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Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation Hiring for 2 Positions

Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC) provides advocacy and services to help businesses in the Sunset Park, Red Hook and Gowanus neighborhoods grow and create employment opportunities for local residents.

Business Development Manager

SBIDC is seeking an Account Manager for the newly created Brooklyn Industrial and Transportation Workforce 1 Center (ITC). Working closely with the Center Director, the candidate will work with SBIDC’s longstanding community, business, and government partners to create a critical workforce development resource for Brooklyn-based industrial and transportation businesses and local jobseekers. The Account Manager will be chiefly responsible for building relationships with local businesses, securing job orders and placing jobseekers in local industrial jobs in collaboration with the Career Advisor. Click here for details. Please send a resume and cover letter to Karen-Michelle Mirko, kmirko@sbidc.org.

Workforce Career Advisor

SBIDC is seeking a Career Advisor for the newly created Brooklyn Industrial and Transportation Workforce 1 Center (ITC). The Career Advisor works to assist job seekers with their career development and their job search, and helps to secure employment for them in collaboration with the Account Manager.  This person will be the primary point of contact for jobseekers, and will provide assistance not only with job placement, but also with referrals to partner organizations for additional services, education, and training opportunities. Click here for details. Please send a resume and cover letter to Karen-Michelle Mirko, kmirko@sbidc.org.