with 50% match up to 6%, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care and transportation), tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and EAP program.
To Apply
Please mail, email, or fax resume with cover letter and salary requirement to:
Human Resources
215-574-5900 fax
Database Manager - GIS, Policy Solutions Group
About TRF’s Policy Solutions Group (“Policy”)
TRF conducts research and analysis on policy issues that influence neighborhood revitalization and economic growth. Policy Solutions has built a solid track record of analyzing issues critical to our mission and our financing portfolio. Our reputation for finding evidence-based solutions to public policy problems has made us a leading provider of such services in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Governments at all levels and private investors often turn to TRF for practical and actionable frameworks to guide their investment strategies.
Our analytic rigor and commitment to finding measurable, lasting solutions is evident in our work -- from our real estate market analyses to customized program assessments. Recent projects have addressed such topics as the consequences of mortgage foreclosures on local and national markets; quantifying the disparity of access to fresh, healthy foods to low- and moderate-income communities; evaluating the impact and effectiveness of foreclosure mitigation and other subsidized housing programs; and quantifying the positive impact that school quality has on residential sales prices.
More information about Policy Solutions and its recent publications can be found at Policy Solutions.
Position Summary
The Database Manager provides assistance to the Policy Solutions Department by acquiring, cataloging, maintaining and making accessible various machine-readable databases from a variety of public, private and internal resources and produces various forms of graphic outputs as defined by project needs.
This position offers the right results-oriented individual an unrivaled platform to combine his or her educational background and talent with a social mission. A career at TRF is a chance to learn, train and contribute to its strong social mission with some of the best in the community development field. It offers opportunities for a career that is both rewarding and challenging.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop the methodology, work plan and timeline for producing assigned analyses.
- Identify, obtain, catalogue, organize, clean, and geocode data/information for assigned analyses.
- Conduct statistical, spatial and complex database analyses.
- Produce final product including maps, written reports, PowerPoint presentations, PDFs and/or other graphic outputs as defined by project needs.
- Assist in organizing data sets within Policy Solutions in order to ensure data integrity.
- Maintain, monitor and update the databases as needed
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with great facility. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or demonstrated ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- BA in social science with minor or extensive coursework in GIS, statistics or research methods is required. Graduate degree or graduate level coursework is a plus.
- Two years work experience or applicable internships.
- Demonstrated proficiency in MS Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and ESRI ArcView is required. SPSS experience is a plus.
- Experience in acquiring, cataloging, updating, maintaining and preparing databases for display and/or analysis.
- Experience in applied social research and database development and management.
- Experience using various U.S. Census data products.
- Background in housing and related public policy subjects is a plus.
- Good collaboration skills and ability to work as a team member, as well as have the initiative to work independently with limited supervision.
- Excellent quantitative and reasoning skills.
- Well organized and detail-oriented.
Compensation and Benefits
TRF offers a competitive salary based on experience and skills, as well as an excellent benefits package including employer-paid health, disability and life insurance, 401(k) savings plan match, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care and transportation), tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and EAP program.
To Apply
Please mail, email, or fax resume with cover letter (including identification of two references) and salary requirement to:
Human Resources
215-574-5900 fax
Fellowship, Policy Solutions Group
About TRF's Policy Solutions Group
TRF conducts research and analysis on policy issues that influence neighborhood revitalization and economic growth. Policy Solutions has built a solid track record of analyzing issues critical to our mission and our financing portfolio. Our reputation for finding evidence-based solutions to public policy problems has made us a leading provider of such services in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Governments at all levels and private investors often turn to TRF for practical and actionable frameworks to guide their investment strategies.
Our analytic rigor and commitment to finding measurable, lasting solutions is evident in our work -- from our real estate market analyses to customized program assessments. Recent projects have addressed such topics as the consequences of mortgage foreclosures on local and national markets; quantifying the disparity of access to fresh, healthy foods to low- and moderate-income communities; evaluating the impact and effectiveness of foreclosure mitigation and other subsidized housing programs; and quantifying the positive impact that school quality has on residential sales prices. More information and recent publications can be found at Policy Solutions.
About the Fellowship
Policy Solutions, the research and advisory group of The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), invites applications for a post-doctoral research position. Qualifications include a Ph.D. in Economics, Statistics, or other quantitative social science discipline; experience working with large data sets; strong econometrics skills; strong oral and written communications skills; the ability to work as part of a team and to meet deadlines. Interest in housing; residential and commercial real estate; development of program evaluation; and knowledge of GIS are pluses, but not absolutely necessary.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae, transcript and 3 letters of references. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Fellowships generally last one or two years and may begin as early as Summer of 2010. Salary is $50K the first year; $55K the second, plus generous benefits and the possibility to be published.
Please mail, email, or fax to the following:
Human Resources
The Reinvestment Fund
718 Arch Street, Suite 300N
Philadelphia, PA 19106
hr@trfund.com
(please type Fellowship in the subject line)
215-574-5900 fax
If you are a student looking for an internship opportunity, consider TRF. TRF can be a great learning experience – a chance to work with and learn from some of the best in this field. TRF accepts a variety of interns throughout the year and accepts workstudy applicants too. To be considered for an internship, complete the internship application and send to HR@trfund.com.