Program Manager - Workforce Development
About The Position
The Program Manager position is a 20-month grant-funded role that will manage the “Petersburg Region Healthcare Workforce Expansion” project. The Program Manager will meet with Brightpoint and Reynolds Community Colleges, the Community College Workforce Alliance, affiliated workforce development divisions, high schools, and technical center partners to design workforce development operational plans and to launch and manage workforce development programs. The role focuses on preparing individuals for entry-level clinical positions that require a credential or associate degree, including medical assistants, nursing assistants, radiology technicians, nurses, respiratory technicians, and other essential frontline roles. The Program Manager will recruit and support 25 residents for the project from the Petersburg Tri-Cities region, strengthen healthcare career pathways, and deepen collaboration with both existing and new community partners. The program manager will be responsible for meeting with VCUHS human resources, department leaders, and community partners to help program participants achieve their academic goals and provide entry level jobs for high school, community college, and certificate program graduates to enter the health workforce. The program manager will engage with VCU Health System leaders and human resources to assess hiring trends and workforce needs. The Program Manager will meet with Reynolds and Brightpoint community colleges, and affiliated workforce development divisions, high schools, technical centers, and community partners to discuss and develop the workforce development operational plans for pipeline programs. The program manager will execute marketing campaigns and events to drive participation in community workforce programs. The program manager will assess and adjust the strategy to support changing community needs, and emerging opportunities in the healthcare workforce. The program manager will implement and launch programs and report program outcomes and milestone data.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, education, human resources, or a related field from an accredited program.
- 3 years of experience of project management, strategy and/or workforce development.
- Experience with stakeholder management.
- Demonstrated competency and operations experience in planning, developing, and/or managing talent in support of career programs.
- Demonstrated experience in developing relationships with educational institutions, community organizations and organization leaders.
- Demonstrated competency and operations experience in planning, developing, and/or managing talent in support of career programs.
- Demonstrated experience in developing relationships with community organizations and organization leaders.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced Degree MBA, M.Ed., or MHA
Responsibilities
- Design workforce development operational plans.
- Launch and manage workforce development programs.
- Recruit and support 25 residents for the project from the Petersburg Tri-Cities region.
- Strengthen healthcare career pathways.
- Deepen collaboration with both existing and new community partners.
- Help program participants achieve their academic goals.
- Provide entry level jobs for high school, community college, and certificate program graduates to enter the health workforce.
- Engage with VCU Health System leaders and human resources to assess hiring trends and workforce needs.
- Discuss and develop the workforce development operational plans for pipeline programs.
- Execute marketing campaigns and events to drive participation in community workforce programs.
- Assess and adjust the strategy to support changing community needs, and emerging opportunities in the healthcare workforce.
- Implement and launch programs.
- Report program outcomes and milestone data.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
