Join Our Team

PE currently has two openings to join our staff team (as of May 2011)

Bilingual Center Manager – Full-Time

Position Title: Bilingual Center Manager
Location: Bronx, East Harlem

Summary: The Center Manager will provide entrepreneurs with training as well as ongoing technical assistance, disburse business loans and manage loan portfolio for entrepreneurs in the Bronx and East Harlem. Additionally, Center Manager will work with local community partners to broker referral relationships and conduct community outreach to attract new entrepreneurs to the program.

Background: Project Enterprise (PE) supports entrepreneurs and small businesses in under-resourced communities in New York City by providing microloans, business development services and networking opportunities. Since the inception of its microloan program in 1997, PE has lent more than $1.9M with only 8% being written off. PE currently serves more than 400 active members in the five boroughs of New York City.

Primary Responsibilities:

Manage and expand PE’s peer lending program throughout the Bronx
Conduct business trainings and provide one-on-one assistance to entrepreneurs
Grow and manage a portfolio of loans while maintaining a high repayment rate
Recruit, train, and provide assistance to individuals to prepare them to access loans
Develop an effective local outreach strategy to recruit borrowers to the program
Find guest speakers, trainers, and mentors for members
Conduct site visits to borrowers’ businesses
Report on loan portfolio, and update loan and impact tracking databases with client information
Serve a broad geographic area throughout the borough of Bronx
Coordinate with other Center Managers to develop curriculum offerings for entrepreneurs

Qualifications:

Commitment to Project Enterprise’s mission of providing loans and business support services to low-income individuals
High level of motivation, initiative, and resourcefulness. Capable of managing numerous member accounts and working with a rapidly growing loan portfolio while actively soliciting new clients
Excellent teaching, communication, interpersonal, time management and organizational skills
Strong math, written and computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Internet
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Experience mediating between individuals and/or groups
Previous experience teaching and working with low-income individuals preferred
Previous business training or experience is helpful, particularly with finance, insurance, community development, or entrepreneurship
Minimum Bachelors degree
Familiarity with neighborhoods of the Bronx

Salary: $40,000 - $45,000 DOE. PE offers a generous health plan, paid time off, MetroCard, and 403(b) retirement savings plan.

Standard hours are in the evening: Normal hours from 1pm – 9pm (some flexibility).

Start Date: June 1

Please send, fax or e-mail resume and cover letter to:
Catherine Barnett
Project Enterprise
144 West 125th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10027
Fax: 212-678-6737
E-mail: jobs@projectenterprise.org

Bilingual Center Manager – Part-Time

Position Title: Bilingual Center Manager (Part-Time)
Location: Brooklyn and Queens

Summary: The Center Manager will provide entrepreneurs with training as well as ongoing technical assistance, disburse business loans and manage loan portfolio for entrepreneurs in Queens and Brooklyn. Additionally, Center Manager will work with local community partners to broker referral relationships and conduct community outreach to attract new entrepreneurs to the program.

Primary Responsibilities:

Manage PE’s peer lending program in downtown Brooklyn and Jamaica, Queens
Conduct business trainings and provide one-on-one assistance to entrepreneurs
Grow and manage a portfolio of loans while maintaining a high repayment rate
Recruit, train, and provide assistance to individuals to prepare them to access loans
Develop an effective local outreach strategy to recruit borrowers to the program
Find guest speakers, trainers, and mentors for members
Conduct site visits to borrowers’ businesses
Report on loan and client statistics, and update loan and impact tracking databases with client information

Qualifications:

Commitment to Project Enterprise’s mission of providing loans and business support services to low-income individuals
High level of motivation, initiative, and resourcefulness. Capable of managing numerous member accounts and working with a rapidly growing loan portfolio while actively soliciting new clients
Excellent teaching, communication, interpersonal, time management and organizational skills
Strong math, written and computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Internet
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Experience mediating between individuals and/or groups
Previous experience teaching and working with low-income individuals preferred
Previous business training or experience is helpful, particularly with banking, finance, insurance, community development, or mortgage lending products
Minimum Bachelors degree
Familiarity with neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens

Salary: Part-time position of 20 hours per week based on a full-time salary of $42,000. Pro-rated health benefits and vacation time, monthly metrocard. Position can potentially become full-time in 2012.

Standard hours are in the evening: Normal hours from 1pm – 9pm (some flexibility).

Start Date: June 1, 2011