Greensboro North Carolina - Workforce Development Director - Developmental ...

Greensboro
North Carolina

Invites your interest in the position of

Workforce Development Director

Strategic and Innovative Leader Sought for Regional
Workforce Development Opportunity
Interested in making an impact in your community by creating
opportunities for employers and job seekers? Do you want to leave a
legacy of investing in people and organizations? Is your passion
matching people with job opportunities? If the answer to these
questions is yes, then becoming the next Director of Workforce
Development (WFD) for Greensboro, High Point and Guilford County
may be the ideal job for you.

The Community:

This Workforce Development Program serves Guilford County where
the City of Greensboro is the county seat. Guilford and Greensboro are
the third largest County and City in North Carolina respectively. With a
diverse population of over 533,000 where more than 100 languages are
spoken, Guilford County is the largest County in the Piedmont Triad
region, with Greensboro the largest city followed by Winston-Salem
and High Point.Once known as the “Gate City” for the large numbers of
trains that passed through downtown, the city maintains its history as
a transportation hub with its easy access to major interstates and
highways. Greensboro is also known for playing a major role in the Civil
Rights movement when four NC A&T State University college students
staged the first “sit-in” in the nation at the Woolworth’s “Whites Only”
counter. This act sparked a larger response across the state and nation.
Today, Greensboro is part of the US Civil Rights Trail and has a
dedicated museum to help citizens understand the history of race
relations in the City, State and US.

High Point provides a wide variety of events that draw visitors from
near and far, including those that venture from 110 countries twice a
year for the High Point Market, the world’s largest Wholesale Home
Furnishings show. They host more than 50 retail furniture stores and
outlets, and a variety of manufacturers.
Twelve colleges and universities in the Piedmont Triad provide
Greensboro businesses well-trained and highly-educated people each
year, adding to the city’s existing workforce. The textile industry helped
build Greensboro, but the local landscape has transitioned to
technology, healthcare, and service industries with five of the top 60
Fortune 500 companies having a presence in Greensboro, resulting in a
vibrant economy. With its temperate climate and close proximity to
both the mountains and the coast, Greensboro offers the best of both
worlds.

Demographically, the county is 56.2% Caucasian, 35.1% African
American, 8.2% Hispanics of any race, 5.4% Asian, and 3% Other. With
a median age of 34, the County continues to strive to develop and
promote quality of life choices for all ages with focused efforts in K-12
schools, job training, economic development, employment, and
recreation. More information about Guilford County can be found
online at https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/ and about the City of
Greensboro at www.greensboro-nc.gov.

Organization Overview:

Greensboro is governed by a City Council utilizing a council/manager
form of government consisting of a Mayor and eight Council members.
The City Council sets the policy and direction; the City Manager oversees
the day-to-day operations of the organization. The City, believing in
active Community input and engagement has more than 20 Council
Committees, Commissions, or Boards. Due to a solid employment base
in and around Greensboro and careful management of resources, the
City of Greensboro has bond ratings of AAA and consistently wins
awards for its annual budget and financial report. The 2019-2020
adopted budget is $566.5M. The City has approximately 3000
employees working across 20 departments.

Workforce Development Department and Position
Overview:
This position provides executive, managerial and administrative
leadership to implement the mission, goals, strategies, and directives of
the Greensboro/High Point/Guilford County Workforce Development
Board (WDB). The Director assists the 25-member WDB in developing its
strategic vision and priorities; implements and provides oversight of
WDB initiatives and programs; and facilitates development of
stakeholder and community partnerships in support of its strategic
goals.

The WDB provides valuable tools, services and support at little or no cost
to employers and job seekers. By leveraging many resources, WDB
consults with local or relocating businesses and economic developers to
deliver customized workforce development solutions. More
importantly, WDB helps navigate a frequently complex network of
education, government and private-sector resources to build a
workforce that meets current and future needs, and boosts
competitiveness and profitability. The value of WDB’s services extends
beyond any single company.

As part of WDB, Workforce Development plays a role in managing the
collaborative NCWorks Career Center. As part of the Guilford County
NCWorks program, Workforce Development is committed to providing
integrated, customer-focused business services that are responsive to
employers.

The Workforce Development Director plans, coordinates and provides
oversight in implementation of programs authorized under the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), in accordance with
federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The position promotes and
supports the WDB in creating alliances that advance economic
development, create a quality workforce, and impacts quality of life in
the community and region.

While administratively reporting to one of four City of Greensboro
Assistant City Managers, the Workforce Development Director regularly
presents to the elected bodies of Greensboro, High Point and Guilford
County as well as the City/County Managers of those organizations. The
Director will oversee a department budget of $6M. The work of WFD is
accomplished by 16 FTE employees as well as various contracted
employees.

Key Priorities for the next Director include:

   •   establishing a vision for WFD that integrates current
       employment realities, the regional nature of the WFD programs
       with a coordinated approach that delivers outstanding service to
       prospective employers and job seekers alike;
   •   becoming a vital partner of choice to ensure effective job
       training for citizens and innovative programs that match local,
       ready-for-employment residents with organizations seeking
       qualified talent;
   •   evaluating staffing needs and ensuring employees have the
       training and continuing education to be maximally effective in
       current and future positions as a part of ongoing performance
       excellence and succession planning;
   •   supporting staff to have passion about the mission, meet high
       standards of performance, and to collaborate as community
       partners to meet strategic goals; and,
   •   developing marketing and public education initiatives to inform
       employers, residents, organizational partners, and elected
       officials about Workforce Development

More information about the department can be found here (or by copying
and pasting https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/business/office-of-
workforce-development into your browser).

The successful candidate has a proven track record and:

  • has demonstrable experience in developing and implementing a
    broad range of successful Workforce Development programs and
    services;
  • is knowledgeable of applicable federal, state and local law, codes
    and regulations governing the administration of WIOA programs;
  • builds awareness of Workforce Development initiatives, advocates
    for and is effective in explaining services of the agency to regulatory
    bodies and programmatic partners, and effectively builds
    commitment with community stakeholders, nonprofits and
    employers for the programs being offered/sponsored;
  • inspires others by leading through empowerment, equally dedicated
    to building a cohesive team throughout the department as well as
    the development of individual employees;
  • proactively and strategically assesses stakeholder needs to enable
    realistic goal setting, achievable tactics and effective solutions;
  • is experienced in developing, managing and coordinating all financial
    operations through multiple funding streams and grants and ensures
    all investments and expenditures are handled and maintained
    according to Board policy and direction;
  • is collaborative, entrepreneurial and innovative with programming
    design and development;
  • possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills with
    demonstrable ability to effectively facilitate meetings, present
    publicly, and provide professional and appropriate business level
    written information utilizing various media;
  • possesses well-developed interpersonal skills and abilities,
    diplomatically communicating and working with diverse personalities
    and populations; and,
  • is disciplined and values accountability with high expectations of self
    and others, while also being an effective and respected leader

Qualifications:
Requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and 7 - 9 years of breadth and
depth in workforce development, with a preference for 5 years of
progressive supervisory experience in workforce development and local
government familiarity.

Salary and Benefits:
The hiring range is $98,600-131,466 with the full range to 164, 333 plus
an Executive Compensation Supplement (beginning salary will be
commensurate with experience). The City offers a highly competitive
benefits package. Additional information about the benefits package
can be found online at
https://www.greensboro-nc.gov/departments/human-
resources/benefits. There is a residency requirement to live within 30
miles of the city limits of Greensboro or move within these boundaries
within 12 months of appointment to the position.

To apply, please visit http://www.developmentalassociates.com, and
click on the Greensboro – Workforce Development Director link on the
home page. All applications must be submitted online via the
Developmental Associates application portal – NOT the City portal, nor
any other external website; it is not sufficient to send only a resume.
Resumes and cover letters should be uploaded with your application.
Application review begins February 3, 2020. Semi-finalists will
participate in on-site assessments in Greensboro on March 10-11, 2020.
We recommend that all applicants reserve these dates should you be
invited to participate.         All inquiries should be emailed to
hiring@developomentalassociates.com. EOE.

Developmental Associates, LLC is managing the recruitment and
selection process for this position.