Program Coordinator

OVERVIEW

The Program Coordinator will support the Microenterprise Development (MED) Program in the Erie office through funding by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

 and foundations

. The MED Program helps refugees

 and immigrants

 to become economically self-sufficient, by

assisting

 them to 

establish

small 

businesses through the provision of loans, training a

nd techni

cal 

assist

ance

, and support in building credit history and/or repairing credit scores. The position w

ill 

re

port

 to the Field Office Director.

ESSENTIAL 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Support the management of a major federal grant by implementing the project in the field;

2. Establish and maintain written lending policies and procedures as well as practices for collecting and servicing loan repayment;

3. Guide the program development and establish partnership plans;

4. Coordinate the recruiting of participants and oversee the registration and eligibility process;

5. Assess participants credit history;

6. Manage monthly financial data and case files of participants;

7. Facilitate training and technical assistance;

8. Provide technical assistance to participants on budgeting, saving, developing business plans, implementing business plans, and paying back loans;

9. Create and implement loan dispersal and management plans;

10. Disperse loans and assist participants to manage these loans;

11. Monitor participant progress;

12. Liaise with community partners;

13. Collect and manage participant data and complete reporting;

14. Monitor and evaluate program; and

15. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

All of

 the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation.

  All job duties 

indicated

is

 not

 an exhaustive statement and other job-related duties may be assigned as required by the supervisor(s).

POSITION 

REQUIREMENTS

1. Bachelor's degree is required in Business or related field; 

   Master's

    degree preferred in Business or a related field from an accredited institution;

2. Experience in managing MED programs, micro-finance, microenterprise development, or a similar field preferred;

3. Extensive experience creating business proposals and evaluating the soundness of business proposals;

4. Extensive experience with program monitoring and evaluation;

5. Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to organize, prioritize and work independently, as well as in collaboration with others to meet competing deadlines are required;

6. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and database programs;

7. Must have financial management skills such as analyzing and interpreting financial data;

8. Experience providing relief services overseas and/or resettlement services domestically to refugees, asylees, and other at-risk groups preferred. Foreign language ability desirable; 

9. Must pass a criminal background and other screening requirements; and

10. Demonstrated support of USCRI's values by exhibiting respect for others, maintenance of confidential information and an appreciation of a multicultural workplace and a with a dedication to human rights, including of trafficking victims, refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers, and vulnerable or disenfranchised populations.

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

1. Satisfactory completion of USCRI's Orientation and Training; and

2. Complete additional training as identified by supervisor or Human Resources.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

1. Use of manual dexterity, tactile, visual, and audio acuity;

2. Use of repetitive motion, prolonged periods of sitting and standing, and sustained visual and mental applications and demands;

3. Occasional lifting (up to 25 pounds), bending, pulling, and carrying; and

4. Quantitative/mathematical ability (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, standard measurements).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants is an equal opportunity employer.