WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP LEAD, Pritzker Traubert Foundation
Chicago, IL
Full Time
Senior Manager/Supervisor
WHO WE ARE
At the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, we believe that all Chicagoans should have equal access to economic opportunity. Every day, we partner with visionary leaders to implement bold plans to connect talent to jobs, support access to capital, and build an inclusive and growing economy. Because when all of Chicago’s neighborhoods and neighbors thrive – especially those who have been left out of economic investment in the past – the city works better for everyone.
Pritzker Traubert Foundation’s workforce strategy invests in organizations that leverage public funding to create inclusive employment opportunities in high-growth industries like climate and tech. We prioritize ideas with sustainable business models and potential to connect thousands of Chicagoans with opportunity. By providing flexible grants to innovative leaders, PTF helps them build new coalitions and pilot new strategies. Our new Chicago Workforce Innovation Fund provides large, flexible awards to scale our grantees’ best ideas. We have grown our workforce portfolio in the last two years to nearly $25MM in current and projected grantmaking commitments.
THE ROLE
We are seeking a creative, relationship-driven Partnership Lead to help us develop and implement a sophisticated partnership strategy to support our grantees and grow our pipeline of transformative, scalable workforce strategies. Working with the Chief Strategy Officer, key responsibilities will include engagement with grantees to identify how PTF can accelerate their impact and fundraising; leadership of strategic external affairs activities like communication, convenings, and relationship development; and support for the refinement of PTF’s funding strategy, including new partnerships and approaches to source and evaluate workforce ideas.
A successful candidate will have an aptitude for relationship building, familiarity with key themes and leaders in the workforce ecosystem, and an entrepreneurial enthusiasm for finding and supporting new leaders. While consulting experience is not required, a successful candidate will likely possess many of those core skills: ability to navigate complexity, identify strategic opportunities, build relationships, and support decision-making. They must be deeply committed to racial equity and economic opportunity, and compelled by the knowledge that talented people continue to be systematically excluded due to their race, community, and life circumstances.
This is a new role that will ensure significant impact of PTF’s workforce portfolio.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of the Chief Strategy Officer, the Manager will be responsible for the following:
WHAT SUCCESS IN YEAR ONE WILL LOOK LIKE:
TRAVEL, WORK SCHEDULE, PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER TERMS
TO APPLY
We expect many applicants for this position and encourage interested candidates to apply early.
Because the ability to convey complex information and support decision-making is critical to this role, we request one or two samples writing samples (such as reports or decks) with your application. Please keep your sample short where possible.
The Pritzker Traubert Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation, and evaluate all candidates based on merit.
At the Pritzker Traubert Foundation, we believe that all Chicagoans should have equal access to economic opportunity. Every day, we partner with visionary leaders to implement bold plans to connect talent to jobs, support access to capital, and build an inclusive and growing economy. Because when all of Chicago’s neighborhoods and neighbors thrive – especially those who have been left out of economic investment in the past – the city works better for everyone.
Pritzker Traubert Foundation’s workforce strategy invests in organizations that leverage public funding to create inclusive employment opportunities in high-growth industries like climate and tech. We prioritize ideas with sustainable business models and potential to connect thousands of Chicagoans with opportunity. By providing flexible grants to innovative leaders, PTF helps them build new coalitions and pilot new strategies. Our new Chicago Workforce Innovation Fund provides large, flexible awards to scale our grantees’ best ideas. We have grown our workforce portfolio in the last two years to nearly $25MM in current and projected grantmaking commitments.
THE ROLE
We are seeking a creative, relationship-driven Partnership Lead to help us develop and implement a sophisticated partnership strategy to support our grantees and grow our pipeline of transformative, scalable workforce strategies. Working with the Chief Strategy Officer, key responsibilities will include engagement with grantees to identify how PTF can accelerate their impact and fundraising; leadership of strategic external affairs activities like communication, convenings, and relationship development; and support for the refinement of PTF’s funding strategy, including new partnerships and approaches to source and evaluate workforce ideas.
A successful candidate will have an aptitude for relationship building, familiarity with key themes and leaders in the workforce ecosystem, and an entrepreneurial enthusiasm for finding and supporting new leaders. While consulting experience is not required, a successful candidate will likely possess many of those core skills: ability to navigate complexity, identify strategic opportunities, build relationships, and support decision-making. They must be deeply committed to racial equity and economic opportunity, and compelled by the knowledge that talented people continue to be systematically excluded due to their race, community, and life circumstances.
This is a new role that will ensure significant impact of PTF’s workforce portfolio.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the direction of the Chief Strategy Officer, the Manager will be responsible for the following:
- Relationship Management (40%)
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with grantees by providing exceptional “customer service” and serving as a strategic connector.
- Develop and implement an annual external affairs plan to accelerate grantee impact. Key activities could include strategic communications, meetings, site visits, panels, showcases, etc.
- Support the creation of external reports and data resources to advance grantee impact and identify shared challenges/opportunities.
- Grantmaking Strategy and Analysis (40%)
- Conduct research to understand national and local trends.
- Support the diligence process for potential grantees. This may include research and analysis of organizations, community indicators, and economic impact, as well as conducting applicant interviews, and creating decision decks and reports.
- Develop and implement strategies to build relationships that enhance PTF’s knowledge, partnerships, and ability to identify strategic opportunities or barriers across a range of issues, environments, and communities.
- Portfolio Management (20%)
- Support launch of an internal learning agenda to monitor grantee impacts and identify synergies/grantmaking opportunities.
- Support budget management and assist with the preparation for PTF board meetings and Trustee strategy meetings.
- Performs administrative and other tasks in support of the goals and objectives of the workforce policy.
WHAT SUCCESS IN YEAR ONE WILL LOOK LIKE:
- Build trust and relationships with PTF grantees and partners.
- Develop and implement a 6-12 month external affairs campaign to address needs identified by grantees.
- Support diligence as directed by Chief Strategy Officer for new workforce awards and/or refinements to PTF’s workforce giving strategy.
- Improve and implement PTF’s internal portfolio budget management and learning systems.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
- Minimum five years’ relevant experience in workforce development, economic development, public policy, philanthropy, consulting or related field.
- Proficient practice and commitment to issues of diversity, specifically around race, class, gender, ability, and equity in the workforce.
- Demonstrated experience providing exemplary “customer service” and building relationships with diverse constituencies.
- Demonstrated track record implementing programs or campaigns to achieve impact.
- Experience conducting financial and/or programmatic analysis to support decision-making.
- Track record of sound judgment, humility, courteousness, and reliability.
- Ability to work on a small team.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Professional technology skills, including Microsoft Office Suite 365, Google Suite, Zoom, Salesforce, other online/virtual training and meeting platforms.
- Experience designing and launching multi-stakeholder initiatives.
- Experience with strategic communications and/or external affairs best practice.
- Established networks in philanthropic and workforce development ecosystems.
- Exposure to philanthropic best practice.
- Demonstrated ability to “connect the dots” and cultivate unexpected opportunities.
TRAVEL, WORK SCHEDULE, PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER TERMS
- Hybrid in office work schedule to the PTF Office at 444 W. Lake, Chicago (3 in office (M/W/Th) /2 remote), with frequent travel to Chicago-area grantee and partner sites. While this position operates primarily in a professional office environment that is accessible, some of those sites may not be accessible.
- This is a full-time position.
- This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to talk, hear, and use hands to operate office equipment. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to twenty-five pounds.
- Workplace is a smoke- and drug-free environment.
- While employed in this position, the employee may be required to perform other assignments not listed in this job description. The employee is an employee at will, meaning that either party may terminate the employment relationship at any time by written notice to the other. Nothing in this job description creates a contract of employment for a specific period.
- The target total compensation for this role is $100,000, subject to qualifications
- Comprehensive benefits, including:
- Paid time off: 15 vacation days, 2 personal days, 5 sick days, and 9 paid holidays. Additionally, the PTF office is closed the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Any necessary work can be done remotely.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Long-term disability, life, and AD&D insurance provided.
- Other benefits include healthcare and dependent care FSAs, transit, and 401k plans as well as access to gym on-site.
- $10,000 discretionary giving to approved 501c3s offered after first year.
TO APPLY
We expect many applicants for this position and encourage interested candidates to apply early.
Because the ability to convey complex information and support decision-making is critical to this role, we request one or two samples writing samples (such as reports or decks) with your application. Please keep your sample short where possible.
The Pritzker Traubert Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation, and evaluate all candidates based on merit.
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