Director of Workforce Development

About the position

The Director of Workforce Development develops and drives integrated workforce strategies. Directs, oversees execution, and provides leadership for workforce programs, develops programming and career pathways specific to services talent supply and retention, and ensures alignment with the national workforce development (WFD) strategy. Provided executive leadership for workforce development operations, administration, funding support, and related project management. Hires, mentors, and offers daily direction to WFD members. Oversees workforce development-related program development strategies, specifically focusing on entry-level job families and colleagues serving in entry-level roles. Delivers effective and efficient strategy in support of strategic business initiatives. Talent Acquisition, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Organization Effectiveness, Community Health and Wellbeing, and strategic Human Resources objectives. Partner with internal executives and external key stakeholders to develop innovative, strategic, and forward-thinking programs, talent supply initiatives, and processes that provide top talent through various innovative workforce programs and channels. Identifies funding opportunities to support key initiatives, development of programs, barrier removal, and increased retention. Creates, implements, and leads key strategies that support candidate attraction and engagement. Leads community engagement, workforce programs, and partnerships to build diverse programs that help develop a qualified, diverse talent workforce. Collaborates with internal resources to guide the alignment with the employment brand to ensure a competitive edge in the marketplace and affirm Trinity Health as an employer of choice. Ensures Service Area alignment with national workforce development strategies.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice, guidance, and leadership to RHM, ministry leaders, and external stakeholders in developing strategies and achieving performance goals.
• Works closely with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to ensure the development of programs with candidate availability in accordance with affirmative action plans where applicable.
• Enable Collaboration across and within service areas, Regional Health Ministries, and ministries to ensure consistency and integration of strategy and operations.
• Provides managerial direction and leadership in alignment with National Workforce Development, establishes strategic plans and vision, prioritizes projects and initiatives, develops effective coaching practices, implements change management and continuous improvement solutions, establishes performance goal setting and management oversight, and delivers effective and efficient problem resolution.
• Leading standardization/system and optimization of policy, process, methodology, and establishing a national community of practice.
• Facilitates a partnership across Service Area(s) Human Resources, Operations, Finance, Marketing, and Legal that results in the development and/or improvement of a workforce planning strategy, business process, tools, and resources.
• Defines and executes workforce programs to develop a diverse, skilled workforce for priority jobs.
• Works with internal grant writer and external funders to identify and establish funding streams to implement national best practice workforce programs, barrier removal, and retention strategies.
• Creates a service area-specific workforce development strategy that aligns with the national strategy using innovative best practices.
• Partner with the marketing department to develop materials for service area workforce programs and campaigns for the continued development of a diverse workforce and career pathways through various marketing channels.
• Utilizes a thorough knowledge of workforce policies, programs, and systems to provide guidance and strategic focus on enhancing and expanding Trinity Health System's workforce curriculum.
• Drives and executes all internal processes associated with workforce development and supports talent priorities.
• Sets priorities, utilizes resources, and delivers on-time results.
• Engages with the Service Area(s) Department of Labor (DOL) and all other workforce development stakeholders and funders in managing grants, meeting program deliverables, collecting and analyzing data, and creating and submitting reports.
• Responsible for measuring and reporting KPIs/metrics and value delivery.
• Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, state & local laws/regulations, Trinity Health Integrity & Compliance Program & Code of conduct, and other policies & procedures to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical & professional behavior.

Requirements

• Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of and experience in developing and executing program strategies and demonstrated understanding of human resources and/or workforce development, practices and procedures, as typically obtained through a bachelor's degree in human resources or a related field.
• At least seven (7) years of progressively more responsible experience in organizational effectiveness, talent acquisition, and/or workforce programming, including apprenticeships and building national and local stakeholder partnerships.
• Experience in a multi-site/location, multi-location business, and/or integrated health system experience is highly preferred.
• Five (5) years of related leadership experience overseeing a talent acquisition or workforce development team.