What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Development & Placement Manager position at NPOWER INC?
The Business Development & Placement Manager is responsible for employment opportunities for NPower’s Dallas Texas program graduates and match qualified graduates with employment opportunities in the public and private IT sector. Our goal is 100% placement for all of our graduates and are looking for someone committed to excellence.
They will be responsible for developing relationships with employers, senior executives, tech incubator start-up owners, nonprofit leaders among others and successfully place participants into job and provide ongoing retention services to support both the employer and the NPower graduate. This position requires someone that has experience in workforce development, case management and/or sales and marketing.
Responsibilities:
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with employers;
- Securing job opening for NPower students and alumni
- Matching the skills of students with the proper job openings;
- Coordinating referrals and conducting follow-up with both students and employers
- Help prepare students for interviews one-on-one or in group/workshop settings and write/review resumes for alumni
- Screen students for job interviews and make appropriate referrals to employers.
- Make ongoing follow-up calls with students and employers to determine employment status and satisfaction with services delivered.
- Network with businesses, trade associations and other groups to develop new employer relationships.
- Manage database of job development leads.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- At least three years’ experience in job development or account management.
- Prior experience working with young adults with barriers to employment preferred.
- Demonstrated experience meeting goals in a performance-driven setting.
- Superior communications skills, ability to engage a wide range of constituents.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with a team.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Exceptional sales skills with a demonstrated ability to generate leads, close deals and deliver results.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, CRM’s and online sourcing tools.
NPower is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique