Program Officer, Workforce Development

**Job Overview:**

The Program Officer, Workforce Development supports IRC’s Economic Empowerment programs by playing a project management role on key workforce development initiatives across 30 US cities and at times in Europe. The Program Officer is responsible for providing the Economic Empowerment Technical Unit team with strategic support in key areas including innovative workforce development projects, resource development and external technical assistance work.

**Major Responsibilities:**

*Workforce Development*

- Provide strategic support on a portfolio of key workforce development initiatives and special projects, 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 serving refugees and immigrants and adult education programming
- Provide guidance and support to Economic Empowerment program managers and staff across IRC offices on workforce development initiatives

*Partnerships*

- Initiate, develop, and grow partnership(s) with workforce development and adult education public and private sector stakeholders
- Support Economic Empowerment 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

*Project Management*

- Serve as project manager to key grant-funded workforce development initiatives
- With a high degree of independence, support work planning, resource development, 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, project partners and others to ensure that assigned projects are delivered in a high-quality, timely manner

**Key Working Relationships:**

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