OR – Workforce Development Director – Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Res.

JOB TITLE:

Workforce Development Director

DEPARTMENT:

Workforce Development

SUPERVISOR:

Deputy Executive Director

SALARY:

$90,790.80-$120,000

JOB SUMMARY:

The Director of Workforce Development is a key leader in formalizing and executing a vision and strategy for community-based workforce programs that serves as a model for employment programming and career pathways, with measurable results, especially for those most impacted by extreme poverty, the COVID-19 pandemic and long-standing systemic racism. The Director will ensure that employment programs successfully connect jobseekers overcoming barriers to employment toward economic security. The successful candidate will be a visible leader managing multiple programs at various sites following organization and program/department policies and procedures, responsible for program outcomes, reporting, and utilizing best practices. The Director of Workforce Development will be intentional with community engagement best practices and use transformational leadership skills to mentor, coach, inspire, and convene the teams across programs that serve job seekers. Individual accountabilities and work volume will be established through the development of annual work plans. The Director works with and manages relationships with external partners, staff, and employers to build a culture that is grounded in trauma-informed, strengths-based, and restorative justice values. The Workforce Development Director focuses on two key drivers-education and employment to develop, integrate, improve, and streamline career pathways and job training opportunities. The Director will develop a strategic plan for the Workforce Development Department with key focuses on adult and youth development. Specific areas include reentry employment programs, youth apprenticeships, the green economy, and preparing youth for other emerging career and future work opportunities. The Director will plan, compete for, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within the budget. The Director supervises employees and will secure resources and coordinate and collaborate with partners and clie

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, and other Office Suite software. Knowledge of computers and other office
  • Develops effective, integrated management systems and organizational structures that support the administration of program services. Provide recommendations on the development and revision of program policies and guidelines.
  • Directs all services and programmatic needs. Ensures participants will be able to access a career pathway to sustainable employment.
  • Builds and maintains relationships with referring and community partners, including community-based organizations, elected officials, law enforcement, etc.
  • Assist with the identification and needs of underserved tribal populations.
  • Develops a workforce equity strategy and framework and tracking system and dashboard with data analytics for reporting outcomes, needs, and progress.
  • Responsible for ensuring that all staff provide services in accordance with industry and tribal best practices and understand and are aware of contractual obligations, safety and security protocols, program rules/manuals, plans, applicable laws, etc.
  • 7. Develops and maintains key partnerships with employers, referring partners, CTUIR departments and entities, and others to achieve strategic outcomes benefiting participants.
  • Manages the direction of employment preparation, training, and placement of participants. Ensures that employment orientation, assessment, and preparation utilizes best practices and allows participants to succeed in the workforce.
  • Develop and sustain strategic partnerships with employers and education, housing, and health sectors to identify innovative ways to leverage opportunities to reduce barriers and access to services.
  • Develops and delivers project plans, grant reporting, budgets, documentation, training, and presentations and develops best practices and tools for project execution.
  • Identifies and resolves issues and implements improvement plans to ensure the project stays on schedule and within budget.
  • Engages in resource development (prospecting, pre-submittal meetings/webinars, grant proposal development, etc.). Manages the budget with program leadership and financial staff. Contributes to the development of proposals to secure government and private funding to support employment programs
  • Lead, coach, train, and develop staff of the Workforce Development Department to achieve overall strategic goals and objectives.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Workforce Education and Development, Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Social Services, or a closely related field with five to six years’ work experience with individuals and obtaining direct employment results.
  • Must demonstrate prior experience equivalent to three years+ designing and leading professional, advocacy and/or leadership development programs.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple projects at any given time, including meeting planning logistics.
  • Experience with Department of Labor grants, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), or Tribal Workforce Development 477. Experience designing and implementing workforce programs that support adults and youth.
  • Individuals must have experience working with grants and meeting fiscal and performance measure requirements.
  • Individual must demonstrate Project Management, developing Individualized Employment Plans and resource mapping partner programs, i.e., Department of Children and Family Services, Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Office of Human Resources, Tribal Employment Rights Office, Pamwaluukt, Department
  • Preferred case management knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • Ability to be a team player and experience with motivational coaching.
  • Coordinates logistics of various programs within Workforce Development
  • Communicates updates to the management team and Workforce Development team on a routine basis.
  • Conduct strategic planning efforts with effective performance results.
  • Develops and implements procedures to guide the day-to-day operations.
  • Must have strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
  • Must be able to communicate or present at all levels of Tribal Government, including the Board of Trustees, Administration, General Council, including Tribal Community meetings.
  • Ability to carry out assigned duties/projects in an efficient and timely manner with minimal supervision and must be able to handle multiple projects and work within defined timelines.
  • Must be able to secure sources of information relating to Tribal problems/concerns. Must become knowledgeable of the types of services provided by the Tribal Governmental programs and the ability to address deficiencies in the current scope of services.
  • Must have extensive computer processing and software knowledge, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, printing, scanning, and other Office Suite software.
  • Considerable knowledge of general office practices and procedures. Individuals must be highly organized and have good filing skills.
  • Must have a valid state driver’s license, reliable transportation, and meet Tribal insurance requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop a strategic plan and execute all aspects of Workforce Development.
  • Practice confidentiality at all times.

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