JOB TITLE: Business Development Manager
EMPLOYER: Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program
DEPARTMENT: Business Development
REPORTS TO: CEO/Executive Director
EFFECTIVE DATE: 9/13/2024
SUMMARY: The Workforce Development Manager develops positive long-term relationships with business and industry representatives. He or She supports and strengthens relationships with business and industry to address workforce needs and assist with talent supply and demand. He or She will provide leadership and supervision to industry sector partnerships “clusters” and lead in creating workforce solutions for business and industry.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Meets with local industry representatives to determine workforce and or talent needs.
- Assesses the business organizations and provides comprehensive evaluation of employment and training needs.
- Develops and maintains relationships with training providers in order to develop necessary and responsive workforce solutions.
- Provide opportunities for business and industry to assist with the development of training programs to include apprenticeships, internships, job shadowing and work-based learning.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with public-sector, private-sector and non-profit employers to create career pathways for future talent.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with economic development entities, chamber organizations and other workforce development agencies to ensure alignment and execution of collaborative workforce strategies.
- Provide oversight and management of industry sector partnerships and any workforce solutions.
- Serve as support for the Executive Director and participates in all convenings, meetings and conferences.
- Gathers information for additional funding opportunities to support workforce solutions and programming.
- Gathers labor market information, talent demand and skills requirements and translates data into meaningful information to create workforce development strategies.
- Develop and manage a database of partners and/or industry representatives and maintain regular communication through appropriate channels.
- Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director in response to a rapidly changing environment.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to accomplish organization objectives by organizing and monitoring work processes
- Proficiency in MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, and CareLogic
• Established leadership skills including the ability to manage stakeholder groups; ability to work collaboratively the staff as well as external partners, including employers, community colleges city and county government entities, policy decision makers, community based NPOs/partners, job seekers and other key stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills; keen appreciation for follow up, follow through, and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and without supervision
• Experience working in and with industry; good working knowledge of the region’s high demand industries especially as it relates to the workforce needs of employers
• Knowledge of economic and workforce development practices, systems, and program design; knowledge of training systems • Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including writing, editing and making presentations to groups and individuals
PHYSICAL REQUIRMENTS:
| Never | Intermittent | Frequent | Continuous |
Endurance: Sitting 6+ hours | | | | X |
Walking: 1 – 3 hours | | | X | |
Standing: 1 – 3 hours | | | X | |
Climbing/Stooping/Kneeling: 1 – 3 hours Physically able to bend, stoop, and climb. | | | X | |
Lifting/Pulling/Pushing: Physically able to lift, pull, and reach 10 – 125 lbs. | | | X | |
Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Must have full use of hands to perform tasks. | | | | X |
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.