Community Development Specialist Gahanna, OH

About the position

The Community Development Specialist is responsible for nurturing active, strategic membership growth of the credit union, and ensuring company visibility in all aspects of the community by developing and maintaining top-strategic partner relationships with potential and existing businesses and members within an identified market.

Responsibilities

• Increase the number of new and active members, and overall strategic relationships per member by actively working assigned Select Employee Groups (SEGs), key community partnerships, Member Center geographic markets, and communities.
• Present WPCU's financial learning curriculums and programs covering a broad range of personal financial management topics to members, community organizations, students, and SEG employees through various delivery channels.
• Serve as the credit union's representative within the membership footprint to promote goodwill/public relations and position the credit union as an indispensable part of the community.
• Collaborate with corporate marketing team to coordinate and/or execute marketing-related communication, campaigns, key credit union regional events and outreach programs specific to key market partnerships and SEGs.
• Perform other duties as assigned, ensuring proper policies, procedures, risk mitigation activities, and operating controls are followed.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in marketing, business management, communications, public relations, organizational development.
• A minimum of five (5) years in a consultative environment; or a minimum of eight (8) years in a consultative environment in a technical field.
• A Credit Union Certified Financial Counselor (CCUFC) designation at CUNA Certified Financial Counselor School is preferred or will be expected to achieve within the first six months of employment.
• Ability to articulate the Credit Union movement, the WPCU difference, the WPCU brand and the benefits of WPCU products and services.
• Passion for facilitation with experience and can use a variety of channels to deliver programs, activities, sessions.
• Excellent motivational and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead in a non-supervisory capacity.
• Strong attention to detail, superior organizational skills and effective activity/event coordination required.
• Ability to represent WPCU professionally at corporate sponsored or community events and interact effectively with various audiences.
• Ability to frequently work irregular hours including nights, weekends, and early morning hours.
• Ability to be a self-starter and manage multiple tasks and projects in a collaborative team environment.