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Builds and maintains relationships within the military community, local, regional, and national industry partners, to include federal, state, county, city, and private industries to maintain a comprehensive list of ongoing employment opportunities, state employment services, military spouse employment initiatives, job portals, entrepreneurship opportunities, and industry sites. Identifies high demand industries and employers aligned with military spouse workforce needs and labor market trends. Engages with civilian employers in the community to establish connections, explore employment opportunities, network, and foster community capacity building efforts for military spouses. Develops, manages, and sustains partnerships with federal, public, and private sector employers actively seeking to hire military spouses. Works with Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) Marketing Department to create and develop marketing campaign strategies, which may include flyers, infographics, videos, and other resources to market outreach and events. Plans, coordinates, and executes military spouse focused career and hiring events across the MCI West region.

Coordinates regularly with the Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC), Family Member Employment Assistance Program (FMEAP) Manager in support of collaboration with agencies who offer employment opportunities through partnerships with the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) (e.g. Military Spouse Employment Partnership Program, Spouse Education and Career Opportunities), and other senior level departments.  Performs a variety of administrative duties including maintaining attendance rosters for events, employer records to follow up with on employment opportunities and coordinates career and hiring event attendance. Coordinates with FMEAP to ensure timely data submissions of career events to HQMC FMEAP Data Tool. Participates as needed in the Marine Corps Family Programs (MCFP) Certification process. Attends regularly scheduled meetings and trainings, which may include HQMC scheduled conference calls, annual training, and professional trainings. Evaluates and interprets data to ensure that program needs are met.  Collaborates with FMEAP to connect spouses to employment opportunities and career events in the MCI West region. May conduct warm hand-offs to the local FMEAP offices for career and employment services.

Conditions of employment

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EVALUATIONS:

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, Human Resources, or a related field appropriate to the position is required AND a minimum of three years of experience in, or related to, Human Resources, employment outreach and relations, workforce development, business engagement, or career services, OR an appropriate combination of education and experience that demonstrates possession of knowledge and skill equivalent to that gained in the above, OR appropriate experience that demonstrates that the applicant has acquired the knowledge, skills, and abilities equivalent to that gained in the above.

Expert ability to communicate effectively in writing and in person with various levels of technical, professional, management and administrative personnel. Must also have skills to organize and coordinate multiple projects simultaneously. Expert ability to work independently and follow through on assigned tasks. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships using tact, diplomacy, emotional intelligence, confidentiality, and overall professionalism. Must be able to incorporate and rapidly adapt to changing facets, priorities, and procedures. Expert ability to plan, coordinate, and execute job fairs and hiring events. Expert experience building and sustaining partnerships with employers, chamber of commerce, and staffing agencies. Expert experience that demonstrates success in cultivating collaborative relationships with clients, organizational leadership and professional colleagues. Comprehensive knowledge of military spouse employment challenges. Comprehensive knowledge of recruitment, hiring processes, and employer workforce needs. Skilled in strategic outreach, stakeholder engagement, and relationship management.
Comprehensive knowledge of the administrative laws, policies, regulations, and precedents applicable to the administration of the programs to include knowledge of the Department of War(DoW) and the Marine Corps program goals and objectives.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application/resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. This vacancy will be filled by the best qualified applicant as determined by the selecting official.