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Capital Management Services, LP · 14 hours ago

Workforce Development & Community Engagement Specialist

Washington, DC

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$80K/yr - $80K/yr

3+ years exp

Capital Management is a DC-based association management company seeking a Workforce Development & Community Engagement Specialist. The role involves building relationships with educational institutions to promote workforce development and community engagement in the building commissioning profession.

Financial Services

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary point of contact with universities, colleges, and technical programs, including departments such as mechanical and electrical engineering, architectural engineering, construction management, facilities, sustainability, and related disciplines

Develop and maintain relationships with faculty, department chairs, deans, and career services professionals

Secure and coordinate guest lecture engagements, classroom presentations, and campus information sessions, leveraging association’s subject-matter experts

Represent the association at university career fairs, student conferences, and academic events

Establish and grow internship, co-op, and experiential learning opportunities in collaboration with association’s member companies

Act as a connector between students, universities, and association’s member companies

Promote association’s member companies as preferred early-career destinations

Coordinate with member firms to identify workforce needs and communicate opportunities to academic partners

Position association’s industry as a high-demand, technically rigorous, and impactful career path

Develop and deliver targeted outreach messaging, presentations, and promotional materials tailored to academic audiences

Apply consultative sales techniques to gain buy-in from faculty and administrators for curriculum inclusion and program participation

Strengthen association’s value proposition by delivering measurable workforce development benefits to member companies

Provide universities with association-developed educational resources, case studies, and industry examples

Track university engagements, guest lectures, career fairs, student reach, and internship placements

Maintain accurate records in the association’s CRM or tracking systems

Prepare reports and updates for the executive team

Use data to refine outreach strategies and demonstrate program impact

Qualification

Business DevelopmentUniversity RelationsMarketingProject ManagementPublic SpeakingCRM ProficiencyCustomer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsTime ManagementProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field

Minimum of 3 years of experience in university relations, workforce development, outreach, marketing, sales, or business development required

Proven ability to build relationships and influence decision-makers in academic or professional settings

Strong presentation and public-speaking skills

Willingness to travel to universities, career fairs, and association's-related events

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and interpersonal skills

Strong customer service orientation and commitment to company's 'Members Come First' motto

Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work effectively yet remain flexible in order to adapt to changes in work environment

Excellent time-management, prioritizing, problem prevention and problem-solving skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

Ability to handle multiple assignments and projects simultaneously and work independently as well as a collaborative environment across internal departments in a fast-paced environment

Willingness to work across internal departments is a must. Work as a team toward achieving individual, company's, and client' annual business plan and budget goals

Ability to travel at least 50% of the time per year

Motivation to succeed, outgoing and friendly personality

Preferred

Experience in building commissioning, building performance, energy, HVAC, or the AEC industry

Familiarity trade associations in this industry

Understanding of engineering education structures, accreditation, or curriculum development

CAE certification

Preferred knowledge of CRM, iMIS or a similar membership database; MailChimp, Constant Contact or a similar marketing platform; WordPress, SurveyMonkey, and YouTube