Director of Employer Engagement - WIOA Train & Earn

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.

The Director of Employer Engagement 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 placement opportunities for workforce development programs serving youth ages 16-26 and adults 18+ within the Workforce Development department, specifically in the Healthcare and Building Services and Construction sectors. 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.

Salary range for this role will be $70,00.00 to $75,000.00, based on education, training and experience.

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.