Financial Coach - Community Economic Development Program

About ¡HICA!:

The Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, ¡HICA!, is one of the most successful social impact organizations in Alabama and has been the major catalyst for the empowerment and economic progress of the Latino community for over 20 years. ¡HICA! is a non-profit organization with a successful track record of providing over 5,000 residents annually with quality services while advocating to local and state leaders for policies that improve the quality of life of all residents. ¡HICA! achieves its goals with its staff of 24 full time employees and works collaboratively with community partners and government agencies. Currently, ¡HICA! established an LLC, Camino Loan Fund, that will become a CDFI and has an initial goal of raising $1M to deploy to small business owners. ¡HICA! operates community programming in the areas of women’s leadership development and civic engagement, college and career readiness, and financial literacy and economic development. ¡HICA! is located in Birmingham, AL and has a $2.25 million operating budget.

Job Summary: The Financial Coach will be responsible for working with low- and moderate- income households, focusing predominantly on the Latino community to increase financial capability education. ¡HICA!’s Financial Capability model includes workshops and one-on-one coaching specifically relating to safe banking and DISC (Debt, Income, Savings & Credit). This position will work closely with the Housing Counselor to provide financial capability services to families interested in becoming homeowners, as well as with the Community Economic Development program, Camino and all other ¡HICA!’s programs and staff.

Reports to: CED Program Manager

Status: Full-time, Exempt