Director of Workforce Development

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Full Time Global Kids Inc, New York, NY, US

8 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $80,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

Title:

Director of Workforce Development

Global Kids’ (GK) mission is to educate, inspire, and mobilize youth to become global citizens who are positively engaged in the world and are prepared for their future. Over its 36-year history, the organization has engaged thousands of young people in its’ innovative youth development programs that promote global awareness and action, building their agency to affect change in their community and beyond.

Our workforce readiness program is designed to provide youth with year-round employment and supplementary educational and training experiences and support. Global Kids works across various DYCD Learn & Earn, SYEP, Work, Learn, and Grow, and YMI Mentoring contracts. The Director of Workforce Development will work in collaboration with the Senior Director of Academic Programs and Quality Assurance and the Director of Student Success to plan and integrate workforce development strategies and goals into our community schools and college & career readiness work.

Through staff professional development, training, and supervision, employer and community partnership relationship building, and administrative and compliance-based oversight, the Director of Workforce Development will ensure the success of workforce programs across all sites. Additionally, in collaboration with the Senior Director of Academic Programs and Quality Assurance, the Director of Workforce Development will plan workforce development strategies and goals to improve and ensure the successful integration of workforce programs across all school-based sites.

This is a hybrid position that requires travel across New York City to school-based program sites.

• Direct and oversee the administration of Workforce programs to ensure compliance with all applicable Department of Labor, DYCD, WIOA, and organizational regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Communicate regulatory expectations to staff in a clear, accessible manner and collaborate with teams to develop and implement effective improvement strategies.
• Conduct monthly internal audits of DYCD Workforce programs (Career Ready, SYEP, WIOA) to ensure contractual and regulatory compliance.
• Manage confidential information in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Compile, analyze, and report workforce-related statistical and performance data as required.
• Compile and prepare information and reports for presentations to staff, leadership, panels, and external stakeholders.
• Ensure regular and consistent programmatic participation and fidelity, and fulfill other duties as assigned.
• Recruit, establish, and sustain employer partnerships across key industries and targeted neighborhoods at the local and city-wide levels to support paid and unpaid internships, mentorships, job shadowing, and long-term employment opportunities for students at key targeted school-sites.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with community-based organizations and federal, state, city, and county agencies that support and enhance workforce programming.
• Serve as the assigned liaison to external workforce and employment committees such as NYCETC, WPTI, DYCD, and professional associations to support advocacy and systems-level youth employment initiatives.
• Recruit subject matter experts to participate in Global Kids panels and workforce-related initiatives.
• Assist in identifying and securing opportunities to diversify workforce funding streams; oversee implementation of new programs funded through alternative funding sources when designated.
• Work in partnership with the Senior Director of Academic Programs and Quality Assurance and the Director of Student Success and Wellness to identify future expansion sites and develop sustainable Workforce growth plans across program locations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including communications, marketing, and program staff, to align messaging, branding, and goals for maximum impact.

• Coach, train, and provide capacity‑building support for staff across all program sites to ensure adherence to programmatic standards and best practices.
• Provide strategic direction to program staff and service providers to achieve program goals and performance outcomes.
• Support training and develop curricula for key workforce workshops on career readiness, financial literacy, advising, and more.
• Collaborate with the Director of Student Success and Wellness on implementing training and coaching around case management with a strong workforce lens.
• Conduct routine site visits to ensure high-quality service delivery and adherence to program standards across all workforce program…