The Saint John Community Loan Fund is looking for exceptional people to fill an important roles with our organization.
The Saint John Community Loan Fund is an enterprising community based organization that helps people create income, build assets and attain greater self reliance. We recruit investors to build a pool of capital from which we make micro loans. Loans are used for business, employment and for housing. We provide training in business start up, in leadership and financial literacy. We work with many ages including youth in our summer entrepreneur program. Two years ago we bought and renovated a vacant building which provides our office as well as two units of affordable housing. In the next two years we will build a multi use building that will mix enterprising non-profit space with rent to own housing. At the Provincial level we are involved in designing the social enterprise framework for New Brunswick as part of the provinces Poverty Reduction Plan. If you are interested in having an impact and belonging to an enterprising culture, please apply!
Office Administrator and Money Coach
You are an exceptionally well organized individual who has experience providing office administration. You enjoy being given tasks and completing them, as well as trouble shooting problems and creating efficiencies. You are also very comfortable working with people.
This job combines two types of personalities. You will be the office administrator roughly 50% of the time and provide one-on-one money coaching the other 50% of your time. So, you will provide file management, bookkeeping, mailing and correspondence, scheduling, phone and front desk reception support, aka office administration. You will then use your budgeting knowledge and your incredible communicating ability to provide training support and one-on-one money coaching to our post program financial literacy clients.
You will be an expert in Simply Accounting and Excel, and be awesome in other Microsoft programs. This is one of those jobs that will push make use of all of your abilities, making use of your hard and soft skills.
Business and Employment Coach
We’re looking for an individual who has run a business and has energy and experience to share. You have experienced barriers yourself and understand the challenges in starting a business or getting back to work. You are a great communicator, organized, excel at marketing, enjoy trouble shooting challenges and finding creative solutions.
Your job will be to meet with both self-employment and employment training program participants involved in our Enterprising Women and A$$ets programs. You will meet one on one to help individuals attain their goals. You will coordinate post class activity by organizing trade fairs, peer learning opportunities, assist with marketing and website presence, as well as provide some in class support to the Enterprising Women and A$$ets coordinators. You will be in class some days, and other days visiting with self-employed women at their business locations.
You excel in an entrepreneurial environment and embrace change. You have software and communication skills to match.
To apply
Please send your resume and engaging cover letter to Seth Asimakos at loanfund@nbnet.nb.ca by Sunday, January 22, 2012. The position provides a 35 hour work week, three weeks’ paid vacation and flexible office hours. Staff is welcome to join a health benefits plan shared with the organization after three months. The salary range will depend on qualifications and experience. We appreciate all who take the time to apply but we will be contacting only those who are invited to an interview.
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