Strategic Workforce Alignment & Programs Lead

Kentucky Community and Technical College System; Versailles (KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement/waiver

403(b) retirement plan with employer-m

Vacation/Sick Time

Work-Life Balance

9.5 Paid Holidays

Institutional closing pay

Job summary

Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) System Office in Versailles, KY is seeking a Workforce Alignment Strategist to advance systemwide workforce alignment, partnering with education, industry and government stakeholders to guide in-demand program development.

The role builds qualitative feedback infrastructure, aggregates employer input on labor market needs, and informs leadership across the system about trends and program improvement to support student success and regional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and four (4) years of relevant experience or equivalent.
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Community Development, Education, Communications.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain system for qualitative employer data collection across KCTCS and statewide partners.
• Collaborate with external partners to design governance and reporting standards.
• Design infrastructure to capture insights from cross-departmental employer engagement and identify labor market needs.
• Provide strategic support and project management for in-demand programs aligned to identified needs.
• Coordinate employer integration into system level processes including curriculum review and alignment.
• Integrate labor market information to provide awareness and professional development to colleges.
• Act as primary point of contact for Workforce Pell program development across colleges.

Skills

Labor market information

Economic development understanding

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree in Economics/Community Development/Education/Communications

Job description

Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) System Office in Versailles, KY is seeking a Workforce Alignment Strategist to advance systemwide workforce alignment, partnering with education, industry and government stakeholders to guide in-demand program development.

The role builds qualitative feedback infrastructure, aggregates employer input on labor market needs, and informs leadership across the system about trends and program improvement to support student success and regional