Position summary
Lead AOE International's Clean Jobs Workforce Hub in the assigned region. The Director manages the grant day to day, supervises a team of 14 to 21, and is the primary contact for DCEO and for the region's Energy Transition Navigator.
Essential duties and responsibilities
• Serve as the primary contact for DCEO's grant manager and regional administrator, and respond to programmatic, monitoring and technical-assistance requests.
• Take part in the post-award planning period with the Navigator and agree the joint project work plan, the training capacity plan, the referral plan and participant handoffs.
• Manage delivery against the Year 1 targets: 275 to 400 enrolled, 225 to 335 in training, 140 to 217 pathway completers and 75 to 110 placements.
• Hire and supervise Hub staff, set operating procedures, and make sure each staff member holds the Department authorization their work requires.
• Oversee the Barrier Reduction and participant income support policies and approve exceptions.
• Review enrollment, attendance, completion and placement data each month with the team and correct course when a cohort or a group of participants is falling behind.
• Approve reports for accuracy before submission and lead preparation for DCEO monitoring visits.
• Keep equity at the center of delivery: review who enrolls, completes and is placed, and change services when the data show a gap.
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in workforce development, education, public administration, business or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Five or more years of management experience in workforce development, occupational training or career services, including supervision of a multi-function team.
• Experience managing deliverables, budgets, compliance and reporting under a public grant.
• Demonstrated ability to build working partnerships with employers, unions and community organizations.
Knowledge of the assigned region's communities and labor market; knowledge of the construction or clean energy industry preferred
Salary Description
100,000 - 120,000
