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Workforce Development Manager

Sealaska/Woocheen Family of Businesses
Juneau, AK Full Time
POSTED ON 1/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/10/2025
Job Title: Workforce Development Manager Job Summary:The Workforce Development Manager develops and leads programs that directly benefit Sealaska shareholders’ career and educational trajectory and goals. This role is a key part of the Sealaska Workforce Development Department’s overall strategy, designing and launching opportunities to support shareholders’ growth, development, and long-term trajectory in education & access, Post-Secondary Retention, Career Advancement, and Leadership Development. This includes aligning initiatives with strategic goals identified during strategic planning sessions.  The right person will cultivate traditional and nontraditional career pathways, strengthen shareholder engagement and job placement, and develop partnerships and community collaboration.   Achieving success in this role means building strong relationships with internal business and services departments and external partners to provide the best and most holistic opportunities possible. This role is responsible for Sealaska’s shareholder student success strategy, including but not limited to:  •    Internship programs •    Student sponsorships •    Early-in-career training •    Mentorship programs  The Workforce Development Manager also works alongside and interacts with students as an advisor, advocate, group facilitator, and mentor throughout various programs. This person has a passion for working with young adults and helping them succeed in their individual journeys and has an unshakable belief in their potential.  Supervisory Responsibilities:•    Directly manage the Intern Specialist and Rural Community Liaison.  •    Assists with recruiting, interviews, hires, and trains new staff.  •    Oversees the daily workflow of the department. •    Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.   •    Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.   Duties/Responsibilities:•    Develop goals and objectives for the department that are consistent with the strategic plan of the Shareholder Development department and Sealaska’s broader strategic goals: o    Cultivate Traditional and Nontraditional Career Pathways. o    Strengthen Shareholder Engagement and Job Placement. o    Enhance Leadership Alignment and Organizational Strategy. •    Collaborate with department partners to create and advance a holistic development model for shareholders (focused on students). •    Develop initiatives to expand career development, create opportunities for modern skill development, and increase shareholder fluency in traditional culture and language. •    Ensure improved access for shareholders to career and educational programs, enhance visibility and communication of opportunities, and foster excitement for future generations. •    Responsible for hiring, training, motivating, and coaching the Intern Program Specialist as they provide attentive, efficient service to shareholders and business partners, assessing employee performance and providing helpful feedback and training opportunities. •    Create experiential learning opportunities, help remove barriers that hinder access to opportunities, develop and instruct internship courses, administer funding, and assist in the implementation of career and education readiness programs for shareholders. •    Develop, implement, and oversee new programs and services to meet the changing needs of students and Sealaska as an employer. •    Host relevant courses to increase skills for shareholders, such as financial literacy, customer service, resume writing, and other professional development topics. •    Expand and enhance the international internship program to provide more opportunities for shareholders. •    Collaborate with internal teams to redefine the organizational vision, increase leadership alignment and communication, and strengthen internal capacity. •    Develop and lead faculty and staff initiatives to integrate career and culturally sensitive competencies into curricular experiences and to produce career/cultural competency-mapped syllabi. •    Create and lead professional development programs to help students develop skills, knowledge, and experiences that complement their academic development for current and future job markets. •    Develop and lead credentialing and portfolio-building initiatives to expand on professional development for shareholder employees. •    Collaborate with the human resources team to source employers and hiring managers to lead professional development programs. •    Travel as needed. •    Perform other duties as assigned.  Required Skills/Abilities: •    Experience in developing and maintaining relationships  •    Ability to lead teams, make strategic decisions, utilize data to inform decision making, and strengthen processes    •    Customer service skills with solid follow up and follow through practices  •    Documented strengths in meaningful relationship building, management, and growth  •    Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail  •    Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills  •    A professional and resourceful style with the ability to work independently and as a team player, to take initiative and manage multiple tasks and projects at a time  •    Comfortable with ambiguity, and proactive in taking the lead when opportunities arise  •    Ability to plan, introduce and lead a process that enables high-quality growth  •    Ability to lead, willingness to be led, and comfortable with situational leadership  •    Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications especially Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, and development databases required  •    A passion for working with young adults, an unshakable belief in their potential, and a strong commitment to the mission of Sealaska  •    Commitment to diversity and inclusion  •    Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. •    Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines. •    Strong supervisory and leadership skills. •    Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate. Education and Experience: •    Bachelor’s degree preferred  •    3 years in a management position required•    Training such as early in career coach, workforce development, or similar preferred •    Experience working with shareholders preferred Working Conditions: The physical and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Demands: •    While performing the duties of this job, the employee will sit for extended periods of time; walk, use hands to finger, handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; bending or crouching; talk or hear. •    The employee must be able to lift/carry and/or move up to 20-50 pounds safely. •    Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus Work Environment: This is a virtual position and will be mostly stationary requiring some movement around the office and frequent communication with others. The average working hours will be 8 hours per day for this position with occasional need to exceed.   This description is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to accurately reflect the activities and requirements of the position, but duties may be added, deleted, or modified, as necessary. This description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

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