William Needleman

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Role
Assistant Project Director at AARP Foundation
Location
Columbus, OH, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About William Needleman

Successful track record of organizational development; designing and implementing…

Experience

  1. Assistant Project Director

    AARP Foundation

    Feb 2022 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

    The primary objective of The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)is to help older, unemployed, limited-resource Ohioans secure employment by providing them with paid job training assignments at nonprofit and government agencies. Transformed low program enrollment into high enrollment within several months; maintained over-enrollment for 2.5 years. Designed and implemented job search support systems that transformed project site from underperforming with its hiring objectives to exceeding them with 1.5 years. Designed and executed an outreach plan; built relationships with dozens of nonprofits. Manage a program budget annually (Department of Labor grant). Supervise 20+ office personnel who manage payroll, job coaching, and enrollment. Supervise 400+ program participants, and 100+ strategic partnerships. Planned and implemented a strategic plan that connected SCSEP applicants and participants with 250+ job training assignments across industries. Led the consolidation of two offices, including transferring personnel and equipment. Streamlined various essential processes, including program enrollment and payroll.

Education

  • Otterbein University

    Sociology, Communication

    2013 — 2017

  • The Ohio State University

    Master of Arts - MA

    2017 — 2019

Skills

  • Creativity Skills
  • Critical Thinking
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Customer Service
  • Writing
  • Mentoring
  • Communication
  • Spss
  • Teaching
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving
  • Leadership
  • Idea Person

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