Senior Program Officer, Workforce Development

This job posting was opened on 4/01/25. Please note that we will be prioritizing candidates who are current IRC (and recently employed by IRC) staff before other applicants. If necessary, we will extend the opportunity to external candidates.

Job Overview: 

The Senior Program Officer, Workforce Development supports IRC’s Economic Empowerment programs by leading a portfolio of key workforce development initiatives across 30 US cities and at times in Europe and CRRD countries.  The Senior Program Officer is also responsible for providing the economic empowerment technical team with strategic support in key areas including innovative workforce development projects and special pilots. 

Major Responsibilities:

Workforce Development

• Lead a portfolio of workforce development initiatives and special projects with key strategic organizational value, primarily based in California.
• Work with workforce development stakeholders both internally and externally to stay abreast of trends, initiatives, pilots, and programs in workforce development, especially as it relates to upskilling, skills financing, and workplace-based programming.
• Provide guidance and support to EE program managers across RAI on workforce development initiatives.

Partnerships

• Lead partnership management and engagement on assigned workforce projects.
• Initiate, develop, and grow partnership(s) with workforce development public and private sector stakeholders.
• Support EE technical unit engagement with external facing IRC teams to facilitate fundraising and partnership development.
• Provide support to partnership(s) with funders that are supporting IRC’s workforce development work.
• Lead on assigned grant development opportunities. 

Project Management

• Serve as project manager to key grant-funded workforce development initiatives.
• With a high degree of independence, support work planning, data collection, reporting, and other activities in support of one or more workforce development projects.
• Coordinate and collaborate with IRC colleagues including the economic empowerment technical team, grants management, IRC’s lending subsidiary, and others to ensure that assigned projects are delivered in a high-quality, timely manner.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Position reports to: Senior Technical Advisor, Economic Empowerment 

The Senior Program Officer, Workforce Development maintains close working relationships with the economic empowerment technical staff, staff in field offices, staff in the Program Excellence unit, and Research, Analysis and Learning unit.

Requirements:

• University degree in a relevant social science, public administration, community development, business, or a related field required; graduate degree in a related field highly preferred;
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with progressive responsibility in implementation, administration, and/or evaluation of social service, economic development, or related programming in a non-profit or public context;
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with workforce development partners such as Workforce Development Boards, American Job Centers, and industry partners;
• Experience developing and managing healthcare career pathway programs for English Language Learner populations;
• Demonstrated knowledge of the California Community College System, Adult School, and the state’s Career Technical Education programs;
• Demonstrated experience managing program data in a non-profit environment required;
• Excellent communication, teambuilding and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to think strategically and creatively;
• Exceptional organizational skills with ability to juggle multiple tasks, set priorities, effectively manage time and meet deadlines, and proven ability to work under pressure.

Compensation: Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget.  Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $143 per month, dental starting at $6.50 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.
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