Manager of Policy and Impact

### Manager of Policy and Impact

**Job Summary:**
The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership is seeking a Manager of Policy and Impact for its Program Performance. This position is a key leader in the team that monitors and supports the performance and compliance of these agencies as they carry out Partnership-funded programming. The role involves monitoring policies and legislation that affect The Partnership’s work, conducting research and data analysis related to the Partnership’s priority populations and sectors, studying local labor market trends, economic conditions, and employer/industry talent needs, and analyzing and making recommendations on Partnership policies.

### Responsibilities:

– Create a research and policy agenda, with the goal of identifying programmatic best practices and advocacy efforts that can improve performance and impact.
– Conduct research, best practices review, and data analysis related to serving special populations of jobseekers, including justice-involved individuals, people experiencing homelessness, people with disabilities, opportunity youth, and others.
– Maintain an understanding of various business sectors, career pathways therein, and their patterns of need for human capital.
– Based on research, identify and prioritize strategies and policy priorities that support economic opportunities for job seekers, including these special populations.
– Collaborate with external research organizations to design and carry out more complex analyses that are longitudinal and/or involve data matching across systems.
– Analyze national, local, and regional policies and their impact upon the workforce system, making programmatic recommendations in response thereto.
– Evaluate existing and proposed legislation and prepare summaries regarding potential impact on agency programs, policies, and strategic priorities.
– Prepare presentations, memos, etc., to communicate research findings, analysis, and policy recommendations, and to build partner support for agreed-upon strategies.
– Present research findings and recommendations to Partnership staff, Workforce Innovation Board and committee members, and a range of public and private audiences.
– Conduct quantitative and qualitative research on the economy, the labor market, and the demographics of the region, including analyzing publicly available and subscription-based Labor Market Information, business information, and demographic data.
– Participate in, and at times lead, advocacy initiatives related to workforce development legislation at the state and national levels. This may include conducting virtual and in-person legislator visits, attending meetings with White House staff, and compiling and sharing policy priorities and supporting data.
– Perform all related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

### Required Skills:

– Strong strategic thinking skills.
– Excellent oral and written communication skills.
– Ability to collaborate with others.
– Ability to draw insightful conclusions from quantitative and qualitative data.
– Familiarity with workforce development.
– Ability to conduct research studies.
– Proficiency in evaluating federal and state legislation.
– Strong organizational and analytical skills.

### Education and Experience:

– Bachelor’s degree in public policy, Management, Public Administration, or a similar field.
– 5+ years of experience in a related field, including public administration, public policy, nonprofit management, or social service OR an equivalent combination of professional work experience, training, and education.

### Physical Requirements:

– Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.
– Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity using a keyboard.
– Frequently required to talk or hear.

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