Good Jobs Program Director

Blue Ridge Community College•Flat Rock, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Good Jobs Program Director is responsible for the day-to-day coordination and implementation of Blue Ridge Community College's Good Jobs WNC initiative. The Director serves as the primary point of coordination for participating students, employer partners, faculty, and College departments. The position provides academic and career support, develops and maintains employer partnerships, coordinates project activities and events, tracks grant outcomes, and helps students complete short-term academies in civil engineering and advanced manufacturing and transition into quality employment. The Director reports to the Vice President of Economic & Workforce Development/Continuing Education and is fully allocated to the Good Jobs WNC project. Faculty retain primary responsibility for academy curriculum and instruction, while the Director coordinates the student, employer, operational, and grant-management components that connect the work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, counseling, workforce development, business administration, human resources, public administration, project management, or a closely related field.
Relevant professional experience in student services, academic or career advising, workforce development, employer engagement, grant or project coordination, education, or a closely related area.
All persons must provide verifiable and relevant professional experience in a workplace setting.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, counseling, workforce development, business administration, human resources, public administration, project management, or a closely related field.
Experience in a community college, higher education, K-12, NCWorks, economic development, apprenticeship, or other workforce-development setting.
Experience providing career coaching or case management to adult learners, first-generation students, or individuals facing barriers to education and employment.
Experience building employer partnerships, coordinating work-based learning, or supporting job placement.
Experience with grant implementation, budget monitoring, performance reporting, data tracking, or program evaluation.
Knowledge of advanced manufacturing, skilled trades, engineering technology, or regional workforce and economic-development systems.

Responsibilities

Provide academic and career advising to Good Jobs participants from recruitment through completion and employment, including pathway selection, enrollment guidance, career planning, and transition support.
Identify participant barriers and connect students with appropriate College and community resources, including financial assistance, transportation, childcare, academic support, emergency assistance, and NCWorks services.
Recruit participants for Good Jobs academies and activities through outreach to high schools, adult learners, unemployed and underemployed adults, and current Blue Ridge students.
Build and maintain relationships with employers in civil engineering, advanced manufacturing, and related sectors to identify workforce needs, career pathways, and opportunities for work-based learning and employment.
Coordinate employer involvement in academy development, site visits, classroom activities, career events, interviews, and job-placement efforts.
Plan and coordinate Good Jobs events, including employer convenings, career-exploration activities, interest sessions, Manufacturing Day activities, graduations, and summer camps.
Coordinate implementation of the Good Jobs WNC work plan, including schedules, timelines, meetings, communications, partner activities, and project milestones.
Maintain accurate participant, employer, and grant tracking records, including enrollment, completion, credentials, employment, wages, work-based learning, and other required outcomes.
Collaborate with faculty, Institutional Research, Student Services, Marketing, NCWorks, school systems, workforce partners, and other stakeholders to support program implementation, outreach, data collection, and continuous improvement.
Assist with grant budget monitoring, purchasing, documentation, reporting, and compliance with College and funder requirements.
Prepare reports, presentations, meeting materials, advising resources, career maps, and other project materials as needed.
Represent the Good Jobs initiative at College, community, school, workforce, and industry events.
Serve on College committees and project teams as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned.