Director of Workforce Innovation & Alignment (Remote)

Airweb; Tennessee; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tennessee Board of Regents seeks a Director of Innovations in Workforce Alignment to lead the TalentTN implementation across the system, coordinating at multiple colleges and state offices. You will manage the project work plan, convene college project teams, and provide technical assistance to ensure milestones are met.

You will also coordinate affiliate partnerships, drive employer and workforce engagement, and translate labor-market findings into program and curriculum alignment tools.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in higher education, public policy, or a related field.
• Five or more years of progressive professional experience leading complex projects or initiatives involving multiple institutions, agencies, employers, or community partners.
• Experience managing project plans, timelines, deliverables, stakeholder communications, and implementation across multiple workstreams.
• Experience building and sustaining employer, workforce, education, or public-sector partnerships.
• Experience working in a community college system, higher education system office, state agency, workforce development organization, or comparable multi-institution environment.
• Knowledge of higher education and workforce data, including enrollment, progression, completion, credentials, labor-market demand, and post-college employment and wage outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the statewide TalentTN implementation for TBR and coordinate project work plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Convene and support consortium colleges, plan implementation meetings, webinars, convenings, and technical assistance.
• Coordinate competitive selection and implementation support, including RFP activities and project launches.
• Coordinate cross-functional grant activities with the Senior Researcher for Workforce Data and relevant offices.
• Coordinate employer and workforce engagement, including Industry Advisory Board activities and labor-market analyses.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-institution collaboration

Written communication

Education

Graduate degree in higher education, public policy, or a related field

Job description

The Tennessee Board of Regents seeks a Director of Innovations in Workforce Alignment to lead the TalentTN implementation across the system, coordinating at multiple colleges and state offices. You will manage the project work plan, convene college project teams, and provide technical assistance to ensure milestones are met.

You will also coordinate affiliate partnerships, drive employer and workforce engagement, and translate labor-market findings into program and curriculum alignment tools.