Strategic Retention & Workforce Planning Lead

City of Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Baltimore is seeking a Grant Services Specialist III to manage department-wide workforce retention initiatives and coordinate a comprehensive Retention Plan. You will liaise with Human Resources, Recruitment, Training, Operations, Fiscal Services, and Executive Leadership to implement and measure retention strategies.

The role combines project management, policy development, stakeholder engagement, research, and workforce analytics to support retention, engagement, and planning efforts

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field as listed.
• Four (4) years of progressively responsible professional experience in program management, workforce planning, strategic planning, organizational development, human resources, grants management, performance management, data analytics, public administration, or related field.
• At least one (2) year of experience leading projects, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, or supervising professional staff.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development, updating, and implementation of the Department’s Retention Plan.
• Develop project timelines, work plans, milestones, and implementation schedules.
• Facilitate retention workgroups and cross-functional meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Research national best practices related to law enforcement recruitment, retention, employee engagement, wellness, and workforce development.
• Draft reports, presentations, briefing materials, policies, and recommendations for executive leadership.
• Track implementation progress and identify barriers to achieving retention objectives.
• Serve as project manager for retention initiatives and special workforce planning projects.
• Coordinate activities across multiple bureaus, divisions, and external partners.
• Monitor project deliverables, deadlines, risks, and resource requirements.
• Maintain project documentation, meeting notes, action items, and implementation trackers.
• Prepare status updates and executive briefings for command staff and city leadership.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analytics

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's degree in public administration, public policy, business administration, human resources management, organizational leadership, data analytics, statistics, economics, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, management, information systems or a closely related field

Job description

City of Baltimore is seeking a Grant Services Specialist III to manage department-wide workforce retention initiatives and coordinate a comprehensive Retention Plan. You will liaise with Human Resources, Recruitment, Training, Operations, Fiscal Services, and Executive Leadership to implement and measure retention strategies.

The role combines project management, policy development, stakeholder engagement, research, and workforce analytics to support retention, engagement, and planning efforts