2019 Chicagoland Workforce Leadership Academy

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1 2019 Chicagoland Workforce Leadership Academy Information Session To join the audio: Dial-In: Participant Code: # September 25, :00-11:00 am

2 Who s on the phone? Ellen Johnson, Director of Frontline Focus Chicago Jobs Council Marty Miles, Workforce Development Consultant The Aspen Institute Matt Bruce, Executive Director Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance

3 Agenda 1. Introduce the Academy Facilitation Team 2. What is a Workforce Leadership Academy? 3. Chicagoland Workforce Leadership Academy Goals Approach & Methods Opportunity & Investment Participant Qualifications Application Process & Overview Selection Review & Notification Key Dates

4 Academy Partners The Aspen Institute, Economic Opportunities Program Local Sponsoring Organization Chicago Jobs Council, Frontline Focus Training Institute Partners: Local Advisory Council Funders JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance

5 Aspen Institute: Economic Opportunities Program (EOP) Advance policies and practices to help low- and moderate-income Americans thrive in today s economy Facilitate leadership and fellowship programs EOP Workforce Leadership Academies Building on 10 years of Sector Skills Academies, 250 alumni Since 2014, local Academies in Baltimore, Detroit, Hartford, Seattle, Toronto In , with funding from JPMorgan Chase, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, and the Kellogg Foundation, expanding to: Chicago, New Orleans, New Jersey, Mississippi Academy Participants Become Aspen Economic Opportunity Fellows!

6 Local Sponsoring Organization Chicago Jobs Council, The Chicago Jobs Council moves people out of poverty through employment using on-the-ground expertise, advocacy, and capacity-building. The delivers training and resources to help frontline workforce professionals build their capacity to better meet the employment needs of disadvantaged job seekers, low-income workers and employers.

7 Local Advisory Council Brenda Palms Barber, North Lawndale Employment Network Matthew Bruce, Chicagoland Workforce Funder Alliance Amanda Cage, Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Ricardo Estrada, Consultant Ellen Johnson, Chicago Jobs Council Eric Lugo, City Colleges of Chicago Marty Miles, Workforce Development Consultant Joel Mitchell, Department of Family & Support Services Julio Rodriguez, Illinois Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity Christina Warden, Women Employed Owen Washburn, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

8 What is a Workforce Leadership Academy?

9 Workforce Leadership Academies VISION: Expand the network of leaders who can develop strategies to advance more equitable opportunities for low-wage workers while meeting local economic needs. STRATEGIES/GOALS Provide a year-long forum to: Learn and work intensively across system silos Deepen knowledge of effective practices Collaboratively apply a systems approach to understand local issues and create shared solutions Deepen skills and competencies for leadership and working in partnership across the local system

10 Workforce Leadership Academy: Themes

11 Chicagoland Workforce Leadership Academy: Approach & Methods Focused time away for reflection, peer learning, and building community Interaction with relevant national and local expert practitioners Practice with tools for system/sector mapping and reflection on organizational capacities, gaps, and influencing relationships 360 leadership skills feedback, process, and planning Interactive case studies and Collaborative Leadership Lab

12 What Academy Alums Have Said: I now think more broadly about the strengths, needs, and possibilities for our ecosystem. My Academy experience has helped me collaborate and coordinate more deeply with strategic partners. Based on my learnings from peers and speakers I ve been able to implement more effective strategies. I feel like I m a more effective leader in my own organization and across the community.

13 Chicagoland Workforce Leadership Academy: Opportunity & Investment Opportunity Personal and professional leadership Individual and organizational capacity building Leadership role in systems change and field building Community of peers and practice Investment Two, 3-day off-site retreats; 5 one-day workshops; continued learning between sessions; peer work; Collaborative Leadership Lab $500 program cost per participant (financial assistance available)

14 Key Dates October 19, 2018 (5:00 pm CT): Application Deadline November 30, 2018 : Applicant Notification March 5: Session #1 Opening Retreat Jan Feb. 1 April 23: Session #2 June 11: Session #3 July 23: Session #4 Closing Retreat Nov. 6-8 Collabor ative Learning Lab Event Dec. 3 Sept. 10: Session #5

15 Chicagoland Workforce Leadership Academy: Participant Qualifications Must be: Currently working within the Chicagoland workforce development system at a: nonprofit organization, business association, community college or university, union-based training effort, public agency, etc. In a position of leadership and have decision-making authority with the capacity and ability to execute strategies Engaged in or planning workforce development efforts to connect workers to quality jobs and/or career pathways Interested in designing and implementing effective strategies to strengthen Chicagoland s local workforce system

16 Target Participants Represent the System Mid-to-senior level managers with authority to implement organizational/program changes and with high potential for more senior roles in the system. Recruitment and selection process is: Open, Equitable, Broad, Voluntary, Competitive, and Individual (no organization slots, not invitation only )

17 Application Process Materials for submission: Completed online application ( ) Your resume and/or link to your LinkedIn page Organizational chart Letter of reference from a supervisor or external collaboration partner Commitment to Participate form signed by you and your supervisor Application deadline: Friday, October 19, 2018 at 5:00 pm CT

18 Application Overview 1. Applicant Information: contact information 2. Organization Information: type, size 3. Program / Initiative Information: services provided, populations served, business engagement, job quality strategies 4. Workforce Development Background: your role and responsibilities, future aspirations 5. Personal Leadership & Goals 6. Partnerships & Collaboration: example of a current partnership you have with another organization 7. Demographic Information 8. Additional Documentation Organizational Chart Letter of Reference Commitment to Participate Form LinkedIn profile and/or Resume

19 Selection Review Applications reviewed and approved by members of the Local Advisory Council. Will be looking for: Ability/Authority to implement learning & solutions Partnering skills/vision Interest and willingness to collaborate across the workforce development field Commitment to labor market justice The impact this opportunity will have on your leadership skills The Local Advisory Committee is also committed to ensuring cohort diversity in both individual participant demographics and organizational/program representation. All applicants notified by Friday, November 30, 2018

20 Questions & Answers

21 For Additional Information Ellen Johnson Any technical difficulties with application submission: