Manager, Jobs – National

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National Jobs Manager supporting Best Buddies employment programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Coaching teams, strengthening job development, and delivering nationwide staff training.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as a national resource to Best Buddies Jobs staff through field support, coaching, problem solving, and training assistance
  • Support overall program strategy, establish goals, support recurring Jobs team meetings, and maintain performance data
  • Provide coaching, consultation, technical assistance, and problem-solving related to participant services, employer engagement, job development, retention, service delivery, and program operations
  • Partner with state teams on job placement, retention, fading, and employer stewardship
  • Facilitate communication between state teams and the national Jobs team
  • Identify state-specific support and training needs and provide guidance on complex challenges
  • Monitor trends, barriers, and emerging needs and develop recommendations and targeted support strategies
  • Support state-specific Jobs program audits with training and guidance on compliance, documentation, and best practices
  • Support onboarding and professional development for Jobs staff
  • Conduct regular field visits to assess implementation, provide hands-on coaching, and identify staff-development opportunities
  • Develop and implement a Jobs staff training curriculum
  • Prepare, design, and facilitate training sessions at conferences and staff-development events
  • Develop, coordinate, and deliver virtual and in-person training, boot camps, learning resources, and coaching supports
  • Refine and enhance training materials for key projects and service implementation
  • Ensure proper Salesforce utilization through staff training and ongoing support
  • Review and update forms and materials to reflect current procedures and style guidelines
  • Establish partnerships with third-party training organizations
  • Assist with establishing new Best Buddies Jobs program locations, including licensure, case-file and procedural setup, staff hiring, initial job development, and applied staff training

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or a minimum of 3–4 years’ experience with project management and coaching/mentoring staff
  • 1–2 years of direct supervisor experience preferred
  • Best Buddies program experience or other integrated employment/job coaching experience preferred
  • Strong project management skills, including planning, analysis, decision making, and problem solving
  • Ability to multitask
  • Ability to gain information and insight through questioning/probing and observation of staff in the field, analyze information, and provide meaningful feedback
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Excellent written communication and editing skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office
  • Comfortable engaging with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)
  • Comfortable with frequent national travel and willing to work evenings and weekends as necessary
  • Approximately 10–15% travel

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive and generous benefits program
  • Financial security benefits
  • Health and wellness benefits
  • Time off