Coordinator, Workforce Projects - Austin, United States - Austin Community College

Austin Community College

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Austin, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.

We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.

We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
Coordinator, Workforce Projects

Job Description Summary:

Manages all stages of workforce training program development, implementation and delivery, data management, documentation, and reporting of program deliverables, as well as researching and writing grants and project proposals to support grant and contract funded programs facilitated by the department.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

1) Oversees, coordinates, implements, and facilitates various workforce training projects, including activities around curriculum development; instructional staff, calendars, and timelines; plans and implements all project activities; schedules stakeholder meetings; develops agendas; gathers and maintains the integrity of data; and writes monthly progress and closeout reports as necessary.

2) Organizes and facilitates all aspects of instructional development including generating a curriculum plan based on the unique needs of industry partners; researching and securing curriculum solutions; hiring and coordinating qualified instructional staff; ordering supplies/books; arranging for classroom space and equipment; documenting class results and evaluations; and managing instructional payroll.

3) Coordinates college and outside partners (including industry partners, workforce offices and community organizations) involved in training project development and implementation projects; coordinates schedules, instructors, materials, participant documentation, and other project-related requirements.

4) Performs technical, analytical, and related tasks for the collection, interpretation, aggregation, and evaluation of data; incorporates data for training project reporting and management purposes.

5) Leads in the development and writing of monthly and final project reports, including grant & contract-related reporting as necessary.

6) Coordinates with the director or manager for all training project management activities.

7) As necessary, assists the Continuing Education division to develop, write, revise, edit, and submit grant & contract proposals to funding agencies (with focus on Texas Workforce Commission grants) and other partners at a quality level that supports the likelihood of award; ensures grant & contract submission criteria are met in grant & contract proposals.

8) As necessary, participates in technical training provided by funding agencies and other partners and stays informed of changing grant standards and guidelines.

9) Recruits, hires, and manages instructors and staff for all contract and grant-funded training programs.

Knowledge

Training program implementation and delivery processes.
Data documentation, manipulation, and reporting processes.
Program funds management and allocation.
Standards and proposal guidelines for contract and grant writing and documentation.
Contract and grant terminology.
Federal, state, business, and other agency contract and grant processes.
Accountable for inventory/property management.

Skills:

Maintaining an established work schedule.
Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy.
Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and followthrough.
Data collection, analysis, and report writing.
Maintaining confidentiality of workrelated information and materials.
Coordinating all phases of contract and grant management processes including budgets.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with both college and external partner organizations.
Researching grant and resource opportunities. Assists with grant and contract