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  • Salary: $95,000 - $110,000

    Description: We are seeking a dedicated and resourceful Human Resources Manager to support our mission of fostering workforce sustainability and organizational growth. This role will oversee and implement a wide range of HR functions, including policy development, employee relations, recruitment, benefits administration, compliance, and HR reporting.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Develop and manage HR policies and procedures to ensure alignment with organizational goals and legal compliance.

    • Oversee recruitment efforts to attract top talent, ensuring a smooth and efficient hiring process.

    • Administer employee benefits programs, addressing any issues that arise and ensuring all employees are informed and supported.

    • Act as a key point of contact for employee relations, addressing concerns and fostering a positive work environment.

    • Monitor and report on HR metrics to track progress and inform leadership decisions.

    • Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.

    • Provide project management support for special initiatives and assignments as needed.

    Read the full position description.

    Apply: Send your letter of interest and resume to hr@seakingwdc.org, referencing "Human Resources Manager" in the subject line.

  • Salary: $95,000 - $110,000

    Description: We are seeking a Data Engineer to contribute to the mission of system transformation and racial equity in workforce development by supporting our data integration, transformation, and visualization efforts. The ideal candidate will have experience with scalable ETL processes, Azure Data Factory, and data warehousing, with additional skills in SSIS being a plus.

    Reporting directly to the Director of Impact, the Data Engineer will implement and manage data warehousing solutions, ensuring data integrity and quality through rigorous testing and validation, and build tooling and systems to overcome limitations of data consumption portals when appropriate. The individual will implement and maintain data security practices to ensure data privacy and protection, and compliance with data governance policies and regulations. Engaging in continuous learning and professional development on the latest ETL processing techniques and technologies is also a key responsibility.

    Read the full position description.

    Apply: Send your letter of interest and resume to hr@seakingwdc.org, referencing 'Data Engineer' in the subject line.

Be part of a dynamic regional outreach team focused on reconnecting business leaders to local talent, and job seekers to education and employment in King County!

The Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WDC) aspires to lead transformative change that will evolve our region’s workforce development efforts into an innovative industry, community, and outcome-driven system with racial equity at its core. As a nonprofit, grant-making organization, the WDC collaborates with a diverse set of partners to elevate job quality, economic growth, and prosperity for adults and youth throughout the Seattle-King County region.

To apply to an active WDC opening, please send your resume and cover letter to hr@seakingwdc.org.

Culture & Values

In 2021, staff members at the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County selected six team values that described the culture of the organization’s work and the continued vision for collaboration. These values were:

  • Integrity

  • Support

  • Adaptability

  • Inclusion

  • Trust

  • Courage

Racial Equity Commitment

We prioritize applicants with an understanding of the concepts of institutional and structural racism and their impact on workforce development systems, especially regarding barriers to achieving racial equity, in addition to a commitment to learning from and developing new strategies, partnerships, and approaches with diverse communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County is an equal opportunity employer/program. Protected group members are strongly encouraged to apply. The WDC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, perceived or actual physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal.

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