Capital Good Fund (CGF) and Broadband Rhode Island
(BBRI) recently signed a contract to pilot an innovative program through which
we partner with underperforming elementary and middle schools to provide the
parents with the following services: loans for computers and Internet service,
digital literacy training and financial coaching.
The Special Projects Coordinator will manage the statewide
program by developing partnerships with elementary and middle schools, the Rhode
Island Department of Education, Internet providers and other community partners. He or she will also administer surveys,
track outcomes, develop and refine the package of services offered to parents,
market the program, and work with the Executive Director to fundraise
specifically for it. This program
is unique in that in addition to financial benefits for the parents, it will
have educational outcomes in terms of increased parent engagement and better
learning for the kids. The goal is
to partner with at 10 schools during the Special Project Coordinator’s year of
service and to evaluate the results in order to create a truly replicable
program.
In addition to the TECH Project, the Special Projects
Coordinator will work on at least one additional project. This could range from starting a free
workshop series to developing a new project of his or her own. We are constantly looking for ways to
improve and expand and special projects are an important part of CGF.
Job
Description/Responsibilities:
- Manage all aspects of the TECH Project
- Market the TECH Project to the community, schools
and funders
- Build partnerships with Rhode Island schools
- Conduct data collection, analysis and reporting
- Refine the TECH Project model
- Manage at least one other special initiative, such
as free credit workshops
- Report to and work with the Executive Director
Required Skills
The Special Projects Coordinator for the Capital
Good Fund must:
- Have a Bachelor’s degree
- Possess excellent communication skills
- Be able to empathize with people of different
backgrounds
- Thrive in a start-up environment and learn quickly.
- Be extremely outgoing, passionate about ending
poverty, eager to work hard and change lives, etc.
- Be able to work independently
Preferred Skills
-
Experience working with kids
- An understanding of
credit scores/histories
- Experience working in
low-income/distressed communities
- Speaks a foreign
language
(Note:
CGF provides training to new hires)
Goals
The Special Projects
Coordinator will be tasked with rolling out the TECH Project model in 10
schools during the year of his or her service, while also maintaining and
building on the relationships at the three pilot schools. Accomplishing this
will require an ability to become deeply embedded in the communities that CGF
serves.
The Special Projects
Coordinator forms an integral part of the CGF team and acts as a bridge between
the organizations with which we partner and the infrastructure we are
developing to serve them. He or she must be comfortable working in the lowest
income neighborhoods in Rhode Island, while also possessing the ability to
think about systems, processes and scale.
Training
and Compensation
The
Special Project Coordinator will receive extensive training on all of CGF’s
systems and loans. Additionally, he or she will be introduced to all relevant
community partners and schools.
CGF
provides all employees with a cell phone, bus pass, and, if needed, a subsidy
towards the purchase of a laptop or iPad.
This position is through Americorps VISTA. Please visit the Corporation for National Service’s website
for more information on the VISTA program, compensation, benefits, etc.
If interested, please email your resume to Kate Lyons, Director of Operations, at Kate@CapitalGoodFund.org
