Workforce Project Manager

Lewis University; Romeoville (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Lewis University in Illinois seeks a versatile Project Coordinator to support business strategy and employer relationships within workforce development programs. You will assist in forecasting, cultivate client partnerships, prepare instructional materials, and help manage grants and reports for funders.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 2 years in project coordination, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to collaborate across teams and diverse communities;

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, Training, and Development, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of project management or program coordination experience.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook; MS Project a plus.
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues, vendors, clients, and partners.
• Spanish fluency a plus; sensitive to diverse communities.

Responsibilities

• Assists in business strategy through industry research and forecasting.
• Assists in developing relationships with employers.
• Assists in developing new and nurturing current relationships with business associations, chambers of commerce, and intermediary organizations.
• Maintains ongoing relationships with assigned clients.
• Maintains relationships with employer partners and intervenes to address job- or training related challenges experienced by participants, with limited assistance from Senior Project Managers.
• Customizes sets up and administers placements tests and other tests as determined by employer, funder, and training needs and requirements.
• Makes informed recommendations to the Director on the design of curricula based on client needs and requirements as well as feedback from participants and instructors.
• Assists in the creation of instructional materials including assessments, PowerPoint presentations, workbooks, handouts, instructor’s guides, and others are required by client needs and requirements.
• Deploys training programs at IWE training centers and client facilities and assists in auditing trainers as required by the Institute’s policies and procedures.
• Sets up logistics with clients and trainers for the effective delivery of the assigned training programs.
• Assists in limited aspects of writing and managing grants for the assigned training programs.
• Works closely with the Support Services team to execute the quality verification procedure on all documents, training materials, and other training accessories needed to execute training programs.
• In collaboration with the Senior Project Manager & Director assists in addressing training and client issues that emerge as training is delivered.
• Works closely with the Support Services team in collecting all necessary documentation for courses deployed.
• Collaborates with the Project Managers & Director in the creation of reports as required by funders.
• Assists in the recruiting efforts of projects as needed
• Performs other assigned duties.

Skills

Project management

Relationship building

Communication

Spanish language

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, Training, and Development, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

MS Project

Job description

Responsibilities

• Assists in business strategy through industry research and forecasting
• Assists in developing relationships with employers
• Assists in developing new and nurturing current relationships with business associations, chambers of commerce, and intermediary organizations
• Maintains ongoing relationships with assigned clients
• Maintains relationships with employer partners and intervenes to address job- or training related challenges experienced by participants, with limited assistance from Senior Project Managers.
• Customizes sets up and administers placements tests and other tests as determined by employer, funder, and training needs and requirements.
• Makes informed recommendations to the Director on the design of curricula based on client needs and requirements as well as feedback from participants and instructors.
• Assists in the creation of instructional materials including assessments, PowerPoint presentations, workbooks, handouts, instructor’s guides, and others are required by client needs and requirements.
• Deploys training programs at IWE training centers and client facilities and assists in auditing trainers as required by the Institute’s policies and procedures.
• Sets up logistics with clients and trainers for the effective delivery of the assigned training programs.
• Assists in limited aspects of writing and managing grants for the assigned training programs.
• Works closely with the Support Services team to execute the quality verification procedure on all documents, training materials, and other training accessories needed to execute training programs.
• In collaboration with the Senior Project Manager & Director assists in addressing training and client issues that emerge as training is delivered.
• Works closely with the Support Services team in collecting all necessary documentation for courses deployed.
• Collaborates with the Project Managers & Director in the creation of reports as required by funders.
• Assists in the recruiting efforts of projects as needed
• Performs other assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, Training, and Development, or a related field. Minimum of 2 years of experience in project management or program coordination, or related work experience. Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook skills. MS Project skills are a plus. Knowledge of and experience in workforce education. Ability to cultivate and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues, vendors, clients, and partners. Sensitivity to socially and ethnically diverse communities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Spanish fluency a plus.

Work Hours

Full-time

Posting Number

S01768