{"id":3772817,"url":"https://alion.io/job/equus-workforce-solutions-grant-community-partner-manager","title":"Grant-Community Partner Manager","company":{"id":2409230,"name":"Equus Workforce Solutions","domain":"equusworks.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/equusworks","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":9,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":25,"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"}},"role":"Communications","role_family":"Communications","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Eugene, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"LWP::UserAgent","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false},{"name":"Perl","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-04T21:42:14Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-04","last_verified_at":"2026-11-09T03:20:10Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":4,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":4},"description":"Who We Are\nOur employees consistently rate Grant Associates as a great place to work, and often recommend open positions to friends. We are a culturally diverse company with competitive benefits, frequent opportunities for growth and change, training and fun activities!\nInnovation and a culture of continuous improvement are built into the fabric of our company. Staff have an opportunity to improve themselves and our company by joining our Fit Forward, Culture, Innovation, and Green teams.\n The Community Partnership Manager serves as a primary ambassador for WorkSource Oregon and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program throughout Lane County. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining strategic relationships with community organizations, educational institutions, employers, and workforce partners to expand access to workforce services, increase WIOA enrollment, and improve participant employment outcomes.\nThe Community Partnership Manager leads community outreach, employer engagement, job development, workforce education, and partnership initiatives that connect job seekers with meaningful employment opportunities. This position works collaboratively with Case Managers, program leadership, and workforce partners to identify employment opportunities, secure job postings, facilitate employer referrals, and create pathways to employment through On-the-Job Training (OJT), work-based learning, and direct hiring opportunities.\nThe position is also responsible for developing and facilitating job readiness workshops within the WorkSource Oregon job center and throughout the community. The Community Partnership Manager will coordinate with industry sector experts, employers, and workforce partners to provide specialized training, career exploration opportunities, and industry roundtable discussions. Workshops will empower participants with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to achieve employment, career advancement, financial stability, and digital competency.\nThe position promotes the full range of WIOA services, including career services, employment support, training opportunities, work-based learning, and supportive services, while ensuring that community and employer partnerships contribute to program enrollment, participant engagement, job placement, and employment retention.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\n1. Community Partnership Development and Outreach\nDevelop, establish, and maintain strategic partnerships with community-based organizations, educational institutions, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and workforce partners throughout Lane County.\n\nServe as a primary point of contact and ambassador for WIOA services within the community.\n\nIncrease awareness of workforce services and expand community referrals into WIOA programs.\n\nEducate community partners regarding WIOA eligibility requirements, available services, referral procedures, and enrollment processes.\n\nDevelop and implement outreach strategies that increase program visibility, participant enrollment, and access to workforce services.\n\nCoordinate, facilitate, and participate in community workshops, workforce information sessions, resource fairs, hiring events, and other outreach activities.\n\nExpand community-based service delivery through partnerships and collaborative initiatives.\n\nPromote the full range of WIOA services, emphasizing career services, employment support, work-based learning, supportive services, and occupational training rather than tuition assistance alone.\n\nMaintain regular communication with community partners to identify service gaps, strengthen referral relationships, and improve access to workforce resources.\n\n2. Employer Engagement and Business Services\nDevelop and maintain relationships with employers throughout Lane County to identify workforce needs, hiring trends, and employment opportunities for WIOA participants.\n\nConduct employer outreach, business visits, and engagement activities to promote LWP services and establish sustainable hiring partnerships.\n\nEducate employers regarding available workforce services, including OJT, work-based learning, hiring assistance, and other applicable workforce development resources.\n\nIdentify employer workforce needs and collaborate with Case Managers and program leadership to develop customized strategies that connect qualified WIOA participants to employment opportunities.\n\nEstablish employer partnerships that generate:\nOn-the-Job Training (OJT) opportunities.\n\nWork-based learning placements.\n\nDirect hiring opportunities.\n\nEmployer referrals and job interviews.\n\nIndustry-specific employment pathways.\n\nMaintain ongoing communication with employers to support successful placements, address workforce needs, and strengthen long-term partnerships.\n\nIdentify opportunities for employers to participate in hiring events, workforce workshops, career exploration activities, and other participant engagement initiatives.\n\nCollaborate with employers to identify opportunities for participants to gain occupational skills, relevant work experience, and industry-recognized credentials.\n\nEngage industry sector experts and employers to participate in job readiness workshops, industry-specific training, career exploration activities, and roundtable discussions.\n\nDevelop and maintain partnerships with industry representatives to ensure workforce education activities reflect current employer expectations, hiring trends, and occupational skill requirements.\n\n3. Job Development, Job Postings, and Employment Referrals\nActively identify, develop, and secure employment opportunities for WIOA participants through employer engagement and business development activities.\n\nObtain current job openings, hiring requirements, and employment opportunities from employers throughout Lane County.\n\nDevelop and maintain a centralized process for communicating employer job postings and hiring opportunities to Case Managers and appropriate program staff.\n\nEnsure job postings shared with Case Managers include relevant information such as employer name, job title, location, wages, qualifications, required skills, application instructions, and hiring timelines.\n\nCollaborate with Case Managers to identify participants whose skills, qualifications, career goals, and employment readiness align with available job opportunities.\n\nFacilitate direct referrals of qualified WIOA participants to employers for interviews, hiring events, and employment opportunities.\n\nCoordinate employer introductions, interview opportunities, and recruitment activities to support participant employment outcomes.\n\nFollow up with employers and Case Managers regarding referrals, interviews, hiring decisions, and employment placements.\n\nIdentify and address barriers that may prevent participants from accessing employment opportunities, coordinating with Case Managers to connect participants to appropriate workforce services and supportive resources.\n\nMaintain an active pipeline of employer relationships, job postings, referrals, interviews, and placements.\n\nMonitor the effectiveness of employer referrals and job development activities to identify opportunities to improve placement outcomes.\n\nSupport employment retention by maintaining employer relationships and collaborating with Case Managers regarding participant employment challenges and follow-up services.\n\n4. Workforce Readiness Workshops and Career Education\nDevelop, coordinate, and facilitate job readiness workshops within the WorkSource Oregon job center and throughout the community to increase participant employability, employment readiness, and career success.\n\nCreate and implement a minimum of three new workshops each quarter, ensuring that workshop content reflects participant needs, workforce trends, employer expectations, and program priorities.\n\nDevelop workshop topics, learning objectives, instructional materials, presentations, and participant activities that support measurable skill development.\n\nDeliver workshops in accessible and engaging formats, including in-person sessions, community-based presentations, and other approved delivery methods.\n\nDevelop and facilitate workshops addressing topics such as:\nJob readiness and workplace expectations.\n\nResume development and application completion.\n\nInterview preparation and professional communication.\n\nJob search strategies and employment resources.\n\nCareer exploration and occupational pathways.\n\nLabor market information and high-demand occupations.\n\nFinancial literacy and personal financial management.\n\nDigital literacy and technology skills for employment.\n\nWorkplace professionalism, communication, and soft skills.\n\nCareer advancement and employment retention.\n\nEmpower participants with financial literacy education, including budgeting, understanding wages and benefits, managing personal finances, and accessing appropriate financial education resources.\n\nPromote digital literacy by providing participants with opportunities to develop skills in computer use, email, online job applications, digital communication, and other technology essential to employment.\n\nCoordinate with Case Managers to identify participant skill gaps and develop workshops that address employment readiness barriers.\n\nEvaluate workshop effectiveness through participant feedback, attendance, skill development, and other appropriate measures.\n\nMaintain accurate documentation of workshop development, delivery, attendance, and outcomes.\n\n5. Industry Sector Engagement and Workforce Education\nIdentify and engage industry sector experts, employers, business leaders, and workforce partners to support participant career exploration and workforce readiness.\n\nCoordinate industry-specific training sessions, employer presentations, career panels, and roundtable discussions within the job center and community.\n\nDevelop opportunities for participants to engage directly with industry professionals and learn about occupational requirements, workplace expectations, career pathways, and advancement opportunities.\n\nFacilitate industry roundtable discussions that allow employers and workforce partners to share current workforce needs, hiring trends, skill requirements, and employment opportunities.\n\nCollaborate with employers and industry experts to identify opportunities for participants to gain relevant skills, credentials, and occupational knowledge.\n\nCoordinate with Case Managers to identify participants who may benefit from industry-specific workshops, training sessions, or employer engagement activities.\n\nMaintain partnerships with industry representatives to support ongoing workforce education and employment placement opportunities.\n\nEnsure industry engagement activities are aligned with labor market information, regional workforce priorities, and participant career goals.\n\n6. Workforce Development and Participant Support\nServe as a workforce development subject matter expert by assisting customers, community partners, and employers with workforce resources and employment strategies.\n\nProvide workforce information and resources related to:\nCareer exploration and career pathways.\n\nResume development resources.\n\nInterview preparation.\n\nCareer assessments and occupational exploration.\n\nLabor market information (LMI).\n\nJob search strategies and employment resources.\n\nCommunity resources and supportive services.\n\nWorkforce training and work-based learning opportunities.\n\nConduct community workshops and workforce information sessions to increase participant knowledge of employment opportunities and available workforce services.\n\nCollaborate with Case Managers to support participants enrolled in WIOA, special grants, and co-enrolled partner programs.\n\nSupport participant engagement and employment readiness through employer connections, career exploration activities, and job development initiatives.\n\nCoordinate with program staff to identify employment opportunities aligned with participants' c...","description_format":"text","description_chars":21494,"description_truncated":true,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["401k plan","Life insurance","Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Corporate Training"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-04T22:09:52Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":3,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/equus-workforce-solutions-grant-community-partner-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/equus-workforce-solutions-grant-community-partner-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-09T05:46:02Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1186,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2409230},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2409230"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fequus-workforce-solutions-grant-community-partner-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fequus-workforce-solutions-grant-community-partner-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fequus-workforce-solutions-grant-community-partner-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/equus-workforce-solutions-grant-community-partner-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fequus-workforce-solutions-grant-community-partner-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3772817}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"equusworks.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3772817},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}