Director of Uplift Oregon

Description

About RISE Partnership 
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building an Oregon where all workers and the people they support are honored, valued, and empowered to improve their quality of life. By collaborating with unions, responsible employers, and government, we support caregivers and public service employees by developing unique and equitable workforce solutions, including education, benefits navigation, recruitment, and career development. 

About this role 
Uplift Oregon is a labor-management partnership between AFSCME Council 75, SEIU 503, and the State of Oregon. Uplift's programming focuses on consistent, quality training on benefits, wellness and equity for state employees.  The Uplift Oregon Director ensures successful completion of the program’s goals through effective planning, board relations, staff leadership, and organizational collaboration. 

Essential Functions, Skills, and Abilities 

• Ensures that Uplift's training and education strategy optimizes all opportunities for innovation in the delivery of effective and efficient education, training and workforce development; 
• With Trustees and RISE leadership, sets goals, budget, develops plans, and tracks progress; 
• Leads evaluations to learn from participant feedback and training best practices; 
• Ensures that programs are developed and delivered with a focus on equity and inclusion, identifying and eliminating or mitigating barriers to access; 
• Engages Trustees, agency leadership, union leadership and members, and other partners in the development and evaluation of Uplift’s work; 
• Develops expert knowledge on current challenges facing state workers and managers, Oregon’s public service system, and trends in the industry; 
• Leads staff and vendors in maintaining a positive, supportive and highly-productive work environment. 

Expectations of all RISE Staff 

• Builds and maintains constructive, professional relationships throughout the organization in order to drive programming.  
• Provides constructive feedback to others; welcomes and incorporates feedback provided to you. 
• Is curious, generous, open-minded, and a collaborative member of teams. 
• Treats colleagues, our partners, and the workers we support in a manner consistent with our policies and our core values of Respect, Integrity, Service, and Equity. 
• Competency with MS Office Suite skills, especially within Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as the ability to use standard office tools such as laptop, mouse, copier/printer, phone, audio/visual equipment. 

Additional Expectations of all RISE Leadership Staff 

• Mentors, guides, and supervises staff to achieve success while building their skills. 
• Builds effective and accountable teams through means such as effective motivation, delegation, and coaching. 
• Responds to and appropriately reports confidential, leadership, and personnel matters.  
• Leads teams in identifying and addressing barriers, policies, and procedures that impede our DEIJ vision. 

Qualifications

Additional Qualifications 

Eligible candidates should have experience demonstrating the above functions, skills, or abilities.  Additionally, this position requires the following qualifications: 

• 5 or more years of experience working in public service, adult education, workforce training and development, or a similar field 
• 5 or more years of experience supervising and developing staff 
• Experience developing and managing an operating budget of at least $500,000 
• Experience training or otherwise engaging with workers and a commitment to empowering them to reach their career or personal goals 

Working Conditions 

• Requires occasional lifting and exertion for short periods. 
• Requires extended periods of sitting, consistent use of a laptop to perform work 
• Readiness to work occasional long hours, weekends. 
• Able to occasionally travel between locations within the state. 

Pay and Benefits  

• Open vacation plan  
• 100% paid medical, dental, vision for employees 
• 100% paid medical, dental, vision for qualified dependents  
• Employer-funded FSA plan  
• 15% employer-funded 401k with no vesting period (not a typo!)  
• Generous sick time and parental leave benefits  
• Paid week off for Winter Break!  
• Monthly work from home cell phone and/or internet reimbursement  
• 12 holidays + 5 floating holidays! 

Supervisory Responsibilities  

This position is responsible for supervising other staff members.  

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement 
RISE Partnership is committed to keeping our community and workforce safe. Please note that all employees are required to be in compliance with our RISE Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy. 
 

Equal Opportunity Employer: 
RISE Partnership is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

Application Requirements   

Ready to join us? A resume and cover letter are required for all applications.   

Your cover letter should explain your reason for wanting to work for RISE Partnership and provide an example of your demonstrated success in a similar position.