Job Title: Program Coordinator of Workforce Development

Reports To: Director of Workforce Development

Department: Workforce Development

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary: 65,000 - 69,900

Summary:

The Coordinator for Workforce Development will primarily support program administration, and operations, playing a critical role in positioning the LAEDC for long-term sustainable growth. The coordinator will be immersed in the LAEDC's 5-pillar strategy focusing on Economic Research, Industry Councils, Business Assistance, Workforce Development, and Foreign Direct Investment, driving us towards a more resilient economy. They will assist in organizing, staffing, and supporting meetings and events with various partners, including regional program advisory committees, work-based learning opportunities, and other relevant workforce development focused events.

LAEDC's Culture of Inclusion

LAEDC is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. Understanding that we, like the population we serve, come from all walks of life and are a stronger organization because of it, the LAEDC is committed to a culture that values and prioritizes diversity and free expression within its team. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that stays true both to our roots here in Los Angeles County and to our mission by ensuring that anyone, regardless of one's background, origin, orientation, or station in life, and other characteristics that make our employees unique, can find a home at the LAEDC with our team

Duties:

• Staff and assist in managing logistics for meetings, including th agenda development; invitation outreach, follow-up, attendance, and day-of check-in; meeting facilitation, as appropriate; and taking minutes.
• Assist in conducting, staffing, and promoting work-based learning opportunities.
• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with faculty, job placement/training agencies, internship sites, and businesses to promote program for participant placement.
• Document all program activities, track student placement, analyze data, prepare reports, and present findings.
• Drive efforts to maintain and grow relationships with existing partners, develop new businesses from these partnerships, as well as proactively seek out and engage new potential partners.
• Collaborate closely with the training providers to identify dislocated job seekers who are potential candidates for services provided through the Workforce Accelerator Fund.
• Support the team with Gladeo LA marketing and outreach, including presentations of the platform to stakeholders.
• In partnership with the Engagement team, collect, curate, and develop PR-related content, copy, metrics, and images for use on the website and social media.
• Assist in developing feedback loops with employers to identify and document workforce needs and trends and develop surveys to analyze competencies and skills needed by employers.
• Assist in the programmatic deliverables for a virtual career navigation platform empowering Angelenos to make informed decisions about their upskilling, reskilling, and personal career paths, in partnership with employers, education, and workforce system stakeholders, organized labor, industry associations, and others.
• Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly program and performance reports.
• Assist in preparing PowerPoint presentations for the Workforce Development team.
• Responsible for additional duties and departmental projects as assigned.
• Ensure all activities duties support the LAEDC's mission, goals, and objectives.

Competencies:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goal and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed; Recognizes accomplishments to other team members.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education/Experience: Associate degree from a community college or bachelor's degree from four-year college or university preferred; or four years related experience and/or training in workforce development; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Language Ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Math Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, E-mail, and PowerPoint.
• Certificates and Licenses: N/A
• Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A
• Qualified Applicants: The LAEDC will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local Fair chance laws including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO). The LAEDC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For further information about LAEDC please visit our website at laedc.org.

Work Environment:

This position will operate in a hybrid schedule. The employee will base work from the DTLA office 40% of the work week and additional time as needed with the option to work remotely on the remaining time. Employees are required to reside in the Los Angeles County Region. The organization will continue to assess the hybrid environment and adjust to meet programmatic needs accordingly.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands 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.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to talk or listen. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.