Workforce Development Manager

Bachelor’s degree with coursework in business administration, or related field and considerable experience ( 1-2 years) in workforce development, grant management and marketing, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Must maintain a valid Driver’s License.

Job Duties

The position encompasses the following duties:
• Marketing and Promotion duties:

1. Work with the RCC Public Information Office to build out the LevelUp RoCo career pathway brand with a comprehensive print and social media campaign.
2. Manage the LevelUp RoCo website, ensuring the information provided is accurate for both students and parents to learn more about this initiative. 
3. Work with RCS and RCC (counselors and college career coaches) to ensure career pathway courses are being promoted to all students. 

• Career Exposure duties:

1. Coordinate the annual Envision RoCo Career Expo for all 7^th and 10^th graders in Rockingham County.
2. Assist RCS and RCC in growing their co-op, internship, apprenticeship, and job-shadowing programs through employer engagement and marketing efforts to students. 

• Performance and Monitoring duties:

1. Serve as project manager of the LevelUp Rockingham initiative and administer any grants associated with the program.     Administration includes completion and submission of all reporting requirements.
2. Review CTE enrollment data on a monthly basis and identify students needing assistance early in order to help them complete the course(s).
3. Track marketing efforts to focus on strategies that are most effective.
4. Engage with employers and participants in job shadowing, co-op, internship, and apprenticeship programs to ensure all are satisfied with the experiences.
5. Strengthen outreach in an effort to grow the pool of employers, both in number and diversity, participating in the program.
6. Use qualitative and quantitative metrics to evaluate the success of these pathways, programs, and marketing efforts. 

• Stakeholder Collaboration:

1. Build and maintain relationships with key internal teams, external partners, and community leaders to ensure a collaborative approach in curating the training modules; and
2. Actively seek feedback from stakeholders on the effectiveness, relevance, and impact of the training modules and internship programs, ensuring they meet the diverse needs of the community.

Perform other related duties as incidental to the work described herein.