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About the Role
STRIVE seeks a results-oriented and social justice-minded leader with program, performance, and team management experience to support the expansion of our Houston office. The Program Director will provide leadership to develop and grow the Career Path program, ensure its sustainability, and support STRIVE Houston program participants in successfully developing the skills, attitudes and behaviors needed to realize self-sufficiency and upward mobility.
Responsibilities
- Hiring, supervising, and supporting a diverse, high-performing program team to serve students and achieve program outcomes.
- Cultivating relationships with workforce boards, funders, local social service agencies, faith-based institutions, parole and probation bureaus and other program referral sources.
- Leading the implementation of STRIVE Houston’s career pathway program.
- Developing strong partnerships with local organizations that offer supportive services for participants.
- Researching workforce and labor market data and trends to inform the development of sectoral pathways.
- Identifying and securing training providers to meet program goals.
- Developing Memorandums of Understanding and contracts with partners and vendors.
- Developing and maintaining program flow-charts, manuals, systems, and policies and procedures.
- Innovating to meet the dynamic and changing needs of the target population and staff.
- Managing invoicing, data collection and program reporting, file maintenance and other operational duties.
- Ensuring STRIVE Houston obtains enough enrolled students to fulfill contract obligations.
- Reporting to program funders and other key stakeholders.
- Using Apricot, student tracking system to run necessary reports and closely monitor data.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent professional and/or lived experience required.
- Five (5) years’ experience in workforce development or sector-based training.
- Experience in or understanding of business development preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of youth development, programming and current issues, trends and best practices in the field.
- Familiarity with career-focused education and workforce development programs.
- Excellent management and leadership skills; able to motivate staff and implement strategies to meet and exceed service level expectations.
- Intermediate skill level of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong and polished interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
- Experience in a start-up company or program preferred.
Skills
- Program management
- Performance management
- Team management
- Data analysis
- Coaching
- Training and development
- Relationship cultivation
- Microsoft Office Suite
Location
- Houston
Work Type
- Remote (initially)
- In-person (transition)
- Fieldwork
- Travel
Experience Level
- 5 years experience in workforce development or sector-based training
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Equivalent professional or lived experience
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Pre-tax Commuter Benefits Program
- 401k with employer match
- 20 days of PTO
- Sick leave
- Up to $500 annual professional development reimbursement
- Paid holidays
- Early closing each Friday during the summer
About the Company
- STRIVE is a national leader in workforce development solutions, empowering individuals to discover their best future selves through innovative, evidence-based career training and holistic, lifelong support.
- STRIVE partners with employers, funders and community organizations to close gaps in workforce needs and help local economies thrive.
- Founded in East Harlem, NY, in 1984, STRIVE has grown from its roots to now offer programs in locations across the country.
- For more than 40 years, STRIVE has been a catalyst for economic change and prosperity in underserved communities.
- Our tuition-free skills and job readiness training, one-on-one support and lifetime personal coaching prepare students for careers in high-growth industries such as healthcare, construction and logistics.
- With a proven pathway to possible, 80% of STRIVE students graduate, 76% attain employment and 70% retain employment long-term.
- Looking to the future, STRIVE has embarked on an ambitious ten-year growth plan to increase its impact in more locations nationwide, aiming to serve up to 10,000 individuals each year by 2033.
- We meet individuals where they are, providing free programs tailored to adults 18+, including those impacted by the justice system.
- At STRIVE, there is always a path forward.
Equal Opportunity
- STRIVE considers applicants for all positions without regard to: race; color; religion; gender; national origin; age; sexual orientation; marital or veteran status; the presence of a medical condition, genetic information or handicap, unrelated to performing the tasks of the job; or any other legally protected status.