UPO HUMAN RESOURCES

The United Planning Organization maintains a comprehensive Office of Human Resources, staffed with a highly qualified team of employees who go the "extra mile" for staff members, future employees, and the community at large. The agency offers some of the finest employee benefits in the Washington region. Consider the challenge of working for UPO, the greatest community action agency in the nation. Below is a listing of our current employment opportunities. For more information, contact:

Regina D. Parker, Recruitment Specialist
United Planning Organization, Community Action Agency
301 Rhode Island Avenue NW - Washington, DC 20001
Main (202) 238-4600 - Direct (202) 238-4627 - Fax (202) 319-3237
E-Mail: upojobs@upo.org

POSITION: Job Developer
DEPARTMENT: Asset Development - TANF
BULLETIN No: 020308
SALARY RANGE: $35,000 to $40,000
OPENING DATE: 03/17/2008
CLOSING DATE: Open until filled
FIRST SOURCE: N/A

Brief Description: Establish progressive partnerships with employers in the District of Columbia to develop job placements for TANF customers. Design and implement employer engagement initiatives which include employer research, marketing, and solicitation, direct door-to-door recruitment, developing partnerships with UPO agencies with available positions, etc. Locate and join local workforce and job coalition partnerships and attend relevant meetings. Prepare written reports on information received and see opportunities for program enhancements or partnerships. Plan and facilitate job fairs for UPO customers including recruiting employers, UPO staff volunteers, developing materials, coordinating set-up.

Minimum Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, (Counseling and related majors preferred) or 3-5 years experience in workforce development and career training with similar populations; experience working in community based organizations; effective written and oral communication skills; computer literacy including Microsoft Office Suite and data management systems; strong organizational and time management skills; ability to work some evening and weekends.

This position IS in the collective bargaining unit represented by Communication Workers of America CWA). Any regular employee hired in a bargaining unit position, SHALL as a condition of employment, pay union dues and be a union member or pay amount equal to union dues within 30 days after entrance to UPO. ALL bargaining unit employees that are not paying union dues or an amount equal to union dues within 30 days will be terminated.