The Program Director leads strategic initiatives to enhance the direct care provider workforce. This role is responsible for high-level planning, stakeholder engagement, and work plan alignment and meeting regulator’s expectations to support workforce development goals. Implements and monitors the direct care provider Workforce Development Plan from inception through delivery. Engages and oversees the work of external vendors, providers, professional provider associations and community-based partners. Assigns, directs and monitors system analysis and program staff. This role must have strong management and leadership skills; should be well experienced and comfortable presenting to C level executives; ability to drive structure and organization; extensive working knowledge of direct care provider workforce development, relationship development and management and community/stakeholder engagement. Must have the ability to quickly assimilate information and make informed decisions; logical, analytical thinker with great influencing, written and verbal communication abilities; ability to handle multiple priorities and deal with ambiguity; provide oversight over the strategic and operational programs; manage strategic relationship with internal and external partners; including state agencies.