The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, the leading champion of empowerment and opportunity for African Americans and others throughout the region in securing economic self-reliance, social equality, and civil rights, is seeking a highly motivated individual with a passion for helping others to work as a Career Pathways Program Director to support our St. Clair County Outreach center.
The Program Director will be responsible for developing a strategic plan to advance the organization's program's mission and objectives. They will have primary responsibilities to promote revenue, profitability and growth as an organization, as well as oversee operations to ensure efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources.
The Program Director will be charged with fostering and stimulating collaboration and strategic partnerships at the local and statewide levels with employees from the union construction sector.
Key Responsibilities: Develop, implement, manage, and provide oversight of construction pre-apprenticeship courses. Engage in community outreach activities to promote the program and attract potential participants. Collect, collaborate, establish, and maintain stakeholder relationships, including with funders, joint apprenticeship training programs, employers, trade union leadership, Building Trade Council Leaders, and partner organizations. Schedule courses/facilities and purchase/maintain equipment and supplies. Promote the best practices and trends around existing pre-apprenticeship programs throughout the state. Design, coordinate, update, schedule and maintain pre-apprenticeship courses/curriculum in accordance with Multi Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) standards. Represent the company at legislative sessions, committee meetings, and at formal functions. Promote the company to local, regional, and national constituencies. Initiate and develop relationships with a broad range of community sectors, including other non-profit organizations and business organizations, local Workforce Boards, the Department of Commerce, and state and local government officials. Build a political and community network. Build a fundraising network using personal contacts, direct mail, special events, and foundation support. Assist with periodic program assessment and program review. Assist with quarterly and annual grant reporting. Monitor pre-apprenticeship program budgets. Maintain accurate, complete, up-to-date case management records. Provide oversight of pre-apprenticeship instructors (recruiting, hiring, orienting, supervising, training, and evaluating). Qualifications: A bachelor's degree in business administration or a related subject is preferred. Previous nonprofit experience is preferred. 8-10 years of executive or high-level managerial experience in workforce development, strategic planning, and change management. Ability to analyze data and understand key metrics. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected by law.
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