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The nation’s oldest community development corporation with more than 50 years track record of serving Brooklyn families, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration) seeks a qualified Assistant Director of Financial Inclusion to play a leadership role at Restoration’s Center for Personal Financial Health (“the Center”), helping to advance the organization’s mission of relentlessly pursuing strategies to close gaps in family and community wealth. Serving over 10,000 clients annually, Restoration’s programs span job training and placement, Financial Inclusion, and care coordination, connecting customers to social supports, including benefits, mental health services and the arts. Restoration is an equal opportunity employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. For more information on Restoration, visit: http://www.restorationplaza.org.
About the Role
Restoration seeks an individual who will lead the Financial Inclusion team, which plays an instrumental role in advancing the organization’s strategic goal of disrupting the racial wealth divide. This position requires someone with vision and initiative to develop a portfolio of programs and partnerships that will enable the residents of central Brooklyn to build assets, financial security and intergenerational wealth. To this end, the Assistant Director of Financial Inclusion includes oversight of numerous initiatives, including overseeing the financial counseling and coaching programs, the year-round tax preparation and counseling program, the homeownership program, leading key initiatives like Brooklyn Saves, the 700 Credit Club and Addressing Black Debt and identifying other innovative tools and programs to advance Restoration’s strategic goal. This position requires someone who can creatively collaborate with all other departments and mobilize her team and co-workers to achieve and exceed the organization’s vision.
Key Responsibilities
● Lead and supervise the Financial Inclusion unit
● Providing leadership on the measurement of team and program results
● Create and lead Financial initiatives, continuously search for and identify innovative tools, programs and partnerships to strategically advance the Financial Inclusion team’s goals and priorities
● Implement and assist with the design of client retention and capability strategies
● Advance strategic partnerships with colleague agencies, academic partners, local networks, or others groups to support program goals and strengthen program quality
● Support all Financial Inclusion programs to be in compliance with contract requirements
● Participate in initial funder sponsored trainings and ongoing professional development trainings as required
● Work from multiple partner locations and participate in their outreach events
● Responsible for the final vetting, interviewing, hiring, on-boarding, training, coaching and evaluating of staff
● Administrative responsibilities like processing invoices, timesheets, check requests and/or supply orders
● Assist with the preparation of verbal, written, and visual presentations to stakeholders
● Attend stakeholder meetings, as needed, and serve as a representative for the department & corporation to increase agency awareness and collaborative opportunities
● Collaborate with the Assistant Directors of Outreach & Care Coordination and Training & Placement to ensure that the Center for Personal Financial Health is collectively and impactfully advancing Restoration’s goal to disrupt the racial wealth divide
What you bring to the role
● Five plus years of experience in the Financial Empowerment Space
● Capacity to multitask with attention to detail, take initiative and manage to deadlines with little supervision
● Strategic thinker with the ability to work with multiple stakeholders and adapt quickly to changing needs and priorities
● Ability to take initiative in solving problems and devising creative solutions
● Skilled at forging new partnerships and launching new programs
● Knowledgeable of recent advances in the Financial Inclusion field
● Strong writing skills, able to craft fundraising proposals and reports
● Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Masters degree preferred.
● Passion for helping low-income adults meet their financial goals
● Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, strategic, and relationship management skills
● An analytical mind with good organizational skills
● Outstanding leadership skills
Knowledgeable in homeownership counseling is a plus
● Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Management Relationship Systems
Benefits (Full time)
Health/medical, dental and vision coverage, 12 paid holidays, a generous PTO bank of 4 weeks, paid sick leave, 403b employer sponsored plan, employee discount program, employee assistance program, commuter benefits programs, and other forms of leave and benefits.
Application Process:
Please include a resume and cover letter outlining your interests and qualifications when applying for this position.
This job description does not represent a complete, comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities of this position; other duties and unplanned activities may be required.
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, its board members, President & CEO, executives and employees are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, religion, source of income, sexual orientation, age, familial status, military status, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics, employment status, arrest or conviction record or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Equal employment opportunities extend to all aspects of the employment relationship, including hiring, transfers, promotions, training, terminations, working conditions, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment.
