- A Competitive starting salary
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- Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings
- Paid time off including 13 paid holidays per calendar year
- A culture that encourages
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- Ample free parking with easy access from major highways or by public transportation
- Tuition reimbursement
- Work for a Forbes top company: - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
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- Coordinating the state's planning, budgeting, and implementation of WIOA;
- Coordinating the measurement and evaluation of outcomes, best practices, and return on investment across all WIOA-funded programs and services;
- Ensuring compliance with WIOA administrative requirements;
- Interfacing directly with workforce development boards in the implementation of WIOA program and services;
- Assisting OWS staff in working with the business community to connect companies with high-quality workforce services;
- Working with the Connecticut Department of Labor and other state agencies on shared WIOA responsibilities; and serving as the lead for the Governor's Workforce Council's WIOA Committee. This role will involve continuously coordinating strategic teams, initiatives, policies, and practices that promote this work, while supporting the ongoing operations of the Office of Workforce Strategy and the Governor's Workforce Council. Our ideal candidate will:
- Be able to work strategically and collaboratively across public agencies, workforce development boards and other key stakeholders to successfully drive an effective and efficient workforce strategy, specifically as it relates to WIOA programs and services.
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong project management skills, strong understanding and experience with WIOA programs and services.
- Have experience with the Workforce System (including the Regional Workforce Investment Boards, state and colleges education system, community-based organizations, and state agencies).
- Be competent with Microsoft Office/related programming (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and strong attention to detail.
- Be effective, versatile, action-oriented and dedicated to efficient productivity. POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Full time, 40 hours per week
- Monday through Friday schedule
- First shift hours
- Hybrid opportunity, combination of in office and remote work, in accordance with the
- In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
- The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with , the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
- Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
- In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
- All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate's obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to .
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- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
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- Follow the State of Connecticut on .
- Coordinate the state's planning, strategy, budgeting, and implementation of WIOA programs and services;
- Coordinate the measurement and evaluation of outcomes, best practices, and return on investment across all WIOA-funded programs and services;
- Ensure compliance with WIOA administrative requirements;
- Interface directly with workforce development boards in the implementation of WIOA program and services;
- Work with the Connecticut Department of Labor and other state agencies on shared WIOA responsibilities;
- Maintain knowledge of applicable workforce development laws and policies;
- Analyze any proposed legislative changes pertaining to WIOA;
- Prepare presentations and reports for internal and external use on WIOA implementation and outcomes;
- Assist in the identification and analysis of relevant data sets in support of WIOA initiatives;
- Conduct research to inform strategic policy recommendations on WIOA best practices;
- Author strategic communications (articles, case studies, social media, blogs) and marketing plans to promote and support WIOA programs and services; and
- Serve as the lead for the Governor's Workforce Council's WIOA Committee.
- Additional information can be found .
- Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply management principles and practices; relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; project management; principles and practices of business and public administration with emphasis on effective organization, administration and management
- Considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills;
- Considerable ability to analyze organizational problems and determine effective solutions.
- College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
- A Master's degree in business administration, public administration or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
- Department of Labor: Two (2) years of experience as an Apprenticeship and Training Program Manager may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.
- Experience in creating WIOA-related ("Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act") programming and services.
- Experience leading meetings with stakeholders to comply with Federal and State policies in accomplishing the goals as described in the Governor's Workforce Council strategic Plan.
- Experience working with the business community to connect companies with high-quality workforce services.
- Experience with groups in social equity programs.
- Experience monitoring and evaluating workforce development plans.
- Health & Dental Insurance
- Accrued Vacation, Personal and Sick Leave (Subject to the appropriate bargaining union contract or state statute and regulations.)
- Retirement Plan
- Group Life Insurance
- Supplemental Benefits Voluntary Defined Contribution Plans Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent Care Program, Medical Flexible Spending, and Qualified Transportation) Supplemental Benefits Programs (Auto and Home Insurance, plus Short and Long Term Disability) Life Insurance
- State of CT Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Holidays
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Workforce Innovation - Hartford, United States - State of Connecticut
Description
Introduction
Are you a current Workforce Strategy employee looking for the next step in your career?
If so, we encourage you to read the posting below and apply today
CONTINUE TO ENJOY
THE ROLE
The WIOA Program Manager will work with the OWS team, specifically supporting the vision of the Chief Workforce Officer and Chair of the Governor's Workforce Council, in developing, refining, and executing a strategic vision of workforce development.This individual will comprehensively support WIOA programs and services, including, but not limited to:
Selection Plan
In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above, who has worked for the state for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e. Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a state agency this class is accountable for planning, organizing and directing an agency program and/or project or directing the development and administration of programs within a division.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Receives administrative direction from an administrative official of higher grade.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
Directs staff as assigned.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
The WIOA Program manager will:KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Nine (9) years of professional experience.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in the specific area of assignment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.Overview
Employee Benefits As a State of Connecticut employee you may be entitled to a host of benefits that are not only attractive, but also may be portable should your career bring you to other avenues of state service. From 13 paid holidays to accruing vacation time, being a State of Connecticut employee not only gives you the opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, but the time to enjoy your own. Listed below are just some of the benefits the State of Connecticut offers depending on the position you hold:
