Director of Employer Engagement - WIOA Train & Earn

Phipps Neighborhoods; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Employer Engagement to enhance healthcare job placements for youth. This role involves leveraging business development skills to strengthen employer partnerships and create innovative recruitment strategies. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, possess a passion for community empowerment, and drive significant workforce development initiatives. Join a mission-driven organization that is dedicated to fostering economic pathways and creating lasting change in the community. This is a unique opportunity to impact the lives of young individuals and contribute to their career success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in business and employer development, especially in youth workforce.
• Experience in sector-based work preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop healthcare sector jobs and maintain employer relationships.
• Design recruitment strategies and facilitate job fairs.

Skills

Business Development

Career Coaching

Analytical Thinking

Relationship Building

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work

Bachelor’s degree in Education

Bachelor’s degree in Counseling

Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy

Tools

Data Interpretation Tools

Job description

About Phipps Neighborhoods

Phipps Neighborhoods, the social service affiliate of Phipps Houses, has been a catalyst for community growth and empowerment for over 50 years. Our mission is focused on creating safe, inclusive spaces where community members can access education, career opportunities, and economic pathways. Serving approximately 14,000 New Yorkers annually, we address barriers to educational achievement, economic security, and career stability through three key program areas:

• Education and School-Day Programs: Offering pre-kindergarten services, community schools, after-school programs, and college access counseling.
• Sector-Focused Training and Employment Placement Pathways: Providing specialized training, employment placement pathways, Summer Youth Employment, Work Learning Grow initiatives, and aiding residents in accessing new employment opportunities.
• Community & Economic Empowerment Services: Enabling community progress through community centers, resident services, food access, financial literacy programs, and support accessing benefits and wellness services.

We collaborate with government, corporate, and philanthropic partners to effect significant and lasting social change, fostering thriving communities.

Position Summary:

The Director of Employer Engagement – Train & Earn offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced, organized and flexible professional to utilize their business development expertise in order to strengthen current employer partnerships and foster new employer relationships. This person will report to and work closely with the Managing Director to increase and diversify healthcare placement opportunities for workforce development programs serving youth ages 16-26 specifically in the Healthcare sector. The Director will support the strategic program plan for mapping, researching, prospecting and securing these sector-based prospects and lead all relevant partner engagement. They must be able to adapt to a fast-paced, continually evolving environment and thrive in a collaborative and team-oriented workplace. They must possess a strong passion for the fight to rise above poverty and the motivation to enact real change in an innovative and dynamic organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify and develop entry to mid-level healthcare sector-based jobs, particularly PCT and related healthcare certifications, while maintaining relationships with all respective employer partners.
• Support identified healthcare job placements for 70% of program participants who complete programming.
• Research and identify prospective healthcare, building service and construction employers, pursue leads, negotiate agreement terms and develop contracts (MOU’s).
• Engage with healthcare unions, trade associations, partner organizations, and key stakeholders to build and maintain relationships to connecting to Phipps workforce programming.
• Design and create recruitment strategies, job fairs, on-site employer visits, 'meet the manager days', and cyber info sessions for internet job search companies that operate and screen through automated methods.
• Understand and articulate the program model to partners, funders and stakeholders consistent with the program design and organization values.
• Possess a strong understanding of workforce development program content, our competition in the industry and be able to communicate our positioning effectively, specifically around workforce programming.
• Use strong interpersonal and relationship building skills to develop and maintain partnerships, at high and mid-level, with key stakeholders related to the growth and success of the program.
• Convene and facilitate regular meetings and site visits with partners to assess progress, identify challenges and determine solutions to address them productively.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in business and employer development, including worksites; providing career coaching and counseling, and working in the field of youth workforce development.
• A previous knowledge of sector-based work strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, counseling, public policy or related fields required.
• Experience with capturing, logging and interpreting data is required. Excellent analytical thinking, judgment and decision-making skills.
• Have proven ability to prioritize and execute deliverables efficiently and timely with minimum supervision.
• Ability to travel throughout New York City.

Phipps Houses and Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, ancestry, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.