Director of Financial Empowerment HUB

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title:                 Director of Financial Empowerment HUB

 Reports to:     VP, Crisis Intervention Services

 FLSA:                Exempt

Job Responsibilities:  

• Outreach and recruitment of other Community Action Agencies (CAAs) to enroll their clients in the Financial Empowerment HUB
• Develop comprehensive marketing and outreach strategy both for CAAs and potential clients who are unaffiliated
• Liaison to 1st Bergen Federal Credit Union on behalf of HUB clients
• Liaison to Balance, financial literacy partner
• Monitor overall client progress toward goals; determine “successful completion” bonuses
• In person and virtual marketing and financial literacy workshops and presentations
• Supervise Private Banker (s)
• Work collaboratively with GBCA Marketing, Communications, Data Reporting & Analysis to track program success
• Serve as Private Banker to some clients
  1. Goal setting
  2. Monitor progress toward goals in both Balance curriculum and financial goals in member accounts
  3. Direct Client Banking Applications
     • Instruct and or complete HUB participants
       • Financial institution membership form (s)
       • Account openings (checking, savings, CDs, etc.
       • Loan applications
       • Knowledgeable of credit union core banking system 

Required Skills/Abilities: 

• Experience with multi-cultural populations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with a variety of computer software programs
• Bilingual (English-Spanish) preferred
• Ethical Practice

Required Education and Experience:

• 5 to 7 years program development or program management experience
• BA; MA preferred

Supervisory Responsibility:

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, photocopiers and smartphones.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.

Physical Requirements: 

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are 5 days /35 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Occasional evenings and Saturday work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel

Travel is statewide weekly during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

AAP/EEO Statement

Greater Bergen Community Action, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any 

type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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