Workforce Project Manager Jobs

** Please note, this is not a direct position with WorkSource Oregon. WorkSource Oregon is conducting this recruitment on behalf of a company based in the Portland Metro area. **

Our core strategy is to work collaboratively at the system level to make East Multnomah County a place where everyone can learn, earn and belong. We start the new initiatives, or encourage the initiatives of others, that our neighbors want. We build leadership teams for those initiatives. And eventually we spin them out as free-standing local and sustainable community assets. Our current initiatives are East County Community Health, the Rockwood CDC, Oregon Capital Access Network, East County Housing, Oregon Community Capital Inc., the Rockwood Food System Collaborative, and East County Housing.

REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge and skill required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

' Lived or work experience in Workforce program operations

' Administrative assistance skills

' Competent in collaborative work, partnerships and/or complex stakeholder arrangements;

' Good public speaking (workshops, client presentations, Zoom calls) skills;

' Experience in a multicultural professional setting;

Education and/or Experience

' Lived experience in workforce development or college classes related

' Minimum of 1 year working directly in the field of workforce development

Special Skills

' Computer Skills- Experience in learning new software programs and systems quickly and the skillset to instruct others in use.

' Language Skills- skills to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Skills to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

' Mathematical Skills- skills to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Skills to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

' Reasoning -skills to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Skills to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

JOB DUITIES:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Support and Assist the Economic Development Director to

' Set-up and manage a workforce program that aligns with the organization's goals.

' Assess local to regional labor market needs and create responsive and inclusive training opportunities.

' Collaborate with employers, state and national leaders, and industry associations to support workforce development efforts.

' Secure funding through supporting grant writing.

HOURS:

*40hours a week

BENEFITS:

*Dental, Medical and Life insurance. 401K (no matching funds) / 10 pay holidays a year.