Vice President, Apprenticeships

Indianapolis, IN, United States

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Overview

EmployIndy guides the local workforce ecosystem and makes strategic investments to remove barriers to quality employment for underserved and underrepresented residents. The vision for EmployIndy is clear: for all Marion County residents to have access to services and training necessary to secure a livable wage and grow in a career that meets employer demand for talent.

The Vice President (VP) for Apprenticeships is an innovative thought leader, people manager, and initiative owner. This individual is responsible for developing, operationalizing, and advocating for innovative partnerships, strategies and initiatives that improve access to apprenticeships while meeting the needs of the business community.

The VP leads the work of the apprenticeships team. The apprenticeships team is responsible for launching and implementing an apprenticeship hub for Indianapolis while leading the Modern Apprenticeship Program in alignment with the broader EmployIndy strategic plan. The VP will also collaborate with additional EmployIndy initiative owners to ensure the principals of apprenticeship are understood across our ecosystem of partners, act as subject matter expert in additional advocacy and systems change initiatives and engage the business community on behalf of EmployIndy. The VP of Apprenticeships is the primary lead ensuring apprenticeships lead to EmployIndy’s intended impact in the community.

The VP has responsibility to ensure that EmployIndy is accountable to grant sources, the Workforce Development Board, and the community. The VP is also expected to represent EmployIndy at national, state, and local policy tables, board meetings, funder meetings, conferences, and more.

To be successful in this role you will:

Collaborate with fellow leaders for cross-departmental integration of strategic priorities associated with apprenticeship.

Staff the executive team and provide thought leadership for apprenticeship strategies, programs and initiatives.

Lead the development and implementation of apprenticeship initiatives that ensure quality and accountability for project success.

Oversee and develop department annual budgets.

Develop, track, and manage grant budgets as well as allowability of costs charged to grants.

Meet metrics as outlined through various grants and funding sources. Work closely with the development team on financial reporting of key projects.

Implement equity-centered practices and processes within apprenticeship initiatives in conjunction with the broader ecosystem of partners to ensure progress toward EmployIndy strategic goals.

Leverage asset-based, people-first approaches to the construction and composition of informational materials and artifacts that fairly tell the story of apprenticeship initiatives, opportunities and successes.

Support the utilization of data to inform strategy and bolster quality of apprenticeship initiatives. Lead a team that is accountable to effective data documentation within designated systems.

Develop sustainability plans for apprenticeship initiatives in partnership with other key leaders within the organization.

Handle other duties as assigned.

Organizational Culture

Core Values

Accountability:

We are responsible to the organization, our colleagues, our partners, and our community to make decisions that advance our vision.

We take ownership to prioritize the work and reliable processes that deliver the greatest impact, address problems as they arise, and ask for help when needed.

We strive to be prompt, decisive, and transparent to help foster trust and understanding while embracing change as a path towards efficiency and innovation.

Commitment:

We understand how important our role is to achieve our mission and believe our work makes an impact on the organization and community.

We commit to regularly reviewing our work as part of the collective team, determining areas of improvement, and celebrating successes.

We take ownership of our responsibilities and will display flexibility as needed to achieve the ultimate goals of the organization.

Trustworthiness:

We build relationships based on honesty and transparency while approaching our work with integrity.

We create a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment where team members can share feedback which promotes a culture of improvement.

We support our partners and colleagues using consistent actions, behaviors and attitudes which foster strong relationships and client success.

Competencies

Accountability: ?Follow through on commitments and make sure others do the same. Act with a clear sense of ownership. Take personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and failures. Establish clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results

Integrity: ?Earns the trust and confidence of coworkers and customers through honest communication, ethical behavior and professionalism in all interactions.

Communication Skills: ?Understand and communicate effectively with others using a variety of contexts and formats, which include writing, speaking, reading listening and interpersonal skills.

Quality: ?Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.

Leadership: ?Ability to take charge. Select, direct, and coordinate activities of others to do better work, assume more responsibility, or prepare for future job opportunities. Coach, motivate, develop others. Serve as a role model. Make decisions, communicate.

Creativity: ?Generates new ideas, supports change, provides innovative solutions, solves problems creatively.

Directing and Controlling: ?The ability to create a motivating climate, achieve teamwork, train and develop, measure work in progress, take corrective action.

Job Knowledge: ?Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, stays current on job knowledge.

Problem Solving: ?Breaks down problems into smaller components, can simplify and process complex issues, can identify and understand root cause.

Requirements: Education and Experience

Master's Degree or equivalent level of education and experience

6-9 years of combination of senior management and workforce development experience. Experience with implementing and leading apprenticeship programs preferred.

Progressive work history with increasing levels of accomplishment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Results driven to meet the mission, vision, and goals of EmployIndy.

Knowledge of CRM and Microsoft Office Suite systems.

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Knowledge of the theories, principles, practices and methodology of statutes, regulations and policies involving workforce development.

Knowledge of apprenticeship systems

Knowledge of publicly-funded workforce programs, OMB Circulars, policy research and interpretation, and development of standard operating procedures.

Ability to be creative in developing alternatives to meet EmployIndy needs.

Ability to communicate complex theories and principles to a broad spectrum, both verbally and in writing.

Ability to maintain cooperative work relationships.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Ability to analyze data and make decisions based on sound conclusions.

Ability to arrange personal transportation for business purposes.

Ability to facilitate teams, manage projects and develop policies.

EmployIndy grants equal opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, disability, age, national origin, military service obligations, veteran status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law. EmployIndy provides equal opportunity in wages, promotions, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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