A leadership opportunity for Minnesota's Workforce Comeback

Minnesota’s economy faces unprecedented workforce challenges – and opportunities. Elevating Minnesota’s talented workforce and re-skilling our economy for the future requires strong and nimble leadership in government. Here at the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), we’re working every day to create new pathways for jobseekers and build the next chapter of the Minnesota economy.

Today, we’re beginning the search for the next leader to guide these efforts. We’re hiring a deputy commissioner for workforce development, who will shepherd the state’s workforce grant-making process, CareerForce system, and much more. Applicants may apply here until February 1, 2022.

Here’s a short summary of the role, from the job description.

• The Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development provides leadership over workforce development partnerships, programs, and operations within the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). This includes grant administration from both federal and local budgets; managing DEED's CareerForce strategy in 50 markets across the state; managing the Governor’s Workforce Development Board; and overseeing DEED’s Office of Economic Opportunity, Employment and Training Division, and Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs – all with a focus on tackling disparities in our labor market.

• An experienced manager with strong executive experience, the Deputy Commissioner will develop and lead a transparent, effective, often external-facing team at DEED. This role requires strong partnerships and relationship management across stakeholders in the workforce development arena – internally, externally, and within the Minnesota Legislature. This leader will be a passionate advocate for equity in our economy, and ready to help transform Minnesota’s labor market during a time of historic workforce shortages. This is an opportunity to grow our talent market, close opportunity gaps for people of color, drive an innovation agenda for the state’s workforce, and advance DEED’s culture as a great place to work.

• This dynamic leader will be part of something special in the Walz-Flanagan Administration: to make exponential strides in advancing DEED’s mission to empower the growth of the Minnesota economy, for everyone.

At DEED, you’ll join a talented and committed team of leaders who are re-imagining government service at an inflection point in Minnesota. DEED’s leadership team is deeply engaged in an effort to transform the culture of our agency, drastically improve our service delivery, and center equity in everything we do. We’re a department in transformation and are looking to grow our leadership team committed to maximizing DEED’s mission – to empower the growth of the Minnesota economy, for everyone.

Apply today!