POSITION AVAILABLE: Centralina WDB-Business Services Representative
Jan 22, 2016
A Business Services representative is needed to assist in providing service offerings from the Centralina Workforce Development Board to the businesses and industries in the region. Work includes providing collective business engagement services and outreach with multiple workforce partners in the region; marketing services offered by the Centralina Workforce Development Board and NCWorks system to employers/businesses and participating in developing,marketing and implementing services to assist employers in the region.
The Centralina Workforce Development Board (WDB) is a board responsible for local workforce funding. The Board invests in the community by partnering with economic development,education and businesses to create innovative strategies to serve career seekers and businesses. Centralina WDB is a division within Centralina Council of Governments,an innovative regional planning agency serving the Greater Charlotte region."
MAJOR DUTIES for this position include:
- Reviewing and preparing Incumbent Worker Training Program grants; prepares program contracts and conducts programmatic and financial monitoring of contracts;
- Conducting training,follow-up,and service provision for the Centralina WDB Collective Business Engagement Network,a systematic approach among business-facing"organizations in the region to collaboratively engage business and industry as a customer and as a partner;
- Maintaining B2B Business Engagement – Client Relation Management tool/software and BusinessWise software for authorized users. Serves a Trainer for new users of any Centralina WDB sponsored business focused software;
- Conducting labor market research/surveying utilizing a variety of sources and reports information to the WDB and workforce community;
- Engaging private-sector employers with collaborative partners to identify workforce,economic development,and education needs;
- Promoting On-the-Job (OJT) training,Apprenticeship,and Work-Based Learning opportunities with businesses in the region;
- Maintaining professional affiliations and professional development by attending training and work groups;
- Maintaining current knowledge of applicable laws,regulations and trends affecting the economy and disseminates this information to customers and workforce board members.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Graduation from college or university with a degree in business administration,human resource management,organizational psychology,or public administration,and considerable experience working with private sector businesses; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Individual must have knowledge of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) including all applicable regulations and procedures; must have the ability to prepare and effectively monitor/evaluate contract documents; and possess the ability to identify and lead efforts to address sectors and occupations that align to economic development strategies. Requires excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to plan and lead meetings. Must also have the ability to plan and organize work efficiently to meet deadlines. Salary depending on qualifications with excellent benefits.
Send cover letter and résumé to: CCOG,"WDB Business Services Representative Recruitment",525 North Tryon Street,12th Floor,Charlotte,NC 28202,fax to 704-347-4710 or e-mail to vrock@centralina.org. Consideration of applications will begin immediately,and the search will remain open until the position is
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