Housing + Innovation Research Fellow

Finance fellows work directly with our Field Operations Team to research affordable housing finance schemes, programs, and solutions with the goal of unlocking housing finance on a family, developer, and government level for the base of the pyramid. Fellows will collaborate on various projects with a New Story advisor to research what’s available in the current market, as well as innovative new approaches to affordable housing finance.

This category is for you if you have background and knowledge in international development, fintech, housing finance, LATAM housing programs, and/or impact investing. BONUS: fluent Spanish speakers.

Data fellows work directly with our Field Operations Team to help support the Impact Data Program execute its data strategy. This includes researching existing data sets from various Latin American governments, with a strong focus on Mexico, that are relevant for evaluating the affordable housing landscape. If data sets do not exist, fellows will be responsible for outreach to public and private entities to help source new data sets and create them when needed.

This category is for you if you have background and knowledge in international development, housing finance, LATAM housing programs, and/or Mexico housing policies, being able to read government websites, data sets, and policy memos. The ability to  conduct phone and email outreach in Spanish is a strong plus. Also, you should be able to use Excel and Google Sheets effectively. BONUS: Knowledge of web scraping methods for gathering data; SQL, Python, or R for basic analytics; data visualization skills

Policy fellows will collaborate with the Field Operations Team to outline effective strategies in government consulting. This involves: 

1. Finding successful case studies of programs and policies that increased housing affordability for the bottom of the pyramid (BOP)
2. Analyzing their potential transferability to the regulatory framework of Latin-American countries. 
3. Setting up virtual meetings with experts around the world to learn from their experience. Fellows will collaborate with the Field Operations Team in the design of pilot projects that test policies’ effectiveness.

This category is for you if you have background and knowledge in urban planning, public policy, public administration/management, law, governance, or consulting.

The main focus of the AEC group is decreasing construction costs and increasing efficiency. The fellows would conduct research and produce drawings, sketches, and any other visual key they might find helpful in explaining the different ways we can achieve the main focus. Examples of ways to achieve this would be through incremental design techniques and density housing typologies to maximize the use and impact of the resources in the built environment.

This category is for you if you have background and knowledge in the build environment (architecture, engineer, construction, urban planning, etc.) who can produce plans, sketches, diagrams, and, most importantly, enjoy doing them.

Fund fellows will work to scout and vet ventures the team is seeking to invest in. We are seeking to invest in disruptive technology in architecture, engineering, construction that reduces the cost and/or increases the speed of building with the end goal to improve housing affordability. Fellows will be able to source early-stage start-ups, collaborate directly with founders for the diligence process, and engage in the evaluation process.

This category is for you if you have background and experience in VC / investing / finance background and/or more than two experiences in the AEC industry or working towards a higher education degree in the area (architecture, engineering, construction, robotics, manufacturing, supply chain management, etc.)

Culture is #1 for us. We invest significant time, focus, and resources to building the best environment possible. Why? Over the course of the year we spend a large chunk of our time at work. So at New Story, we want our team to find fulfillment, autonomy, mastery, and joy at work. A workplace where you can bring your whole self.

At New Story, you can expect to find a culture that reflects our values:

• Humble Pursuit of Excellence. A combination of personal humility and intense professional will.
• Express Gratitude and Empathy. How would you like to be treated? That’s how we strive to treat others. Always go above and beyond to do for others what you’d like them to do for you.
• Improve Through Learning and Feedback. Learn why something worked or didn’t work, then implement the learning into future actions.
• Team of Founders. An extreme ownership mindset where you see a problem, take action, and go above and beyond to help the team.
• Think Big, Breakdown, and Execute. Set big measurable goals, formulate a plan, then execute the plan with relentless focus.
• Simplify. Do more with less. This applies to everything: marketing, design, team meetings, writing, operations, and beyond.

We know we will only succeed if we have a team who brings a wide variety of perspectives and backgrounds. Our team grew up around the world, from Turkey to Chicago to Georgia to Venezuela, and we welcome all applicants, regardless of background, to apply. We work hard to create a welcoming culture of shared values and radical candor. New Story is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants to apply for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

If you’re feeling like you aren’t perfectly qualified for this role, don’t count yourself out. We want you to still apply. We used to (and still do sometimes) feel like imposters. It’s natural, but don’t let that stop you from giving this role a shot.