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KRA Corporation · 11 hours ago

Program Director

Compton, CA, US

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$90K/yr - $110K/yr

5+ years exp

KRA Corporation is seeking a Program Director to lead workforce development initiatives at an American Job Center in Compton, CA. The Program Director will manage day-to-day operations, oversee staff development, and ensure compliance with all regulations while fostering a positive environment.

Business DevelopmentConsultingCorporate TrainingMarket ResearchTraining

Diversity & Inclusion

Responsibilities

Direct workforce services to enable the delivery system to be consistent with plans and attain the established program goals, ensuring compliance with all local, state, federal laws,rules,and regulations

Provide general oversight and supervision to managers and functionally supervise all staff

Lead staff development efforts and continuing professional development initiatives

Participate in the recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and training of all staff

Evaluate assigned employee performance, prepare performance appraisals, recommend, and document disciplinary action

Ensure that a system of Performance Management is in place governing the tracking of individual and team KPI’s

Establish and maintain positive working relationships with funders, employers, state and local partners, organizations, and businesses in the community

Orchestrate community events such as job in-person and virtual job fairs

Represent KRA at conferences, community events, board meetings, podcasts, and social media

Oversee overall fiscal management for the projects/contracts assigned

Supervise internal and external audits

Preform other related duties as required and directed

Qualification

Workforce developmentSupervisory experienceProject managementSpanish languageCommunication skillsCoachingStakeholder managementAdult learningMicrosoft OfficeCase management softwareConflict resolutionMentoringOrganizational skillsTime management

Required

Bachelor's degree education, business administration or related field from an accredited college or university; Master's degree strongly preferred

A minimum of five (5) years of workforce development, operations of employment and training programs required

A minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience required

Experience working with adults in the workforce system and those disconnected from services

Experience administering Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs

Superior oral and written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal, conflict resolution, coaching, mentoring and leadership skills

Excellent project time management, customer service, and organizational skills

Ability to professionally adjust to unforeseen circumstances or programmatic changes

Ability to cultivate and manage high quality stakeholder relationships and demonstrated ability to work with a diverse workforce

Ability to function at a high level of discretion and confidentiality

Must be a self-starter and committed to completing tasks in a timely manner, which may include working additional hours and/or over the weekend as needed

Demonstrated ability to manage and operate an effective adult learning, workforce development, or employment placement business

Travel approximately 30% of the time

Personal computer literacy required, including effective use of the Internet, e-mail, video conferencing (Zoom, Teams) and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Ability to learn and efficiently utilize various case management software programs