Career Navigator & Entrepreneurship Trainer
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Zaman International
Inkster, MI, US
Summary
The role involves guiding clients through career development and entrepreneurial pursuits by assessing skills and creating personalized growth plans. The trainer will design and implement workshops on business planning, marketing, and finance to help individuals launch their own businesses.
Job Description
Job Location: Inkster, MI
Reports To: Asst Director, Workforce Development
Zaman International, Hope for Humanity is a 501 C(3) charitable organization that serves as a pre-eminent relief organization. Headquartered in Southeast Michigan, our team is dedicated to facilitating change and advancing the lives of marginalized women and children by enabling them to meet essential needs common to all humankind
Job Summary:
The Career Navigator & Entrepreneurship Trainer is responsible for guiding individuals in both their career development and entrepreneurial pursuits. This role involves assessing clients’ skills and career goals, providing resources and strategies for job searching, professional development, and business creation, and facilitating training to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to launch and manage their own businesses.
Essential Functions:
- Conduct assessments to understand clients’ career objectives, skills, values, and entrepreneurial aspirations.
- Develop personalized career and entrepreneurship plans tailored to individual needs.
- Provide guidance on resume writing, cover letter creation, interview preparation, job search techniques, and networking strategies.
- Design and implement entrepreneurship training programs, workshops, and seminars focused on core concepts of business planning, marketing, finance, and operations.
- Teach and facilitate interactive sessions to encourage participant engagement in both career development and entrepreneurship.
- Mentor clients in job search, career transitions, and business development processes.
- Assist clients in identifying educational, training, and business opportunities to enhance their employability and entrepreneurial skills.
- Stay updated on industry trends, labor market data, and resources available to entrepreneurs.
- Monitor client progress and adjust coaching strategies accordingly.
- Create and deliver instructional materials, including presentations, handouts, and online resources for career and business development.
- Foster a supportive learning environment and encourage networking among participants.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of career and entrepreneurship programs and make improvements as needed.
- Maintain confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions.
Job Specifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling, Human Resources, Business, Education, or a related field.
- Bilingual in Arabic highly desirable
- Proven experience in career coaching, entrepreneurship, business development, or training.
- Strong presentation, communication, and facilitation skills.
- Familiarity with business planning tools, job market trends, and career development resources.
- Experience with adult learning principles and instructional design.
- Willingness to learn and implement new and innovative approaches to employment and entrepreneurship.
- Experience working with a diverse, low-income population, particularly those with multiple barriers.
- Ability to work with clients at different academic and employability skill levels.
Additional Qualifications:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in using digital tools and platforms for coaching and training.
- Ability to motivate, inspire, and build relationships with clients and participants.
- Effective coaching and mentorship skills.
- Ability to analyze data and create reports to gauge program effectiveness.
- Experience building networks within the entrepreneurial community.
Founded in 1996, Zaman International is a non-profit organization committed to addressing the basic needs and empowerment of marginalized women and children locally and internationally. Our client families receive dignified, wraparound services at our Hope for Humanity Center in Inkster, MI. Families can utilize our on-site client-choice food pantry and clothing closet, receive case management services, and enroll in skills training courses to help break the cycle of poverty. In 2017, we opened our Culinary Arts Training Kitchen which will provide client and community classes as well as nutritious meals to those in need.
The number of individuals served in our homebase of Southeast Michigan since 1996 exceeds 215,000. This assistance includes 8,000 hours of job skills and literacy instruction and the distribution of 1,018,000 pounds of food. More than 400 community partners work with Zaman to provide additional services. In 2017, Zaman distributed 212 back to school winter coats, 624 school supply-filled backpacks, and $77,000 worth of clothing, furniture and financial aid.
Internationally, Zaman provides its donor base an opportunity to fund disaster relief and clean water projects through our Sips of Hope program, which partners with International Medical Corp for delivery of services. Both domestically and internationally, Zaman has served more than 1.5 million services during domestic disasters like the Flint water crisis, hurricanes and droughts in 15 countries.
Founded
2004
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Inkster, Michigan
Founded in 1996, Zaman International is a non-profit organization committed to addressing the basic needs and empowerment of marginalized women and children locally and internationally. Our client families receive dignified, wraparound services at our Hope for Humanity Center in Inkster, MI. Families can utilize our on-site client-choice food pantry and clothing closet, receive case management services, and enroll in skills training courses to help break the cycle of poverty. In 2017, we opened our Culinary Arts Training Kitchen which will provide client and community classes as well as nutritious meals to those in need.
The number of individuals served in our homebase of Southeast Michigan since 1996 exceeds 215,000. This assistance includes 8,000 hours of job skills and literacy instruction and the distribution of 1,018,000 pounds of food. More than 400 community partners work with Zaman to provide additional services. In 2017, Zaman distributed 212 back to school winter coats, 624 school supply-filled backpacks, and $77,000 worth of clothing, furniture and financial aid.
Internationally, Zaman provides its donor base an opportunity to fund disaster relief and clean water projects through our Sips of Hope program, which partners with International Medical Corp for delivery of services. Both domestically and internationally, Zaman has served more than 1.5 million services during domestic disasters like the Flint water crisis, hurricanes and droughts in 15 countries.
Founded
2004
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Inkster, Michigan
