Workforce Development Manager, Temporary

What you will be doing (essential responsibilities)

• Build Staff Capacity & Set-Up Internal Infrastructure: Work collaboratively with the Executive Director and internal team at the onset of the performance period to establish and/or learn operational workflows, data tracking tools, and project management infrastructure necessary for seamless project implementation.
• Community Outreach & Education Activities: Execute community outreach campaigns (including tabling at events, conducting informational presentations, social media, and direct mailers) to raise and gauge awareness of solar and related career pathways. Conduct focused interviews and gather direct community feedback regarding job seekers' unique aspirations, barriers, and needs (such as access to childcare, transportation, and training resources).
• Stakeholder Meetings & Workshops: Convene and facilitate a series of meetings with key regional stakeholders, including workforce development organizations, clean energy employers, and wraparound service providers. Lead discussions aimed at identifying workforce gaps, mapping existing supportive services, aligning training content with industry demand, and addressing key barriers faced by disadvantaged job seekers.
• Advisory Committee Formation & Facilitation: Finalize the recruitment and lead the onboarding of a diverse Advisory Committee comprising community residents, program trainees, community partners, and solar employers. Schedule, prepare, and facilitate regular Advisory Committee meetings to integrate community voices, refine program priorities, and co-create an inclusive workforce strategy.
• Data Collection & Qualitative Analysis: Collect and analyze information gained from, but not limited to, focused interviews, community conversations, focus groups, and meeting feedback to systematically evaluate personal and structural challenges to employment, workforce trends, employer requirements, and needed supportive services.
• Solar Workforce Development Rollout Plan Delivery: Lead the drafting and finalization of the comprehensive Solar Workforce Development Rollout Plan by February 2027. Synthesize project data into actionable sections covering trainee recruitment strategies, curriculum recommendations, supportive service integration and partners, job placement partners, and long-term funding sources for program sustainability.
• Grant Administration: Manage grant deliverables to meet deadlines, quality, and budget requirements. Lead grant tracking, reporting, budgeting, invoicing, and funder relationship.

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Compensation

• The compensation range for this temporary nonexempt role is $43.26 per hour.

Where you will sit & the places you may go…

Reasonable Accommodation for Job Seekers with a Disability

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