Manager, Workforce Forward: Employer Training Partnerships

Brazosport-College

Lake Jackson (TX)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 125,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, TX seeks a collaborative Manager of Workforce Forward to lead its integrated workforce training enterprise. You will translate employer needs into responsive career training, employer-sponsored cohorts, and customized workforce solutions that connect learning with credentials, employment, and regional economic vitality.

The role reports to the Dean of Health, Industrial Technology, and Workforce Development, supervises the Assistant Manager, and shapes

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in business, workforce development, education, organizational leadership, public administration, human resources, economic development, or a related field.
Three years of progressively responsible experience in workforce training, employer engagement, continuing education, business development, customized training, program management, economic development, or a related area, including demonstrated responsibility for budgets, projects, and staff or cross-functional teams.
Valid driver license and ability to travel to employer and training locations as needed. Other certifications may be required based on assigned training areas.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement Workforce Forward's annual strategy, program portfolio, growth objectives, and strategic operating cycle in alignment with institutional priorities.
Build trusted relationships with employers, industry and workforce partners, economic-development organizations, credentialing bodies, and community stakeholders; identify needs and represent the College in workforce-development settings.
Translate workforce needs into training competencies, learning outcomes, credentials, schedules, and delivery plans for individual learners, employer-sponsored cohorts, and customized solutions.
Develop proposals, scopes of work, pricing recommendations, budgets, contracts, and resource plans; monitor revenue, direct costs, financial contribution, receivables, and grant or subsidy use to ensure financial sustainability.
Supervise, coach, and evaluate the Assistant Manager and assigned staff; establish operating procedures, service standards, priorities, and escalation processes that support consistent learner and employer experiences.
Coordinate faculty, instructional departments, external experts, career services, advising, testing, finance, institutional effectiveness, marketing, and other partners to draw on existing College expertise.
Use learner, employer, labor-market, financial, and outcome data to assess performance and determine whether offerings should expand, change, accelerate, pause, or conclude.
Ensure continuity and growth of employer relationships and customized-training capabilities transitioning from CBIT into Workforce Forward; manage organizational, service, and reputational risks and carry out related projects as assigned.