Associate Director of Workforce Development

Associate Director of Workforce Development

Austin, West Garfield Park and Back of the Yards

Job Type: Full Time

Workspace:
In-office

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Associate Director of Workforce Development will oversee the day-to-day operations of the workforce team which provides classroom-based instruction to more than 200 high-risk participants annually across three neighborhoods (Austin, West Garfield Park and Back of the Yards). This position will support curriculum refinement, work closely with the street outreach department to help facilitate seamless referrals, monitor participant progress in order to facilitate job placements/referrals to transitional jobs, and use data to inform program improvements and demonstrate impact.

A member of the leadership team, the Associate Director is capable of implementing large-scale projects, is a natural problem solver and is committed to the mission and long-term goals of the organization.

The Associate Director will also support several innovative initiatives and partnerships. This position will play a critical role in the Scaling CVI for a Safer Chicago (SC2) initiative – an unprecedented effort to achieve community-level violence reduction by scaling up CVI services to individuals at highest risk of violence. The position will also serve as the main point of contact a first-of-its-kind partnership between Nonviolence Chicago and Cara Collective, which provides programming onsite at Nonviolence Chicago’s Austin office, as well as attend public events and speak on behalf of the organization.

• Participate in leadership team meetings, collaborate on the implementation of strategic initiatives, and communicate daily with supervisor.
• Provide strategic oversight and direction for all workforce development programming.
• Implement organization-wide and departmental policies and procedures (e.g. personnel, financial, client eligibility, etc.) and strive to improve operational efficiencies.
• Respond to inquiries from the Nonviolence Chicago leadership team, community outreach partners, and other stakeholders.
• Work with colleagues at all levels and in all departments to support collaboration across teams, information sharing, communication, and transparency.
• Represent the organization at external stakeholder/partner meetings.
• Assist with pressing matters as they arise and perform other duties as required.

• Manage the workforce development team and provide coaching, professional development, and performance management.
• Work with the department’s supervisor to maintain consistency on team meetings, one-on-one supervisions, training for staff and additional professional development activities.
• Monitor grant spending, attend monthly budget meetings, and play an active role in the annual budgeting process.
• Collaborate with the Finance Department to support the participant stipend payment process.
• Monitor program quality and participant outcomes, and make recommendations for improvement.
• Participate in the hiring process for new departmental staff.

• Play a critical role in the Scaling CVI for a Safer Chicago (SC2) initiative in Austin, specifically overseeing Nonviolence Chicago’s role as a workforce partner in the Austin Collaborative.
• Oversee the implementation of SC2 workforce development in additional neighborhoods.
• Serve as the main point of contact a first-of-its-kind partnership between Nonviolence Chicago and Cara Collective, which provides programming onsite at Nonviolence Chicago’s Austin office.
• Develop and maintain relationships with workforce programs that support high-risk individuals and offer transitional job placement and communicate those opportunities to the workforce team.
• Cultivate relationships with employer partners to support seamless referrals for participants.
• Attend meetings with other CVI organizations and stakeholders committed to solidifying the pathway for CVI participants to meaningful long-term employment.
• Participate in meetings with internal data team as well as external evaluation partners to make sure appropriate data is captured.