Warriors to Work Regional Director - West

About the role

The Warriors to Work Regional Director leads a team of Warriors to Work teams in regional offices and field offices to provide career transition guidance and help warriors obtain gainful employment and meaningful career opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Warriors to Work (WtoW) regional team across multiple offices and field locations guiding the team’s performance to achieve Warriors to Work program goals and objectives and effectively deliver career transition guidance and employment activities for wounded servicemembers (warriors) and their families.
• Lead the regional team to be mission driven, guided by core values, and a pleasure to work with.
• Perform business development activities including sourcing and qualifying employer partners, identifying decision makers, establishing lasting relationships, working closely with employer recruiters, marketing the value and skills of WtoW alumni and family members to employers, and scheduling visits to business locations in support of their veteran hiring initiatives.
• Actively engage with regional executive corporate decision makers to show them the value to their organization of hiring wounded veterans and family members.
• Establish and maintain clear and precise communication, including cascading messages, providing feedback to direct reports, and ensuring regional specialists and coordinators in all locations understand program priorities.
• Collaborate with other WtoW Regional Directors and other WWP programs and departments to ensure WWP and program priorities are successfully communicated and achieved.
• Ensure Warriors to Work activities are aligned with WWP’s strategic and operational plans by working collaboratively with the WtoW Director and other WtoW Regional Directors to positively impact overall programmatic growth and drive team performance to its highest achievable level.
• Oversee all employment program delivery across assigned region with an emphasis on standardization and full adherence to policy and procedure.
• Lead WtoW teammates to focus on achieving goals and outcome measurements to establish and continuously improve the effectiveness of WtoW programming and delivery.
• Collaborate with other WWP programs and departments to ensure warrior needs are met in a collaborative and holistic manner.
• Provide guidance to managers in development and execution of regional locations’ budgets.
• Travel to regional offices and locations to support team training and warrior events as needed.
• Attend and actively participate in required training and/or meetings, including but not limited to New Teammate Orientation, WWP Cares, ASIST Suicide Prevention training, Leadership training, culture/team based training, or departmental huddles.

Qualifications

• Five years of WWP Programs experience (e.g., Alumni, Mental Health & Wellness, Physical Health & Wellness) or business recruitment experience in a corporate environment.
• Five years of staff leadership and management experience.

Experience Preferences

• Five years of experience managing virtual or remote teams.
• Five years of experience successfully creating and maintaining long-term business partnerships.
• Five years of experience growing and developing outcome-oriented career goals for veterans.
• Two years of business development experience in a nonprofit environment.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• An equivalent combination of applicable education, training, certification, and experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Education Preferences

• Master’s degree in business or management.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• General office environment; temperature controlled.
• Routinely uses standard office equipment, e.g., copiers, phones, computers, filing cabinets.
• Sitting for extended periods.
• Up to 35% travel.

Benefits

• Medical/Prescription drug, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• A competitive PTO package.
• Paid holidays.
• Teammate Wellness Program.
• Bereavement Leave.

Pay

• Estimated hiring range between $95,961 - $119,952 annual base salary, subject to a candidate’s combination of experience, qualifications, and credentials.
• This position may also be eligible for an annual performance incentive.

Schedule

• Flexible hybrid work schedule (three days in the office, two days’ work from home).