Full-Time
Senior Director of Career Connections
Jewish Community Center Of Staten Island
Compensation Overview
$80k - $85k/yr
Staten Island, NY, USA
In Person
Master's
Category
 Business & Strategy (1) |
|---|
Required Skills
Forecasting
Quality Assurance (QA)
Data Analysis
Requirements
- A Master's Degree is required.
- A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible leadership experience in workforce development, nonprofit management, social services, human services, education, or related fields.
- A minimum of three years of supervisory experience managing staff.
- Demonstrated experience overseeing government-funded programs and contracts.
- Experience managing complex budgets and multiple funding streams.
- A proven track record of partnership development, stakeholder engagement, program growth, and community collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic vision and leadership for all Career Connections programs and services.
- Develop and implement long-term plans aligned with agency priorities, community workforce needs, and emerging employment trends.
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement across workforce development initiatives.
- Serve as a member of the agency's senior leadership team and contribute to organization-wide planning and decision-making.
- Advance the JCC's mission through programs that promote career readiness, employment opportunities, economic mobility, and community impact.
- Identify opportunities for program growth, expansion, and diversification of funding sources.
- Directly supervise the Director of CRED and the Director of Community Workforce.
- Foster accountability, collaboration, innovation, professional growth, and high performance.
- Conduct regular supervision meetings, performance evaluations, coaching, and professional development activities.
- Ensure effective staffing structures and succession planning throughout the department.
- Promote collaboration among staff across programs to ensure seamless participant experiences and service delivery.
- Oversee workforce development, career readiness, training, internship, employment, and job placement programs within the Career Connections portfolio.
- Provide executive oversight of Community Workforce programs, CRED, and the UJA-funded Keystone initiative.
- Ensure programs meet or exceed contractual outcomes, performance targets, and quality standards.
- Monitor participant outcomes, program effectiveness, and impact metrics.
- Use data to inform decision-making, program enhancements, and strategic growth opportunities.
- Promote best practices and innovative workforce development models responding to emerging labor market demands.
- Ensure services respond to the unique needs of diverse populations, including the observant Jewish community served through Keystone.
- Develop, manage, and monitor departmental budgets across multiple funding streams.
- Ensure responsible fiscal stewardship and accountability for departmental resources.
- Collaborate with finance staff to monitor expenditures, revenue, forecasting, and budget performance.
- Identify and pursue funding opportunities, grants, partnerships, and revenue-generating initiatives.
- Ensure financial reporting requirements are completed accurately and timely.
- Maintain oversight of contractual deliverables and performance measures across funding sources.
- Ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, agency, and funding requirements.
- Oversee program audits, monitoring visits, reporting processes, and quality assurance activities.
- Maintain internal controls and operational systems supporting compliance and accountability.
- Ensure accurate and timely submission of programmatic and fiscal reports.
- Develop systems to continuously evaluate program effectiveness and participant outcomes.
- Maintain knowledge of social services systems, benefits, and community resources supporting workforce development participants.
- Collaborate with the Social Services Department to address barriers to participant success, including housing instability, food insecurity, financial hardship, transportation challenges, and childcare needs.
- Develop integrated service strategies connecting participants with supportive services to improve retention, program completion, and employment outcomes.
- Ensure Career Connections staff maintain referral pathways and collaborative relationships across agency departments.
- Promote a holistic, participant-centered approach supporting long-term economic stability and self-sufficiency.
- Serve as an ambassador for the JCC within the workforce development ecosystem.
- Develop and maintain relationships with government agencies, funders, educational institutions, employers, workforce development organizations, faith-based organizations, community partners, and other stakeholders.
- Represent the agency at community meetings, conferences, workforce councils, advisory boards, and public events.
- Cultivate employer partnerships creating career pathways and employment opportunities for participants.
- Strengthen relationships within the observant Jewish community and other constituencies served by the department.
- Enhance the visibility and reputation of the Career Connections department throughout Staten Island and the greater New York City region.
- Work with program directors, agency leadership, and cross-departmental teams to maximize participant success and organizational impact.
- Collaborate with Social Services, Older Adult Services, Education, Youth Development, and other agency departments to create integrated service pathways.
- Support agency-wide initiatives, strategic priorities, accreditation efforts, and special projects as assigned.
- Serve as a leader and champion of the JCC's mission, values, and commitment to community impact.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with diverse populations and addressing barriers to employment through supportive service models.
- Knowledge of social services systems and community resources that support workforce development participants.
- Exceptional leadership, organizational, and strategic planning skills.
- Strong fiscal management, budgeting, and contract administration capabilities.
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to analyze data and utilize outcomes to drive program improvements and strategic decision-making.
- Demonstrated ability to build and sustain productive relationships with funders, employers, government agencies, community partners, and other stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, community engagement, and participant success.