POSITION TITLE: Manager, Business Solutions & Career Advancement

REPORTS TO: Managing Director, ActivateIT Powered by Per Scholas

LOCATION: Denver

The Activate Work Inc. is launching a large-scale, customized training effort to contract with a large Denver-based tech services companies to train local talent for in-demand tech roles. We are a small, multi-disciplinary team seeking individuals who can ensure the success of this new initiative.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Activate Work Inc. seeks a Manager Business Solutions & Career Advancement to ensure their students are successful in entry to mid-level technology positions in the workplace after graduation. The Manager coordinates with local and national resources (we have a  formal partnership with Per Scholas out of New York to leverage their curriculum and customization services) to participate in design and to implement career development curriculum, delivers components of the career development curriculum in coordination with course instructors and advises students on career advancement opportunities to ensure successful placement in relevant jobs in the technology sector. The Manager will assist in developing partnerships and relationships with corporations in local markets to create a hiring pipeline for successful graduates.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Implement the career development strategy to prepare students for entry to mid-level careers in technology
• Align the career development strategy with employer client requirements
• Manage interview and placement processes with corporate partner HR, recruiting teams, and hiring managers
• Provide students with ongoing individual career counseling and employment preparation coaching
• Identify student needs, provide necessary resources, establish individualized plans for student achievement, recommend students for particular employment opportunities, and address behavior or attitude concerns of students
• Assist in developing a strong network of local employers to support the placement of students who are not directly hired by sponsoring employer clients
• Manage alumni outreach and activities for students graduating from ActivateIT programs
• Connect program graduates with the resources necessary for them to maintain employment and advance in their careers, in collaboration with Activate Workforce Solutions
• Monitor and manage student outcome and placement data in ActivateIT Salesforce database as well as up-and-out metrics for internal and client reporting

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO US:

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent relevant experience) required
• At least 5 years related professional experience in IT, Human Resources/Recruiting, Career Coaching and/or adult workforce development
• Career and job development with specific experience with job-readiness/workplace skills training
• Demonstrated experience in classroom training and understanding principles of classroom management techniques appropriate for diverse adult learners
• Ability to generate or leverage existing relationships with employers in Metro Denver
• Knowledge of workforce development a plus
• Data savvy and metrics orientation
• Knowledge of Salesforce and Learning Management Systems a plus

Personal Characteristics

• You thrive in a creative, inventive, fast-paced startup environment with people who are passionate about their work and mission.
• You are data-driven, result-oriented, and a forward-looking catalyst for social change.
• You have a collaborative and flexible work style. You’re excited to work cross-functionally with other departments and independently.
• You are an effective communicator with strong oral and written skills.
• You are tech savvy and learn new tools quickly.
• You are detail oriented, with exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• You stand behind our mission, believing that individuals from any community should have access to well-paying career positions, and that talent should be recognized and recruited from many diverse sources.

WHY WORK HERE?

We believe our staff is the heart and soul of the organization. Our workplace culture is challenging, supportive, collaborative and mission-driven. We take a genuine interest in career paths and welcome contributing ideas from staff at all levels. Working at ActivateIT means working somewhere full of engaging, savvy people who care deeply about pushing our work forward.

You’ll enjoy a welcoming and professional environment, self-development opportunities, innovative technology, and benefits like health care. If you want to work in a progressive organization, where you can build something meaningful and have fun while doing it, we would love to hear from you.

ABOUT Activate Work Inc.:

The mission of Activate Work Inc. is to help low-income individuals achieve economic freedom through the dignity of work. AWI grew out of Activate Workforce Solutions (AWS), a Public Benefit Corporation that was founded by Helen Young Hayes in 2016.  Through our new program, ActivateIT Powered by Per Scholas (“ActivateIT”), AWI’s overarching goal is to assist un- and underemployed Coloradans primarily in the metro-Denver area to obtain and successfully retain IT careers. Philanthropy-launched and industry-supported, ActivateIT will replicate Per Scholas’; time-tested technology training and employment model that has placed 5200 IT professionals from underserved populations into 500+ employers and been successfully replicated in seven cities. We plan to train and deploy 380 IT professionals in metro-Denver over the first 5 years of operation.
Learn more about Activate Workforce Solutions https://www.activatework.com/.

ABOUT Per Scholas

Per Scholas is a national nonprofit that drives positive and proven social change in communities across the country. Through rigorous and tuition-free technology training and professional development, we prepare motivated and curious adults who are unemployed or underemployed for successful careers as IT professionals, and we create on-ramps to businesses in need of their talents. Today we provide our solutions in eight cities across the country: Atlanta, GA; Greater Boston, MA; Greater Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; the National Capital Region; Newark, NJ; and New York, NY. To date, Per Scholas has trained over 9,000 individuals, helping them build lasting, life-changing skills and careers in technology.
Learn more at perscholas.org.