Enterprise for High School Students

Business Services Staff Position

Job Announcement

Enterprise for High School Students is a non-profit school-to-career youth development/youth employment agency for San Francisco high school students. Services include job referrals, job readiness workshops, internships, environmental work programs, and community service opportunities.

Title: Business Services Staff: Reports to Student Services Program Manager.

Position Objective: Responsible for developing and maintaining effective employment relationships with business and industry that result in employment, internship or volunteer opportunities for Enterprise members.

Salary: $21 per hour

Hours: 20 hours per week

Days: Monday – Fridays

Duties:

• Develop and maintain employment relationships with the business community, providing information about Enterprise’s programs and clients with the intent to develop jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities.
• Develop network of contacts, including corporate human resources personnel, and business and professional associations such as the Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Network.
• Set up meetings with corporate representatives to determine their needs and interests for working with high school students.
• Develop strategic plan for targeting businesses and industries and create marketing materials directed to employers.
• Assist in the creation and staffing of an Employer Advisory Committee.
• Assist the job counselors and youth participants in learning about work opportunities and in seeking and obtaining appropriate jobs.
• Supervise the maintenance of the Job Bank.
• Coordinate with Career Counselor in planning career panels and job shadow days.
• Work with staff to monitor and support employment placements of our program participants.
• Maintain employer database and generate monthly reports using Microsoft Access.
• Mediate employer and client differences, if necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 2 years successful employment in job development, marketing, business development, sales or human resources.
• Excellent oral, written and presentations skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good organizational and analytical skills; detailed oriented with the ability to manage many tasks.
• Experience/understanding of both the non-profit and private sector environments.
• Creative and flexible.
• Function well within a team as well as independently.
• Strong computer literacy including experience with Microsoft  Excel, PowerPoint and web based applications. Experience with Access database and a graphic design program such as Adobe Illustrator preferred.
• Strong desire to support youth employment efforts.

This is a part-time job

To apply, email resume and cover letter to mcarter@ehss.org by October 23, 2009

Enterprise for High School Students is an equal opportunity employer.

200 Pine Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94104  (415) 392-7600