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Job Title:
Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Program Associate
This position is dependent on continued funding
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Oakland
Community Investment Team
Earn It! Keep It! Save It! Regional Director
Support Union, Full Time Position
Until Filled
Summary
Are you looking for a position to use your project management and administrative
skills to contribute to positive changes in the community? Do you enjoy working
with a team of committed professionals working to create greater opportunities
for low-to moderate- income working families in the Bay Area? Earn It! Keep It!
Save It! (EKS) is a United Way of the Bay Area-led program which provides lowincome working families with free tax return preparation, assistance with filing
tax credit claims, and asset accumulation and growth information. The program
supports United Way’s goal of cutting poverty in half by 2020. The EKS Program
Associate is a full-time position which contributes to the effective and successful
implementation of this 7 county regional program and provides strategic program
support to the regional program and specific counties.
Responsibilities
 Assist EKS Regional Directors with program design, implementation, and
strategic growth
 Cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships with organizations, programs,
businesses, local and national partners which support EKS program goals
including, but not limited to, community based organizations, municipal and
county agencies, and IRS SPEC department
 Represent EKS at various community meetings
 Support EKS county coalition work as needed
 Research new funding opportunities, write grant proposals and grant reports
 Represent EKS at public speaking engagements during the United Way of the
Bay Area workplace campaign and other opportunities throughout the year
 Assist/mentor/coach UWBA staff (non-EKS) working with EKS coalitions
 Assist in the management ongoing development and updating of promotional
strategies including all printed outreach materials, eks website and social
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Responsible for the creation and implementation of a marketing distribution
plan
Oversee coordination of regional VITA volunteer recruitment
Oversee volunteer management, training and placement for Alameda County
Provide technical assistance and support to coalition partners
Oversee all logistics and planning for the Regional Campaign Workgroup
meetings
Support data project as needed and assigned
Provide support/coordination of specific projects as assigned
Requirements
 Excellent attention to detail in all program tasks
 Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines and on a team
 Ability to fulfill responsibilities with minimal supervision
 Experience working effectively with diverse populations; knowledge of
guidelines to successfully work in a culturally sensitive environment
 Experience with community building and working in collaborative
partnerships with other organizations, agencies, institutions, and entities
 Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills
 Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task
 Experience with event planning
 Demonstrated ability to support collaborative projects - both with internal
staff and community based coalitions;
 Grant writing and fund development experience for public or nonprofit
agencies
 Excellent proficiency in operating computers and various Windows-based
software applications (MS Word, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel,
PowerPoint)
 One or more years of related professional work experience in a non-profit,
public or human service organization
 Excellent written and verbal communication skills
 Bachelor’s degree is most desirable; equivalent experience will be
reviewed
 Must have own transportation and a California Driver's License and a
satisfactory driving record are conditions of initial and continued
employment
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use
hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
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Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and
ability to adjust focus.
SALARY
Range: $39,000-$41,000 depending on experience
TO APPLY
Submit resume along with cover letter, indicating position title and location in
subject line to:
1. HRD, 550 Kearny St, Suite 1,000, San Francisco, CA 94108, OR
2. E-mail to careers@uwba.org
3. Fax to 415-817-4780 (Attn: HR)
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