Financial Wellness Senior Associate

The Associated and its Agencies•Baltimore, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore is seeking a Financial Wellness Senior Associate to launch and implement an initiative to foster financial wellness within the Jewish community. This role is crucial for addressing food insecurity, providing financial education, reducing stigma around financial vulnerability, promoting accessible Jewish life, and enhancing workforce development. The Senior Associate will be a key member of the Community Planning and Allocations team, working with communal partners to assist households experiencing economic vulnerability and empower them towards sustained financial wellness. This is a grant-funded position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required.
Three to five years work-related experience.
Strong knowledge of human services, particularly economic vulnerability and anti-poverty work.
A passion for helping empower community members in need.
Superior organizational skills.
Experience in launching and implementing new programs.
Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality with sensitive information is required.
Ability to effectively manage multiple deadlines and priorities is required.
Ability to participate and collaborate in a team setting is required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Implement a five-point plan to empower financial wellness in the Jewish community.
Address food insecurity, offer financial education across the lifespan, reduce stigma and enhance awareness of financial vulnerability, foster accessible Jewish life and enhance workforce development.
Engage communal partners in creative and innovative ways.
Understand Jewish communal needs.
Analyze data.
Develop partnerships with local and national communal partners.
Launch and implement strategies to address Jewish economic vulnerability.
Supervise a part-time Associate.
Create marketing and evaluation strategies with colleagues.
Represent The Associated.
Implement Jewish Economic Vulnerability strategies.
Supervise part-time Associate to assist with financial education across the lifespan.
Develop an in-depth understanding of the scope of financial wellness services within The Associated network.
Develop strong relationships within The Associated system.
Collaborate with synagogues, schools, and other organizations to further The Associated’s initiative to address Jewish economic vulnerability.
Provide regular communications with relevant information to lay and professional leadership.
Other duties as assigned.