Employment and Career Pathways Coordinator*

Employment And Career Pathways Coordinator

The Community Development Division is looking to hire an Employment and Career Pathways Coordinator. This position has a strong employment and career development focus centered on supporting programming and services for youth, young adults, and adults across the City of Madison. The employee will support, coordinate, and monitor community-based employment and career development programs designed to help residents build skills, access meaningful employment opportunities, increase economic stability, and achieve long-term career growth. This includes programming related to workforce readiness, career exploration, job training, financial empowerment, mentoring, internships, and employment supports for individuals facing barriers to employment. This role also works closely with community partners and other interested parties to support a coordinated continuum of employment and career development services across the city. Responsibilities include building and maintaining collaborative relationships with funded agencies, monitoring contract performance and program outcomes, supporting innovative and responsive workforce strategies, and helping ensure programs remain community-centered, accessible, and aligned with resident and employer needs. The position values approaches that promote economic mobility, self-sufficiency, community connection, and equitable access to opportunity for residents across the lifespan.

Examples of Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Project and Contract Management
• Program Management, Service Planning and Resource Development
• City-wide Activities

Minimum Qualifications include:

• One (1) year of experience involving planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring or evaluating community development activities, workforce development initiatives, employment and career development programs, or grant-funded services serving targeted populations or program areas; working with community-based organizations, public agencies, workforce partners, employers, educational institutions, or other parties of interest to support community-based programming, employment initiatives, or economic mobility efforts; and working with BIPOC communities and organizations and demonstrating a commitment to racial equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive practice.
• Degree in Human Services, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Ethnic/Gender Studies, Community Development, Public Administration, Urban and Regional Planning, Communications, Business Administration, Education, Workforce Development or a related field.
• OR Two (2) years of experience in applying workforce development principles and practices, community development concepts and principles, workforce systems, racial equity, social justice, and culturally responsive practices as applied to community development, workforce development systems, and community-based service delivery, factors influencing community well-being, public grant/loan administration, local, state, and federal funding processes and related regulatory frameworks, program development and evaluation methods, and computer software applicable to the duties of the position.

Special Requirements include:

• Ability to meet the transportation requirements of the position. The employee will be expected to travel to various community service agencies, businesses and/or residences throughout the City and surrounding area as part of the job duties.
• The employee will be expected to attend meetings outside the normal work schedule, including evenings and weekends.

Physical Requirements: Otherwise work is performed in a traditional office setting at a sit/stand desk using standard office equipment.