Project Lead for Project Mgmt. & Apprenticeships (Grant Funded)

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Cedar Hill, TX
65K Annually
Edtech
The Role
Direct day-to-day project management processes for workforce development initiatives, lead cross-functional teams, track grant-funded project activities, maintain stakeholder relationships, research funding sources, and strategize to accomplish project success.
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Weekly Work Hours

40

Compensation Range

Staff Range N06

Salary Minimum

$65,000.00 Annually

FLSA

United States of America (Exempt)

Position Type

Staff

Position Summary
  • Direct day-to-day project management processes for complex workforce development initiatives, including work-based, employer-driven, earn-and-learn programs
  • Lead cross functional teams with internal/external work groups to develop and improve multiparty initiatives on complex business projects that involve local/state/federal grants
  • Responsible for project management related to business/industry driven workforce development, apprenticeship projects and contract/corporate training involving direct day-to-day project management processes
  • Responsible for grant-funded project activities, such as tracking and reporting of data related to trainees, apprentices, training, revenues/expenditures, and other deliverables to meet all project milestones
  • Responsible for maintaining internal and external relationships with appropriate stakeholders to ensure efficient execution of workforce development and apprenticeship goals
  • Research and identify proper funding sources to support and generate new opportunities for apprenticeships and workforce initiatives for business/industry/community

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Knowledge of apprenticeship and/or workforce development project management processes and procedures, including data tracking, budgeting, and reporting
  • Experience with local, state, and/or federal grant agencies and tracking/reporting systems such as RAPIDS and Appian Cloud based platforms
  • Knowledge of budgeting/accounting principles and internal systems such as Colleague 
  • Experience developing, managing, supporting, and coordinating financials, managing grant budgets, grant reporting, and grant data
  • Knowledge of apprenticeship structure, management of apprenticeship and workforce data
  • Ability to make business-critical decisions and choose the best course of action in any given circumstance
  • Experience and knowledge working with internal systems/management tools such as Excel, Salesforce, Marketplace, and Colleague

Key Responsibilities

  • Strategize on how to best approach a task and develop a concrete plan to lead and accomplish workforce development and apprenticeship project success
  • Disseminate information among team members and key stakeholders
  • Track project progress and ensure all documents are organized for all initiatives and business solutions
  • Set goals and motivate team members to accomplish workforce development and apprenticeship targets and milestones, delegating tasks as needed to support successful project completion
  • Effectively manage team group dynamics to ensure positive work environment and achieve departmental goals
  • Provide and share knowledge for process improvements to address the effectiveness of work processes and solutions
  • Lead negotiations of resolutions for complex team projects by analyzing matrix data, determining the status of business relationships, timelines, and budget and performance goals to come to a solution that best accomplishes project completion
  • Work cross-functionally with internal/external work groups to develop and improve multiparty initiatives for complex business projects that involve local/state/federal grants and apprenticeships initiatives
  • Communicate appropriately with upper management regarding key initiatives, progress updates on various projects, etc.

Physical Requirements

Normal physical job functions performed within a standard office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with physical challenges to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Associates Degree (preferred) or High School Diploma with three (3) years in workforce development and/or apprenticeships (required)
  • Three (3) years grants management experience
  • Five (5) years basic budgeting/accounting experience
  • Three (3) years managing data for complex projects
  • Two (2) years leading and managing project management processes of apprenticeships and/or workforce initiatives

Applications DeadlineDecember 26, 2024

Top Skills

Excel
Salesforce
The Company
Dallas, TX
7,019 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1965

What We Do

Dallas College has come together to offer you the education you need as one unified college with seven campuses: Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland.

The campuses of Dallas College equip students for successful living and responsible citizenship in a rapidly changing local, national and world community by providing:

— the first two years of a bachelor's degree
— more than 100 high-demand career programs
— enrichment and certification classes for a lifetime of learning
— professors who are dedicated to your success, not a research grant
— unparalleled quality at a tuition you can afford

Check out jobs over on our careers page at opportunities.dcccd.edu

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