Our Company
At Raiz FCU, we share a passion for knowledge and a pursuit of growth. Grounded in our El Paso heritage as previously Teachers Federal Credit Union, since 1936, we are growing to help our community move into the future. We are inspired people, invested in you. At Raiz, we guide our members to focus on what could be and help them get there. This new path inspires us to look ahead and lead the way with passion.
Job Overview
This position reports to the Community Impact Manager. The Community Development Specialist is a catalyst for positive change. Their mission is cultivating trust, building relationships, and empowering our community. This role will focus on executing the credit union's community development strategies, fostering partnerships with community organizations, implementing financial empowerment and counseling programs, and promoting CDFI-centered initiatives.
You will be an empowering mentor who will be:
- A trusted expert
- A natural communicator
- A champion for our members and the community
- A guide through the moments that matter the most to our members
Position Details:
Hourly Full-Time
Hours: Monday through Friday, occasional Saturdays
12020 Rojas Dr., El Paso, TX 79936
Pay Range:
$19.81-$29.72
QualificationsSkills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, social work, education, or related field.
- Minimum three (3) years of financial services or community outreach/development experience.
- Extensive knowledge of community development or financial education strategies and tactics.
- Bilingual – English and Spanish
- Event planning and promoting.
- Organizational and analytical skills.
- Professional appearance and attitude.
- Great listening skills.
- Advocacy and superb networking skills.
- The ability to interpret, analyze, and present data.
- Excellent communication, writing, presentation, and team-building skills.
- Researching skills and the ability to write reports.
- Public speaking required.
Role Description and Essential Duties
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- Lead engaging financial education programs, from seminars to workshops, utilizing our cutting-edge financial education software. Tailoring each of these to different audiences.
- Serve as a financial counselor, supporting credit union members and the broader community through formalized programs.
- Plan and participate in community development events, recruiting and retaining volunteers for impactful projects.
- Communicate results of community development efforts to management and create periodic community impact reports.
- Create quarterly community impact reports to send to our community.
- Lead Scholarship Program.
- Lead Community Youth Advisory Group.
- Creating and maintaining programs that effectively reflect the credit union’s vision of stimulating community development.
- Establish strong relationships with community organizations, reviewing requests for support and providing feedback reports to credit union management.
- Maintain effective working relationships with departments and management, ensuring company policy and procedure adherence.
- Attending community meetings as required, representing the credit union professionally and enthusiastically.
- Assist the marketing department in events and special functions as needed.
- Complies with all Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) rules and regulations in addition to the Credit Union's Customer Identification Program (CIP) and attends required annual BSA training.
- Assist with all other duties as assigned or identified.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications, social work, education, or a related field
- Minimum three years of financial services or community outreach/development experience
- Extensive knowledge of community development or financial education strategies and tactics
- Bilingual English and Spanish proficiency
- Event planning and promotion experience
- Organizational and analytical skills
- Professional appearance and attitude
- Strong listening skills
- Advocacy and networking skills
- Ability to interpret, analyze, and present data
- Excellent communication, writing, presentation, and team-building skills
- Research and report-writing skills
- Public speaking ability
What We Do
Raiz Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial institution based in El Paso, Texas. Founded in 1936 as the El Paso Area Teachers Federal Credit Union, it now serves over 78,000 members. Raiz provides a full range of high-quality financial services, guiding members from all walks of life toward their financial goals while strengthening the economic well-being of its community and uplifting underserved populations.
