Employer Engagement Coordinator

Description

OIC of Washington I Job Description 

Position: Employer Engagement Coordinator 

Division: Education and Career Services 

Department: Education and Training Affairs 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities which are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. OIC of Washington is an “at will” employer and employment can be terminated at any time for any reason. 

Supervised by: Education and Career Services Director 

Positions supervised: 0 

FLSA classification: Non Exempt 

Minimum Qualifications: AA degree in Sociology or equivalent work experience in an upper management position, matched on a year for year basis. Or Two years in supervision, training, education, job development, career preparation, case-management or related activities. 

Bilingual in Spanish and English (oral/reading/writing). 

Job Location: Yakima 

Salary Range: $20.57-26.84 

Position Overview:  

The Employer Engagement Coordinator is responsible for developing and strengthening strategic relationships with employers, industry leaders, workforce organizations, educational institutions, and community partners to expand employment, training, apprenticeship, and work-based learning opportunities for OIC of Washington participants. 

This position serves as a key liaison between OIC, the business community, and the public workforce system, identifying industry needs, developing employer pipelines, and supporting career pathways that align with regional and statewide workforce demands. The Coordinator will also support apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship development, facilitate employer participation in workforce training initiatives, and provide coordination, training, and technical assistance to the One-Stop Operator serving North Central and Benton-Franklin counties. 

Working collaboratively with OIC programs and workforce partners, the Employer Engagement Coordinator will promote integrated service delivery, strengthen employer participation, and support measurable employment and training outcomes that advance economic mobility for individuals and families throughout the communities OIC serves. 

Essential Duties:  

Employer Engagement and Business Development 

• Develop, maintain, and strengthen relationships with employers, industry partners, workforce organizations, educational institutions, and community-based organizations. 
• Conduct targeted outreach to local, regional, state, and national businesses to identify employment opportunities, workforce needs, training requirements, and potential partnerships. 
• Build employer pipelines and business partnerships across priority industry sectors, including culinary arts, construction, warehousing and logistics, transportation, healthcare, and other high-demand occupations. 
• Represent OIC of Washington at employer meetings, workforce events, job fairs, industry convenings, and community engagement activities. 

Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning Development 

• Identify, develop, and expand apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, internship, on-the-job training, and other work-based learning opportunities with business and industry partners. 
• Work collaboratively with employers and workforce partners to identify occupations suitable for apprenticeship development and career pathway expansion. 
• Assist employers with understanding apprenticeship requirements, workforce incentives, training resources, and available public workforce system supports. 
• Coordinate with state and local workforce partners to support the development, registration, implementation, and sustainability of apprenticeship programs. 
• Monitor employer partnerships and participant work-based learning opportunities to ensure alignment with program requirements and workforce goals. 

One-Stop Operator Coordination and Training 

• Coordinate and provide training and technical assistance to the One-Stop Operator serving North Central and Benton-Franklin counties in collaboration with the Washington State Employment Security Division and local workforce development partners. 
• Facilitate communication and coordination among American Job Center partners to promote an integrated workforce service delivery system. 
• Support One-Stop Operator activities designed to improve customer access, partner coordination, employer engagement, referral systems, and workforce outcomes. 
• Develop and deliver training, orientations, presentations, and technical assistance for workforce system partners and stakeholders. 
• Assist in identifying service gaps and opportunities to improve coordination among workforce, education, training, and employer partners. 

Industry Sector Engagement 

• Establish and maintain industry-specific employer networks that inform OIC's workforce development and training strategies. 
• Engage employers to identify current and emerging skill requirements, hiring trends, occupational shortages, and opportunities for career advancement. 
• Collaborate with OIC education and career training programs to ensure training offerings reflect employer and industry needs. 
• Facilitate employer participation in curriculum development, career exploration, work-based learning, hiring events, mock interviews, job shadows, guest presentations, and other workforce activities. 

Employer Outreach and Recruitment 

• Develop and implement employer outreach strategies designed to expand employment and training opportunities for OIC participants. 
• Conduct presentations, informational meetings, employer visits, virtual outreach, and other engagement activities with businesses. 
• Maintain an active employer database and document employer contacts, referrals, opportunities, commitments, and outcomes. 
• Identify and cultivate new business prospects while maintaining strong relationships with existing employer partners. 
• Coordinate employer participation in recruitment, interviewing, hiring, and placement activities. 

Workforce Partnership Development 

• Build collaborative relationships with Workforce Development Boards, Employment Security Division, community and technical colleges, apprenticeship programs, labor and industry organizations, economic development organizations, and other workforce system partners. 
• Participate in regional and statewide workforce initiatives, committees, task forces, and industry sector partnerships. 
• Identify funding, partnership, and collaborative opportunities that expand employment, training, apprenticeship, and career pathway opportunities for OIC participants. 

Program Coordination, Data, and Compliance 

• Maintain accurate records of employer contacts, partnerships, apprenticeship opportunities, referrals, placements, and other engagement activities. 
• Track employer engagement and workforce development outcomes and prepare reports for management, funders, workforce partners, and other stakeholders. 
• Ensure employer engagement activities comply with applicable federal, state, local, contractual, and OIC policies and procedures. 
• Provide timely documentation and information necessary for program monitoring, reporting, audits, and continuous quality improvement. 

Community and Industry Representation 

• Serve as a professional representative of OIC of Washington in employer, workforce, education, economic development, and community settings. 
• Promote OIC's workforce development, education, career training, apprenticeship, and employment services to businesses and community partners. 
• Identify opportunities to increase OIC's visibility and establish strategic partnerships that support career advancement and economic mobility for individuals and families. 

Other Duties 

• This position requires substantial travel to support organizational objectives to participate in staff meetings, professional development, strategic planning, and agency-wide initiatives. 
• Support special projects and emerging workforce initiatives as assigned. 
• Perform other related duties consistent with the position's purpose and the needs of OIC of Washington. 

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Be organized, self-motivated, strong written and oral communication skills, and great customer service skills. 
• Strong working knowledge of various software applications such as Microsoft Software 
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships in the business and community sectors. 
• Demonstrated ability to utilize sound judgment, work effectively and calmly under pressure, and maintain confidentiality.  
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships in the business and community sectors at the local and regional level. 
• Able to maintain a high level of confidentiality. 
• Substantial travel is required. 
• Experience administering U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of Education and/or U.S. Department of Health & Human Services programs serving migrant and seasonal farmworker is highly desirable. 
• Able to demonstrate a genuine concern and respect for all cultures and diverse populations. 

Work Environment: 

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation will be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.  Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk, hear, reach with hands and arms, use  hands and fingers to handle or move objects, tools, or controls. Occasionally drive a vehicle in seasonal weather and road conditions. Will occasionally lift up to 10 pounds. Occasionally required to reach, push/pull, and stop. 

Additional Conditions of Employment: 

Successfully pass a Criminal History & Background Check and pre-employment drug test. Valid WA State Driver’s License and proof of insurance if requested.