Senior Work Broker - Exciting Challenge

FocusFutures
Employment Placement Service (EPS)
Senior Work Broker

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Our Purpose
We build a strong community by helping our learners, one at a time, gain the skills and opportunities to get ahead.
 

Commitment to Māori, Pasifika, Migrants/Refugees, and Other Minority Groups
We are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their potential and aspirations.
 

Our Values
Empathy, Courage, Ownership, Resilience
 

Our Vision
Everyone is contributing to their communities.
 

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Position Description – Senior Work Broker
The role proactively establishes and maintains strong relationships with employers and stakeholders, focusing on supporting and placing our MSD job seekers into sustainable employment.
 

Reports To: Operations Manager (OM)
 

Start: Mid-June 2024

Key Responsibilities
 

1. Collaboration with MSD Staff to recruit suitable 
   • Coordinate with Employment Case Managers and Programme Coordinators to recruit suitable job seekers for our EPS programme
   • Achieve target monthly enrolments
   • Collaborate on employment-focused events and expos.
      
2. Engagement with MSD Job Seekers
   • Upskill job seekers
     • Facilitate small group or individual job skill workshops and activities.
     • Support job seekers in putting job skills into action.
     • Provide individualised support to overcome employment barriers.
     • Communicate with the EPS Coach/es to fulfil training requirements.
        
   • Placing clients into sustainable employment
     • Ensure that clients are actively seeking employment
     • Establish client pathways that staircase clients into employment
     • Guide clients towards sustainable employment, offering career advice and ongoing support for 182 days post-placement.
        
3. Partnership with Employers
   • Promote our comprehensive, free services to forge lasting bulk-placement employer partnerships.
   • Implement direct recruitment processes with employers, including job matching and leveraging MSD support services.
   • Provide 182-day post-placement support.
   • Establish and provide government-funded free workplace communication, including literacy, language, and numeracy training for the employees of our partner employers.
   • Fundraising for our education to employment (E2E) initiatives for high school students.
      
4. Cooperation with MSD Work Brokers
   • Build strong relationships with MSD work brokers to meet the job placement outcome.
   • Foster local industry and employer connections to enhance employment opportunities, especially for bulk placement.
      
5. Coordination with the Programme Administrator and Management
   • Weekly update on clients' progression.
   • Weekly meeting on self-reflection for ongoing development

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Valid Police Vetting certificate and Driver’s Licence.
• Extensive industry connections.
• Demonstrated marketing and sales expertise.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills. 
• Experience in recruitment, especially within the MSD system. 
• In-depth understanding of labour market trends in the Wellington region.
• Knowledge of employment law and relevant policies.

Desired Attributes

• Commitment to our values and objectives.
• Proactive and responsible in taking ownership of their work
• Strong networking and partnership-building skills.
• Excellent communication and public speaking abilities.
• Flexibility, adaptability, and practical approach.
• Skilled in marketing, negotiation, and influence.
• Conflict management proficiency.
• Business acumen and results-oriented.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Interpersonal skills, including active listening, empathy, and managing challenging conversations.
• Resilience and composure under pressure.
• Effective planning and organisational skills.
• Embraces and values diversity, fostering an inclusive work environment.
• Collaborative, knowledge-sharing attitude, committed to achieving collective goals.

Key Relationships

• Internal: Operations Manager, ESP Coach
• External: MSD job seekers and clients, Programme Coordinators, Service Centre Managers, Case Managers, Work Brokers, Employers, Industry associations, Training providers, Recruitment agencies, and Professional bodies.
   

Please email your CV and cover letter to [email protected] if you are interested in the opportunity.