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BOLD Lansing Coordinator (CONTRACT)

City of Lansing
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The City of Lansing's Office of Financial Empowerment Division, within the Department of Economic, Development & Planning is seeking a BOLD Coordinator to manage all day-to-day aspects of the Lansing SAVE program and assist with setting strategic direction for the program by developing goals, objectives, and identifying the means to meet them. This position will also oversee community outreach and marketing efforts that may include hosting events at schools, recruiting volunteers, direct mail, email, telephone calls, hosting “office hours”, and/or other methods.

 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS & TRAINING: 
 

  • Hours: 40 Hours, includes some evening and weekend hours, when needed.

This is a CONTRACT Position (temporary, part-time, and “at-will”) with the City of Lansing. It may be terminated by either the City or the Contract Employee at any time, with or without cause, upon written notice to the other party.

Contract will expire on June 30, 2027 (End of City of Lansing Fiscal Year), unless terminated earlier. Renewal of contract will be determined by Department Leadership.

IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL POSSESS THE FOLLOWING:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Social Work, Marketing, Education, or related field, highly preferred.
  • Two (2) years or more of work experience in an office setting, highly preferred.
  • Two (2) years or more of work experience in non-profit, community development, and/or community engagement.
  • A background in one or more of the following: Accounting, Finance, Education, Economics, Social Work, Social Service Delivery, Marketing, Teaching, Nonprofit, Community and/or Stakeholder Engagement (both training and experience in these industries will be considered).
  • A combination of education, training, and experience may be considered. 
  • Experience in event planning, whether as an employee or a volunteer.
  • Experience in fundraising events, activities and/or campaigns.
  • Experience in project management and recording, reporting on status to goals (what has happened) and strategy (what will happen next).
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, particularly in tracking data to outcomes.


ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS INLCUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

  • Manages all day-to-day aspects of the Lansing SAVE program; implements and evaluates changes to improve program results, operations and efficiencies; determines and implements (upon approval) policies, procedures, best practices, priorities and performance standards.
  • Collaborates with the City of Lansing Office of Financial Empowerment Division Manager and Municipal Financial Empowerment Program Manager to set the strategic direction for Lansing SAVE program, developing goals and objectives and identifying the means to meet them.
  • Oversees all Lansing SAVE and BOLD Lansing community outreach and marketing efforts in order to drive program participation and increase savings rates. This may include hosting events at schools, recruiting volunteers, direct mail, email, telephone calls, hosting “office hours”, or other methods.
  • Manages marketing campaign including social media for Lansing SAVE and BOLD Lansing
  • Serves as the first point of contact for all key stakeholders for the Lansing SAVE program and the BOLD Lansing continuum of supports including city agencies, Lansing School District, the financial institution where the Lansing SAVE accounts are held, community groups, non-profit organizations, evaluators, vendors, national stakeholders, and other program partners.
  • Plans and hosts BOLD Lansing partner meetings monthly, except for July and December, with at least 5 of the meetings being in-person.
  • Combine the Lansing School District and financial institution Lansing SAVE data quarterly at minimum and use to populate the Lansing SAVE Performance Metrics, which include average balance and participation rate disseminated by race/ethnicity, gender, and several other variables. Schedule and conduct Performance Metrics meetings. Use the end of summer / beginning of fall meeting to collaboratively update the annual goals. This process also includes working with the Financial Empowerment Center (FEC - another program of the Office of Financial Empowerment) to review the overlap between FEC clients and SAVE parents, and their average balance and participation rate as compared to families who have not engaged with FEC.
  • Work to continuously improve the BOLD Lansing metrics, which include Lansing SAVE participation rate, FAFSA completion rate, and Promise Scholarship application submission rate. Other metrics which should be closely monitored are on-time graduation rate, and post-secondary enrollment, persistence and completion.
  • Track interactions with families and students on a monthly and/or quarterly basis.
  • Propose, and with approval, carry out initiatives which overlap two programs. For instance, we conducted a pilot program that delivered financial counseling from the FEC to current Lansing Promise Scholars.
  • Updates the Lansing SAVE city website and the BOLD Lansing website quarterly.
  • Drafts social media posts and press releases, for the Mayor’s Communications staff. Shares the relevant posts of every BOLD Lansing partner, daily. 
  • Sends a monthly email to all BOLD partners to find out the events and engagement efforts on each partner’s calendar for the upcoming month. Compiles these and sends in one email to the partners, monthly. 
  • Sends out monthly communications to Lansing SAVE parents, students, teachers and/or community partners (this could be a newsletter, letters, emails and/or mailing). 
  • Attends as many partner events as possible, especially ones hosted by the school district.
  • Assists in the development of fundraising strategies (i.e. Donor relations, Grant Tracking, Grant Reports, Grant Applications, etc.) to raise funds and awareness with foundation, corporate and individual donors.
  • Work with the Lansing School District and Lansing SAVE partner financial institution to facilitate account enrollment, seed funding accuracy, and all philanthropic deposits and tracking thereof, including incentives.
  • Oversee the flow of data and management of data for Lansing SAVE and BOLD Lansing.
  • Oversee the Youth Initiative staff (up to 5 high school liaisons who serve in an intern capacity for SAVE and BOLD).
  • Provide information and documentation to account holders, parents, and the broader Lansing community, including conducting presentations and webinars. This includes participating in BOLD partners’ events, but also in taking initiative to schedule events.
  • Attend statewide and national meetings and conferences and bring the knowledge gained at them to the position and to leadership.
  • Work to have a parent or guardian volunteer (who may be provided with a stipend, if funds allow) at each elementary and middle school who serves as a liaison between SAVE and BOLD and the school’s staff and families. Coordinate training for volunteers. Potential connections for this include Lansing School District Parent University, College Advisors in the schools, School Counselors, school district enrollment events, Promise Pathfinders and Parent Community Advisory Council (PCAC). Will work with the district to have regular content in the weekly Superintendent Newsletter.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.


The City of Lansing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Certified Veteran Friendly Employer.
 

The City of Lansing provides reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, or during employment, notify the Department of Human Resources at (517) 483-4004. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

See links below for our Anti-Retaliation and Anti-Religious Discrimination and Religious Accommodation Policies:
 

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HAND DELIVERED APPLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.