[Hiring] Strategic Partnerships Manager @YouthBuild Global

Role Description

The Manager, Strategic Partners is an essential part of the YouthBuild Global team and leads efforts to advance the organization’s mission by integrating workforce development, skilled training, and certification as critical components of YouthBuild Global’s programmatic offerings. This administrative and managerial position is on the Strategic Partnerships team and collaborates often with the development team and the program-facing departments. This position reports to the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and is expected to travel 25% of the time.

YouthBuild Global (YBG) proudly partners with companies and nonprofit organizations to train, educate, mentor, and hire YouthBuild students and alumni. In this role, you will have primary accountability to steward new and manage existing partnerships in the US and internationally. You will lead the relationship with employer partners in several industries including hospitality, maintenance, education, retail, and healthcare. You will lead partnerships in support of establishing pilots and implementing new initiatives for YouthBuild Global and new partners.

The YouthBuild team operates across ten countries and multiple initiatives and is dedicated to linking YouthBuild graduates to livelihood opportunities in the rapidly changing labor market of the 21st century.

Qualifications

• A strong desire to provide a positive social impact for opportunity youth/NEET youth by working with employers to grow available and sustainable job opportunities.
• Associate's degree and a minimum of two years' experience in partnership-building and business development, or similar role, or equivalent.
• Experience working with nonprofit organizations - knowledge of corporate social responsibility programs, employer-nonprofit partnerships, and nonprofit service delivery is preferred.
• Experience collaborating across various departments, sites, and with internal and external stakeholders.
• Preference for candidates with experience in any of the following industries: customer service, hospitality, culinary, retail, education, healthcare, or IT.

Requirements

• Serve as the primary point of contact for established and emerging domestic and international corporate and employment partners.
• Serve as a point of contact for YouthBuild affiliate staff engaged as a participating site with a corporate partner.
• Develop and implement plans to introduce new partners to the YB network.
• Coordinate with YB departments to ensure successful launch and implementation.
• Support the Strategic Partnerships team in managing relationships with relevant industry partners.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams to prioritize partner activity that supports our strategic objectives.
• Lead the creation, refinement, and sharing of tools and resources related to YouthBuild hiring partnerships.
• Engage with YouthBuild program staff to compile and analyze program data.
• Coordinate with YBG staff to create, refine, and share tools and resources related to YouthBuild hiring partnerships.
• Work with the Data and Impact team to utilize tools and systems for gathering student placements/opportunities.
• Provide technical assistance to the field of affiliated programs.
• Lead industry sector training sessions with YouthBuild programs.
• Support the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) with administrative requests.
• Ensure that YB programs are acting in accordance with our Credentialing Partners’ requirements.
• Attend all required internal meetings and collaborate cross-departmentally.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• A 401(k) plan with an employer match.
• Generous paid holidays.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for well-being support.