Please
join us at our next Civic Engagement
Practitioners Group Meeting for
an update on Governor Dayton’s Diversity and Inclusion Council efforts. Our
special guests will include:
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James Burroughs, Chief Inclusion Officer |
Office of Governor Mark Dayton
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Alice Roberts-Davis, Assistant Commissioner |
Minnesota Department of Administration
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Tracey Gibson, Statewide Director of
Recruitment, Retention and Affirmative Action | Minnesota Management and Budget
At
this meeting, James, Alice and Tracey will discuss the progress they have made
leading their respective Diversity and Inclusion Council work. They will also
discuss what is still needed to further inclusion in our state. There will be
opportunity to ask questions and engage in conversation.
Location:
August 29, 2017
2:00 – 3:30 PM
State Capitol Building
Conference Room 316
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Saint Paul, MN 55155
Contact Nick to RSVP.
The Department of Employment
and Economic Development (DEED) is seeking individuals to participate as
volunteers in its grant-review process for workforce and economic development
competitive grant programs (listed below). Reviewers evaluate proposals and
make funding recommendations for non-profit organizations to address economic
disparities in Minnesota. The anticipated time commitment is 25 total hours
over a 4 week period.
Last year, 86 reviewers
recommended $8.39 million in equity grants to 87 non-profit
organizations! We hope you consider this opportunity to be involved in
this year’s grant-review and policy-making processes.
More details on requirements
can be found on the application: http://mndeed.grant-reviewer-application.sgizmo.com/s3/.
Applications are due by 4:30
p.m. on August 29.
Pathways to Prosperity
Competitive Grant Program
$12,286,000 for job training and
placement of low-wage and low-skill adults who have multiple barriers to
employment obtain credentials and skills that prepare them for jobs in growing
fields such as health care and manufacturing.
Support Services Competitive
Grant Program
$750,000 to provide grants to
organizations that provide support services for individuals. This includes job
training, employment preparation, internships, job assistance to fathers,
financial literacy, academic and behavioral interventions for low-performing
students, and youth intervention. Grants must focus on low-income communities,
young adults from families with a history of intergenerational poverty, and
communities of color.
Southeast Asian Economic
Relief Competitive Grant Program
$500,000 for grants to
organizations providing services to relieve economic disparities in the
Southeast Asian community through workforce recruitment, development, job
creation, and assistance of smaller organizations to increase capacity, and
outreach
Capacity Building Grant
Program
$500,000 for a nonprofit to
administer a capacity-building program to subgrantees. The selected
organization shall provide financial assistance in the form of subgrants and
technical assistance to small to medium-sized nonprofit organizations offering,
or seeking to offer, workforce or economic development programming that
addresses economic disparities in underserved cultural communities.
Women in High Wage, High
Demand, Nontraditional Jobs Grant Program
$500,000 in grants for eligible
organizations for programs that encourage and assist women to enter high-wage,
high-demand, nontraditional occupations including, but not limited to those in
the skilled trades, and STEM occupations. Priority is given to programs that
encourage and assist women of color to enter high-wage, high-demand,
nontraditional occupations and STEM occupations.
Business Development
Competitive Grant Program
$1,425,000 for a grants to
non-profit organizations to provide business development assistance and
services to a variety of businesses and entrepreneurs. 
Thank you for your
consideration.
DEED is the state’s principal
economic development agency, promoting business recruitment, expansion and
retention, workforce development, international trade and community
development. For more details about the agency and our services, visit
the DEED website or follow DEED on Twitter.
http://mndeed.grant-reviewer-application.sgizmo.com/s3/
Community Engagement Coordinator (Job ID: 15732)
APPLY HERE
The Community and Care Integration Reform (CCIR) team manages the Department of Human Services (DHS) efforts to identify, develop and implement the program, policy, financing and systems changes needed to ensure that Minnesota complies with all of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements related to reforming care coordination/management, related payment systems, and integration of Medicaid services, including health care, behavioral health, and long term care services and supports with social services.
This individual works closely with leadership within DHS, county and tribal governments, and stakeholders to coordinate efforts to gather consumer and stakeholder perspective on case management service redesign. The information gathered will directly inform case management redesign and system modernization efforts. Equity, diversity and inclusion is a major emphasis within the case management redesign initiative. So we are very interested in candidates who have demonstrated professional skills, experience and willingness to engage in activities, relationships and collaboration with diverse communities that would enhance organizational efforts.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Five years of professional experience with two of these years specializing in community engagement, public policy, or a related field.
- A Bachelor’s degree in a related field may substitute for one year of experience.
- A Master’s degree in a related field may substitute for two years of experience.
- Experience working with a diverse group of individuals.
- Demonstrated facilitation skills with ability to successfully elicit, capture and reflect the input and feedback from diverse communities and stakeholder groups.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Three years of experience working in program coordination or a related work environment.
- Knowledge and experience conducting civic engagement activities in a government or nonprofit setting.
- Basic understanding of the structure of state government and the political process.
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize and address issues of equality/equity, human rights and socio-economic status, specifically bias and discrimination.
- Advanced level writing, editing, presentation development skills and experience with ability to translate complicated concepts into common language.
- Able to manage relations and processes across agency and other types of organizational boundaries.
- Ability to build networks and coalitions.
Additional Requirements
To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.
REFERENCE/BACKGROUND CHECKS - The Department of Human Services will conduct reference checks to verify job-related credentials and criminal background check prior to appointment.
Contact
If you have questions about the position, contact Lisa Cariveau at lisa.cariveau@state.mn.us or 651.431.5827.
If you are an individual with a disability and need an ADA accommodation for an interview, you may contact Lisa Duda at 651.431.2344 or lisa.duda@state.mn.us for assistance.
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