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Title: Director of Workforce Development_RSCC Internal Applicants Only

Employee Classification: Other Professionals

Institution: Roane State Community College

Department: Workforce Development

Campus Location: Roane State Community College

Job Summary

The Director of Workforce Development provides strategic leadership in designing, implementing, and evaluating workforce education and training initiatives that align with regional labor market needs. This role is responsible for building strong partnerships with employers, industry leaders, government agencies, and community organizations to ensure programs prepare students for in-demand careers and support economic growth.

Job Duties

1. Lead/oversee the Workforce Division (Workforce Development, Community Outreach and Placement, Tennessee Small Business Development Center).

2. Recruit, build, and maintain various networks with area businesses, employers and other partners/agencies to "sell" RSCC products (workforce & training) in counties served by Roane State.

3. Meet with existing companies across our service area to determine their "workforce pain points" and develop programs to solve their problems or connect graduates for work-based learning opportunities and open positions they have.

4. Work with Economic Developers in the region to recruit new industry.

5. Identify industrial trends in our region and help develop new credit and/or non-credit degrees and certificates.

6. Develop non-credit courses and deliver the training.

7. Facilitate community groups.

8. Work with the Tennessee Board of Regents Workforce office to collect and report workforce data from our service area and respond to state-wide opportunities as requested.

9. Seek and manage Workforce grants ranging from small to large dollar amounts. Act as lead for grants at times.

10. Lead our Workforce division made up of seven workforce exempt employees and three support/non-exempt employees.

11. Participant and sometimes serve as keynote speaker or panel member on workforce related topics at conferences.

12. Represent the college on the TN Valley Corridor organization and lead workforce efforts across five states.

13. Develop relationships for grants and other initiatives with TN Colleges of Applied Technology in our region.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 5 plus years of direct job-related experience, including grants and grant writing.
Experience securing external funding, managing budgets, and overseeing large-scale workforce initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven track record of building and sustaining collaborations with business, industry, and government agencies.
Demonstrated ability to align workforce programs with institutional goals and regional economic priorities.
Strong skills in labor market analysis, program evaluation, and reporting outcomes to stakeholders.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Superior interpersonal skills, problem solving, and selling skills.
Excellent organizational, verbal, written and project management skills.
Ability to anticipate workforce trends and design responsive, future-focused training programs.