Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) — a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York — seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Coordinator to join our Wealth Builds team.

The College Financing Coordinator will bring a passion for the mission of Harlem Children's Zone: break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life.

Wealth Builds is an innovative effort to eliminate the racial wealth gap through nine evidence-based pillars beginning in Harlem and ultimately expanding to up to 10 cities nationwide. Our theory of action is that cradle-to-career services plus capital leads to social and economic mobility. Through Wealth Builds, we are providing financial education and infusions of capital, with the goal of increasing social, financial, and human capital, ultimately generating wealth for our youth.

We are seeking a committed and organized Coordinator to support the Director of College Financing. This role will sit on the Wealth Builds team, a high-priority strategic initiative at HCZ focused on creating pathways to social and economic mobility. The coordinator will possess excellent project management, organization and prioritization, and written and verbal communication skills. The successful candidate will be a strong collaborator who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly team-oriented environment. This Coordinator will be primarily responsible for the execution of a portfolio of college financing programming for HCZ College Financing programming, such as college savings account and scholarship events, maintenance of accounts, and opportunities.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree
• Excellent project management skills
• Strong organizational, planning, collaboration, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail, and to do so as part of a team in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Must be a self-starter and take initiative, highly proactive and self-disciplined
• Resourcefulness, creativity, and strong problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• A commitment to the mission and programs of HCZ

What you'll do

• Support the smooth and efficient execution of program operations, under the management of the Director and Assistant Director
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date database of scholarship applications
• Organize and coordinate college savings accounts and scholarship related events and workshops
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications on marketing material for the college savings account and scholarship programs
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with college counselors across Promise Academies and Harlem Children Zone sites
• Evaluate HCZ Scholarship Applications
• Research and maintain college financing resources to provide learnings and library for HCZ families
• Manage the College Financing inboxes and communication to scholars
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned

Schedule

•  Monday-Friday

Benefits

As a member of the Harlem Children's Zone team, you will join a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families — and our staff — thrive. We offer highly competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for growth.

Our exceptional full-time benefits include: 

• Highly competitive base salaries
• Paid time off 
• Employee referral bonus 
• Career Advancement
• No-cost health insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-and long-term disability
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Wellness discounts
• Commuter benefits
• Financial wellness perks
• Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)

The salary range for this position is $60,000-$75,000 per year. To be considered, interested applicants can also submit a cover letter and resume to hczcareers@hcz.org. No telephone inquiries or recruiters, please. Replies will only be sent to qualified applicants. Harlem Children’s Zone is an EOE.

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