Program Recruitment and Community Partnerships Lead

Organization Overview

StreetWise Partners is on a mission to drive career mobility and ensure that adults from under-served communities can develop strong professional fluency and resiliency. Our mentoring, career coaching and job placement program, “StreetWise Bridge,” empowers job seekers with skills, social capital and self-trust to achieve financial stability through meaningful employment. Each year we serve 600 adults through the support of 1500 volunteers. As a result of our program, 70% of graduates are employed within one year, with annual full-time salaries increasing from $10K to 60K+. By 2035, we aim to build and activate a dynamic ecosystem of job seekers, volunteers, employers and community organizations who together launch career pathways for 20,000 adults from underserved communities.

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Position Overview

Program Recruitment and Community Partnerships Lead to support mentee recruitment for the DC StreetWise Bridge Program. This role is responsible for enrolling 120+ job seekers annually by executing recruitment strategies, managing the application pipeline, and ensuring a strong pool of qualified candidates. The Program Recruitment Lead will also support the Senior Program Director in cultivating and maintaining community partner relationships to expand outreach and sustain recruitment pipelines.

This is a hybrid role that requires a minimum of 2 days on-site, reporting to the Sr. Program Director.

Essential Duties

Mentee Recruitment (50%)

• Implement strategies to enroll 120+ program participants annually, including outreach, screening, and ongoing tracking of applications and recruitment metrics in Salesforce.
• Lead information sessions to communicate program benefits and guide prospective mentees through the application process.
• Manage the mentee screening process, conducting intake assessments and providing acceptance / rejection recommendations based on program qualifications.

Community Partner Engagement (30%)

Mentor-Mentee Matching & Program Support (20%)

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Core Competencies

Salary

Physical Environment

This position requires sedentary work. Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and / or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity.

Disclaimer : The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this classification. It may not contain a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

StreetWise Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We value and welcome diversity in the workplace and strongly encourage all qualified persons to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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