Workforce Partnerships & Grants Coordinator

powerdesigninc; Saint Petersburg (FL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

On-site campus facilities

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Power Design is seeking a Workforce Specialist to organize and advance workforce development programs, partnerships, and grants. You will coordinate outreach with schools, boards, and community partners while maintaining dashboards and knowledge repositories for visibility and accountability.

Ideal candidates are highly organized, proactive, and comfortable representing Power Design professionally while handling multiple workstreams and coordinating with senior leaders and external partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or related field preferred.
• Two or more years of experience in program coordination, administrative support, partnership coordination, or related role.
• Experience supporting construction, workforce development, education, nonprofit, or community-based organizations is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate BTN outreach with schools, colleges, trade programs, associations, workforce boards, and community organizations, tracking contacts, commitments, and next steps through completion.
• Research grant and funding opportunities that support workforce development; maintain organized tracker of deadlines, requirements, and submission status; help assemble required materials.
• Prepare for stakeholder and leadership meetings by coordinating schedules, developing agendas, organizing briefing materials and pre-read packets, capturing notes, and documenting follow-up items.
• Support logistics for career fairs, school visits, partner site tours, apprenticeship events, program launches, and other workforce development initiatives.
• Convert meeting outcomes into clear, tracked action items and follow up with owners to ensure commitments are completed.
• Maintain the Workforce Intelligence knowledge repository so partner records, grant files, process documentation, and program history remain current.
• Build and maintain trackers, dashboards, and status reports that give leadership visibility into partnership, grant, outreach, and program activity.
• Serve as a professional point of contact for external partners and help ensure a consistent, positive Power Design experience.
• Support the Director of Workforce Intelligence with correspondence, calendar coordination, research, and executive deliverables.
• Take on additional responsibilities and projects as the Workforce Intelligence function grows.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Travel flexibility

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Asana

Job description

Power Design is seeking a Workforce Specialist to organize and advance workforce development programs, partnerships, and grants. You will coordinate outreach with schools, boards, and community partners while maintaining dashboards and knowledge repositories for visibility and accountability.

Ideal candidates are highly organized, proactive, and comfortable representing Power Design professionally while handling multiple workstreams and coordinating with senior leaders and external partners.