Economic Development Intern, Urban Affairs Coalition

Posted by on December 17, 2012

Job Description
Economic Development Intern
Special Projects in Economic Development, Financial Education and Community Reinvestment

Urban Affairs Coalition
Community and Economic Development (CED) Department
1207 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA  19107

December, 2012

POSITION:    Internship with the Community and Economic Development (CED) Department of the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC). This department builds bridges between low- and moderate-income people and mainstream financial institutions for purposes of community development and individual economic empowerment. Programs include: financial education, foreclosure prevention, employer-assisted housing, promotion of cooperatives and special loan programs for home improvement and small business development.

GOALS:  Assist the unit with special projects in financial education, community reinvestment and neighborhood economic development.

RESPONSIBILITIES and TASKS:  These will include, but not be limited to: assistance with coordination of financial education workshops, development of the Financial Advancement Network (FAN) Club expansion project, assistance administering the Anti-Predatory Loan program, analysis of bank lending patterns, implementation of the foreclosure prevention program, organizing a homeowners’ buying cooperative and data entry.

SKILLS REQUIRED:  Intern must have people, communication, organizational and analytical skills. Knowledge about economic development and/or personal financial management, including household budgeting, use of checking accounts, savings strategies and credit management, would be helpful. These skills and knowledge may be further developed on the job. Intern must be able to work with Microsoft Office Suite software programs.

LOCATION OF WORK:  CED Department of UAC located on the 5th floor of 1207 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA  19107.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:  Spring semester (January -May, 2013)

TIME REQUIRED:    14-21 hours per week.

COMPENSATION:  No monetary compensation but the internship may qualify for degree credits.

VALUE OF THE EXPERIENCE:  As a result of this internship the Intern will have obtained valuable experience in the following areas:

•    Operations of a nonprofit, multi-purpose agency
•    Organizing community-based training programs
•    Financial literacy education
•    Bank Community Reinvestment Act compliance
•    New program development
•    Community economic development
•    Database maintenance for a social service agency

SUPERVISOR:  Intern will report to Donald Kelly, Director of Community and Economic Development and assigned to work with the Program Managers in the CED Department.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Contact: Donald Kelly, UAC, Director of CED, 1207 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA  19107, telephone 215-851-1738, e-mail: dkelly@uac.org