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Part time - Program Assistant, Community Economic Development

Wed, 05/13/2009 - 10:27
Organization: 
SIPA (Search to Involve Pilipino Americans)
Deadline: 
Fri, 05/22/2009 (All day)
Location: 
Los Angeles, CA
Contact: 
dgamoning@esipa.org (Human Resources)

Program Assistant (CED)

 Department:                 Community Economic Development (CED)

Classification:              Part-time, hourly (20-25 hours per week)

Reports to:                   Program Manager, Director

Posted:                        May 11, 2009

Closing date:               May 22, 2009

Salary Range:              $10-12/hour

 Organizational Information:

 SIPA was founded in 1972 to serve the needs of Historic Filipinotown, Filipino Americans throughout Los Angeles County and other low-income, immigrant and disadvantaged communities.  Its services include counseling and case management, afterschool programs, community outreach and education and a range of community economic development projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

 Under the supervision of the Community Economic Development Director and Program Manager, the Program Assistant provides administrative and clerical assistance to various Department projects, including but not limited to small business development, foreclosure prevention, financial literacy, affordable housing development, asset management, capital projects and other neighborhood revitalization initiatives.

 The Program Assistant should be a self-starter who will perform the following duties:

  • Assist with outreach and marketing of various programs and services
  • Assist with case management of program clients
  • Assist with organizing and conducting various workshops, trainings and other events
  • Provide intake services for foreclosure and home ownership clients
  • Maintain client database and files, conduct data entry and other reporting and recording duties
  • Participate in other Department or agency-wide activities as needed

Qualifications:

 REQUIRED:  Excellent verbal and written communications skills.  Conversational Tagalog.  Organized and motivated self-starter who can prioritize and perform a variety of tasks with little supervision.  Interest in community economic development and/or passion for working with diverse, low-income and disadvantaged populations.  Ability to develop positive relationships with program clients, business community and funders and represent organization and programs to public.  Strong computer skills including MS Word, Excel, Power Point and data base applications.

 PREFERRED:  Bachelor’s degree or coursework in business, finance, social work, urban planning or related fields.  Fluency in Tagalog.  Ability to analyze data and produce reports/presentations. Relevant academic or professional work experience.

To Apply:

Mail resume with cover letter to:

Human Resources               or fax to (213) 382-7445

SIPA                                   or email to dgamoning@esipa.org

3200 W. Temple Street

Los Angeles, CA 90026

 

SIPA is an equal opportunity employer