Senior Vice President, Employment Readiness Services
Los Angeles, CA
YouthSource Center /
Full-time /
On-site
The Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1968 to enrich the lives of youth, seniors, homeless populations, economically disadvantaged families, and under-served individuals in South Los Angeles by providing and facilitating a variety of essential educational services, social services, cultural activities, vocational opportunities and economic empowerment opportunities.
Brotherhood Crusade envisions a South Los Angeles devoid of health disparities, disenfranchisement, and poverty- associated adverse public health conditions. We believe that South Los Angeles can be a safe, thriving, culturally relevant, and inclusive community that provides all residents equitable access to human and social services and continually improves their quality of life. Our mission is to remove and/or help individuals overcome the barriers that deter their pursuit of success in life; effectuate academic and vocational success; provide opportunities for personal, social, and economic growth; promote access to artistic excellence and cultural awareness; increase financial literacy; facilitate opportunities for a better quality of life; and promote health and safety.
JOB TITLE: Senior Vice President, Employment Readiness Services
STATUS: Full-Time (exempt)
REPORTS TO: President & CEO
SALARY RANGE: $120,000-$150,000
The Role:
The Senior Vice President, Employment Readiness Services partners with the Senior Vice President, WorkForce Development to ensure that Brotherhood Crusade’s YouthSource Center operates at maximum effectiveness to achieve targeted goals, objectives, and desired outcomes requisite in achieving the mission of Brotherhood Crusade. The incumbent leads the development, implementation and evaluation of programs to help participants find employment. The Senior Vice President, Employment Readiness Services is a member of the Executive Team and provides leadership and direction to Employment Readiness staff, while guiding and ensuring proper implementation of the component program units that serve the needs of South Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
This search is being conducted by NRG Consulting Group. The following job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to perform in this job.
As SVP of Employment Readiness, you will…
- Create programs that help participants find jobs, including training, education, and job search skills.
- Implement Employment Readiness programs including establishing goals and identifying training opportunities.
- Assess the effectiveness of Employment Readiness programs and make improvements as necessary.
- Make recommendations on improving outcomes and work with the President and Chief Executive Officer to facilitate the improvement of programs based on the comprehensive assessment, existing research and evidence-based practices.
- Develop accountability systems and metrics to measure program performance, inform correction, facilitate continuous improvement, and promote sustainability.
- Work collaboratively with program leaders and staff to strengthen their individual and team success through training, coaching, mentoring and professional development.
- Actively lead and support the President and Chief Executive Officer in securing new and renewing existing program service contracts and funding partner agreements to ensure program growth, viability, and sustainability in order to meet the changing needs of the populations served by Brotherhood Crusade.
- Participate, conduct, and/or supervise the recruitment, selection, evaluation, and development of subordinate staff necessary to carry out Brotherhood Crusade’s mission, programs and objectives; provide guidance and direction to program directors and staff to ensure that progress is being achieved, objectives are being met, and program participants are being served effectively.
- Implement a rigorous staff development and training program that focuses on building a team of highly skilled and effective team members who are equipped and empowered to lead and/or contribute to the work of the organization; create an environment that fosters staff feedback, inclusiveness, innovation and open dialogue, while incorporating performance evaluations and growth opportunities.
- Provide one-on-one coaching for direct reports and assist them in developing strong management and leadership competencies.
- Develop and manage budgets to maintain the fiscal health of the Brotherhood Crusade Employment Readiness programs; make budget recommendations as needed; ensure the program is managed in a fiscally responsible manner; and bring any irregularities to the President and Chief Executive Officer’s attention immediately.
- Represent the Brotherhood Crusade, as required, in a way that promotes trust and reflects operational excellence in the social justice, social equity, trauma-responsive youth development and community development arenas.
- Work collaboratively and strategically with other members of executive management to build a strong leadership team that embodies the mission and core values of Brotherhood Crusade.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Interested individuals must be committed to the core values of Brotherhood Crusade, which are Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Diversity and Commitment and be passionate about working with underserved populations with an emphasis on disconnected youth. Strong writing, communications, critical thinking, networking, negotiation, and strategic skills are critical and the ability to manage an array of programs with limited resources is essential.
- 5-8 years of managerial and supervisory experience.
- 5-8 years of government, corporate, social services, or social justice experience.
- Experience in change management and learning and development.
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year university required.
- Master's degree preferred.
Other qualifications include:
- 2-4 years of trauma-responsive youth development and enrichment programs.
- Principles and practices of social/human services program development and management.
- Expert knowledge of Employment Readiness programsPrinciples and practices of community-based transformation, capacity building, implementing, and measuring the effectiveness of intervention programs, governmental operations, and the utilization of project and program management techniques.
- Principles and practices of effective organizational management including organizational goal setting, monitoring, and prioritization.
- Knowledge of relevant state and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
- Knowledge of non-profit financial contract/grant reporting requirements.
- Strong advocacy and public policy development expertise.
- Knowledge of budget development and management.
- Fund development experience including grant solicitation, application management, and implementation.
- Required to travel once a week (less than 25% of the time).Ability to handle confidential information. Sensitivity to service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
$120,000 - $150,000 a year
Salary is based on education, experience, skill set and the needs of the program.
All prospective candidates are encouraged to thoroughly read the job description. Only serious candidates who want to make a difference in the community we serve need apply.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Must possess a valid California Driver's License.
Due to our in-person and in office work with LAUSD, City of LA, County of LA and other work partners that require our team to be vaccinated we require that all potential candidates must be COVID-19 vaccinated with either, Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson.
WORKING CONDITIONS WHILE PERFORMING ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND EQUIPMENT USED
The successful candidate will be required to report to and work from the office complex at least five days a week. Offices are traditionally equipped with computers, telephones, desks, chairs, and office machines. Additionally, each office offers an instructional classroom from which orientations and trainings are conducted.
SALARY RANGE:
Benefits and salary will be negotiated based on experience, education, and the needs of the program.
DISCLAIMER
This program is unique in that the successful candidate may be working with individuals who, heretofore, have never been exposed to the subject matter and, as such, may not readily adopt the precepts or methodologies. Moreover, these clients may exhibit stress-related emotions such as tension, frustration, and anger. The successful candidate must understand this phenomenon and possess a psychologically stable profile and a demeanor that minimizes the opportunity that these emotions will escalate to conflict.
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to perform in this job.
BENEFITS
Excellent full benefits package.
SCHEDULE
Must be available to work Monday- Friday from 9:00am – 5:30pm.
There may be occurrences when a work or community event occurs on Saturday and/or Sunday. Your work schedule will be flexed to accommodate this change and you will be notified in advance.
