Economic Empowerment Coordinator

Pay Range

$58,000.00/yr - $61,000.00/yr

Economic Empowerment Coordinator

40 hours per week Monday-Friday. EFAA office hours are 8:30 am – 5:00 pm with a specific schedule determined by the employee and their supervisor in conjunction with other staff. Some evening and weekend work will be required. Remote work arrangements are determined in consultation with the supervisor and following EFAA’s evolving hybrid work policies.

1575 Yarmouth, Boulder, CO 80304

Economic Empowerment Program Manager

EFAA’s mission is to provide stabilizing services, innovative programs, and transformative advocacy to strengthen families and create a thriving community. As an organization we value community, resiliency, innovation, integrity, equity, and impact. For over 100 years, EFAA has provided a local safety net to families and individuals working hard to make ends meet and has increasingly developed deeper programming to more systemically reduce poverty, prevent homelessness, build family resilience, and create a more equitable community.

The Economic Empowerment Coordinator is responsible for supporting all aspects of EFAA’s Economic Empowerment programming, including implementation of related educational initiatives, programs, and activities. The scope includes educating and resourcing participants around financial health, digital literacy and employment supports with the goal of improving skills and knowledge to make financial decisions and improve economic wellbeing.

• Provide day-to-day technical and administrative support to ensure internal processes are completed efficiently and support collaboration among EFAA programs, community partners and volunteers.
• Stay abreast of concepts and programs related to economic empowerment to incorporate best practices into programming and curriculum.
• Serve as lead on coordinating and organizing virtual and in-person economic empowerment educational opportunities (Financial Health Course, Digital Divide Class, etc.) and other program activities (tax outreach, employment supports) and coordinate as needed with external partners and contractors.
• Manage logistics and scheduling for classes, including vendor contracts.
• Outreach, recruitment and enrollment of participants.
• Support the team on any courses the position is directly coordinating and serve as substitute facilitator when needed.
• Develop and strengthen relationships and lead communications with partners, vendors and other providers.
• In collaboration with EFAA’s Data, Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator and Economic Empowerment Program Manager, develop and collect key program metrics and implement course evaluations and other surveys.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date historical records by organizing, updating and securely storing program data in accordance with organizational policies and compliance requirements.
• Support the Program Manager and Housing Team to advance participants’ goals in the area of economic empowerment, particularly with referrals to employment, upskilling and entrepreneurship resources.
• Work with the Program Manager to develop broader partnerships and collaborations across the economic empowerment landscape, including supporting potential creation and ongoing collaboration of an Economic Empowerment Alliance across Boulder County.
• In collaboration with the Program Manager, develop strategic objectives and annual implementation plans for related areas within EFAA’s Strategic Planning framework.
• Identify programming gaps and opportunities to build out EFAA’s economic empowerment programming.
• Explore other economic empowerment activities and opportunities as work program and funding allow.
• Attend all appropriate staff meetings and complete all required trainings.
• Assist EFAA leadership with cultivating and maintaining partnerships with government, nonprofits and other organizations specifically invested in economic empowerment strategies and programs to support the overall goal of the program.
• Assist in representing EFAA at sector-related events and coalitions.
• Work with the Director of Volunteer Services to identify potential for…