Job Opportunity in Social Enterprise - Community First Financial Center

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Original message from: alord01@yahoo.com



Community First Financial Center

Position open: Director

Location: Washington, DC metro area

Start date: August 20, 2009 Interested candidates should contact Annie Betancourt Lord at alord01@yahoo.com



The Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) of Washington, DC has created a social
enterprise designed to meet the financial liquidity needs of low- and
moderate-income families: Community First Financial Center (CFFC). CFFC’s
mission is to provide low- and moderate-income customers with transparent,
reliable financial services that they need to support themselves and their
families, at home and abroad. CFFC will achieve that mission by offering
quality check-cashing, remittances, and other related services.Â* As a for-profit subsidiary of LEDC[1],
and located in the storefront adjacent to LEDC’s office in Wheaton, CFFC will
also provide its customers with immediate access to LEDC’s comprehensive
wealth-building services (including financial literacy education, homeownership counseling, and small business loans and technical assistance) that can help them
meet their longer-term financial needs.

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CFFC will meet low-income consumers where they conduct their
financial business; it will provide transparent and reliable liquidity-based
services valued by customers; and, in partnership with LEDC, it will provide
customers with access to longer-term wealth-building services.

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CFFC’s Management Board seeks a Director to lead the business
toward profitability and the successful achievement of its mission.

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For the CFFC Director, flexibility will be an important quality. Running
this business will be a dynamic task, and each day will be filled with a
variety of duties, including managing a staff, completing company reports,
training and assisting the tellers/customer service representatives with their
duties, and supervising the day-to-day store operations. At times, you may work
outside of the store visiting business partners, marketing the CFFC’s services
to the community, and seeking input from the community on needed products and
services. The Director will be responsible for increasing the business’s
profitability through growth while insuring customer satisfaction and
fulfillment of the mission.

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This is an exciting opportunity to participate in the
cutting-edge field of social entrepreneurship in the equally evolving financial
services industry. The Director should think from his/her first day about innovative
products and services to provide in addition to check cashing and remittances,
provided they further its profitability as well as its mission.

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Responsibilities

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The Director will be responsible for:

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Implementing the grand opening of the CFFC

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Managing the day-to-day operations of the CFFC

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Managing at least one full-time teller and up to
2 part-time tellers

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Completing in a timely fashion all accounting,
corporate, and financial record-keeping

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Marketing the CFFC to attract customers and earn
community goodwill

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Ensuring the proper legal and ethical provision
of services

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Consulting and reporting to the Managing Board
regularly and whenever concerns arise

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Required Qualifications

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Diploma from accredited 4-year college, with
degree in business, finance, or related field

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Understanding of
financial services industry

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Experience with check cashing or remittances services

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 1 year experience
in a customer service industry

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Experience in
marketing and advertising

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Prior management
or supervisory experience

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Fluent speaker and
writer in Spanish and English

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Excellent verbal
and written communication skills

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Strong knowledge
of business accounting and financial statements

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Ability to work a
fluctuating schedule including some Saturdays

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Must be able to
multi-task in a fast-paced professional environment

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Excellent work
ethic

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Good computer
skills

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Reliable
transportation to be used daily

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Professional
experience and conduct

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Preferred Qualifications

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Masters in Business Administration or related
graduate degree

·Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Commitment to
financial stability and growth of low-income communities

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Familiarity with political and socio-economic
dynamics of low-income communities, particularly immigrants, in Maryland and the US

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[1] LEDC’s mission is to improve
the wealth-building capacity of low- and moderate-income Latinos and other
underserved communities in the Washington Metropolitan Area.