What are the responsibilities and job description for the Talent & Community Impact Director position at Greater St. Cloud?
Help lead the work of attracting, developing, and retaining the people who power Central Minnesota's economy and create ripples of impact across our region.
About Greater St. Cloud
Greater St. Cloud (GSC) is the region's economic development partnership, connecting businesses, talent, and community partners with the resources they need for growth, job creation, and regional success. Our work is guided by three strategic pillars — unified regional leadership, supporting business at every stage, and amplifying the region's return — all in service of our vision: Central Minnesota as one of the best places to build a business, build a career, and build a life.
Learn more about GSC through our 2026 - 2029 Strategic Plan, Q2 2026 Impact Brief, and 2025 Annual Report
Role Purpose
The Talent & Community Impact Director serves as GSC's strategic connector across regional employers, education, workforce, civic, housing, childcare, and community systems to attract, retain, and expand talent in the Greater St. Cloud region. This role builds and sustains trusted relationships, gathers and translates workforce intelligence, designs high-value convenings, and leads or contributes to strategic initiatives that improve talent competitiveness for the region and its employers. The ideal candidate thinks in systems, operates with executive presence, and is comfortable creating clarity in ambiguous environments.
Key Accountabilities
- Cross-Sector Relationship Leadership & Ecosystem Connectivity
- Workforce Intelligence & Strategic Alignment
- Talent Attraction, Retention & Employer Support
- Convening & Community Leadership
- Strategic Initiatives & Systems Development
- Organizational Contribution
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Qualifications - Non-Negotiable Requirements
- Proven ability to build and sustain trusted relationships across business, education, government, and community sectors.
- Strategic thinking and prioritization: translates complex, multi-stakeholder input into clear priorities, recommendations, and action.
- Business acumen: understands how employers operate, make decisions, and experience talent as a business constraint.
- Systems orientation: creates structure, repeatable processes, and decision frameworks in evolving environments.
- Sector translation: fluent across business, education, government, workforce, and community systems with different languages and norms.
- Executive presence: represents GSC credibly with CEOs, senior leaders, boards, and public partners.
Why the Greater St. Cloud region?
You're not just choosing a job — you're choosing how you live. In Central Minnesota, that means shorter commutes, a lower cost of living, and a community that actually feels like one. It's a region on the move: a growing employer base, strong K-12 and higher-ed partners, and real investment in the workforce and quality of life that make a place worth putting down roots.
- Short commutes — less time driving, more time living
- Affordable cost of living — your paycheck goes further
- Growing employer base — real opportunity, real momentum
- Strong education partners — for you and your family, from K-12 through college
- Access to the Twin Cities metro — big-city access, hometown pace
Search Process & Timeline
- October 15, 2026 - Applications due
- October/November 2026 - Candidate screening and interviews
- November 2026 - Final interviews and recommendation
- December 2026 - Selection and offer extended
- January 2027 - Onboarding begins; structured knowledge transfer through May 2027
How to Apply
Submit a resume and a brief letter of interest to NeTia Bauman, GSC CEO & President Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and close October 15, 2026. A search committee of two board members, two investor representatives, and the CEO & President will lead candidate evaluation.