Strategic Partner Special

Goodwill of the Heartland/Heartland Goodwill Enter; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive PTO

Store discount

Retirement package

Health/Vision/Dental insurance

Job summary

Goodwill of the Heartland seeks a Strategic Partnership Specialist to join Cedar Rapids or Iowa City. You will build connections with area businesses, community groups, and agencies to uncover mutually beneficial partnerships and advance our mission to help people reach their full potential through education, training, and the power of work.

You will represent Goodwill through presentations, support recruitment of participants, and use labor market data to shape regional employment strategies,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and one year experience in direct sales, business management, or a rehabilitation field required.
• Computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams/Zoom required.
• Valid Iowa driver’s license, proof of auto insurance, and background checks required.

Responsibilities

• Network with area businesses to develop and maintain partnerships.
• Develop and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships with community organizations, assisting with recruitment and support services for participants.
• Utilize labor market data to develop and implement regional employment strategy.
• Identify business needs and propose Goodwill solutions for employment needs.
• Track employer and community organization MOUs and contacts.
• Represent Goodwill in the community through presentations to organizations and groups.
• Coordinate contacts with other Goodwill locations and Career Services teams to enhance job placement.

Skills

Direct sales

Relationship building

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Zoom

Job description

Are you seeking a position that will help people and businesses around you meet their employment needs, working with an amazing team and a great mission? Goodwill of the Heartland is seeking a Strategic Partnership Specialist to join our Cedar Rapids or Iowa City team. A bachelor’s degree and one year of experience in direct sales, business management, or a rehabilitation field is required.The Strategic Partnership Specialist reaches out to area businesses, community groups, and agencies to learn about their work. This helps Goodwill develop relationships and identify the potential for mutually beneficial partnerships. Strong candidates will meet new people, identify business solutions, and enthusiastically share our mission to help people reach their full potential through education, training, and the power of work.This position will be responsible for representing Goodwill of the Heartland through participation in, and presentations for appropriate businesses, agencies, and professional networking groups.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Network with area businesses to develop and maintain partnerships that will lead to employment and training opportunities for Goodwill participants.Develop and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships with community organizations, assisting with recruitment of potential participants and the provision of necessary support services for our participants.Utilize relevant labor market and employment data to develop and implement regional employment strategy.Identify business and organization employment needs and propose Goodwill solutions for the business and organization employment needs.Accurately track initial and follow up employer and community organization MOU’s and contacts.Support and facilitate relationships of appropriate Goodwill staff with businesses and organizations to ensure that clients are effectively placed in employment opportunities.Coordinate business and community contacts with other Goodwill locations and Career Services teams to enhance job placement and training activities.Represent Goodwill in the community through participation in and presentations to appropriate organizations, agencies, professional networking groups.Establish a customer service strategy for ongoing business and organization customers to include development of minimum service expectations, ongoing customer communication plan, and customer satisfaction assessment process.Update partnership and employer data for accurate tracking and support utilization.Have access to a safe, reliable vehicle to use for work.Goodwill of the Heartland offers competitive benefits, includingCompetitive PTOGenerous store discountRetirement package with employer contribution after one yearHealth/Vision/Dental insuranceStrong team culture#ind123Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree and one year experience in direct sales, business management, or a rehabilitation field required.Up to four years additional related experience may be substituted for education requirementComputer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams/Zoom requiredValid Iowa driver’s license, proof of auto insurance, and successful completion of motor vehicle screening, dependent adult and child abuse, and criminal background checkThe Strategic Partnership Specialist has a starting wage of $20.06 an hour. The schedule will be Monday – Friday, from 8am – 5pm, with occasional work outside of these hours.