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Center for Employment Opportunities · 5 hours ago

Director I, Technical Assistance

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$98K/yr - $130K/yr

6+ years exp

The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) provides employment services to people recently released from incarceration, and they are seeking a Director I, Technical Assistance to lead their strategy for expanding reentry employment. This role involves developing partnerships, delivering technical assistance, and managing initiatives to enhance service delivery and support for community-based organizations and workforce providers.

AssociationNon Profit

Responsibilities

Lead CEO’s strategy to deliver technical assistance and intermediary services to partners including onboarding, compliance oversight, and fiscal and data reporting

Set performance expectations and ensure continuous improvement across technical assistance and intermediary portfolios

Identify budget needs and resource allocation for TA and intermediary initiatives

Supervise development and execution of technical assistance engagements (e.g., SNAP Employment & Training and others) for partners

Oversee expansion and improvement of CEO’s intermediary contracting structure, including collaboration with CEO’s Central, Finance & Legal and Compliance teams

Coordinate cross-functional efforts with IT to scale and sustain CEO’s resource center offerings, digital learning and AI content

Ensure effective and timely services for technical assistance and intermediary engagements

Create and launch a scalable intermediary and technical assistance model and strategy including standardizing an approach, creating replicable tools, forms and pricing structure

Identify and propose partnerships and opportunities CEO pursues within the TA and intermediary space

Build buy-in among external partners to establish a portfolio of organizations receiving technical assistance or intermediary services from CEO, and monitor outcomes and fidelity to core program components

Support CEO’s technical assistance and intermediary services by coordinating with internal experts to create tools and training for reentry and workforce partners

Lead strategy and relationship development with workforce, reentry, and public system stakeholders across new and existing geographies

Assess opportunities to expand CEO’s reach in new states via intermediary, technical assistance/ advisory, or direct service models

Lead efforts to influence system change at the state level by shaping policy and funding infrastructure in collaboration with government partners

Represent CEO in public forums, conferences, coalitions, and field-building conversations nationally

Support the development and implementation of CEO’s strategic plan

Supervise and support a team of staff and consultants delivering CEO’s TA, intermediary, and expansion work

Contribute to CEO’s organizational planning, impact tracking, and platform strategy development

Engage national resources in message development in collaboration with CEO’s External Affairs team

Represent CEO in the community and sector by leading presentations, serving as a panelist at summits and conferences, and hosting webinars as needed

Attend trainings, conferences and other meetings that help further inform CEO’s technical assistance, intermediary and policy strategy

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Technical assistance designWorkforce funding programsProject managementData analysisCapacity-building programsEquityInclusionCommunication skillsRelationship buildingTeam collaboration

Required

You have at least 6+ years of experience in policy or programming related to workforce, public benefits and criminal justice

You have experience designing and delivering capacity-building programs or technical assistance at scale

You have familiarity with SNAP E&T, WIOA, or other public workforce funding programs and service delivery infrastructure

You have experience in research and data analysis as well as using findings to inform perspective and decision-making for the organization

You have experience managing large-scale projects, including setting goals, defining deliverables, overseeing timelines, and ensuring accountability to outcomes

You are eager to apply your experience and skill set within a fast-paced, mission-driven, and social justice-minded nonprofit organization

You are an outstanding communicator, able to communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing and to tailor your communication style to various stakeholders

You can build relationships with public agencies, community-based organizations, and high-level public officials to develop, implement, and promote new programs and projects

You can drive results both independently and as part of a team, all while working remotely with a geographically dispersed team

You can work seamlessly across departments to align goals, resolve challenges, and drive organizational initiatives

You demonstrate the ability to translate organizational priorities into actionable strategies

You can center equity, dignity, and inclusion in decision-making and partnership development