TBR | The College System of Tennessee

Title: Workforce Talent Pipeline Strategist - East

Employee Classification: Executive/Admin & Managerial

Institution: System Office

Department: External Affairs

Campus Location: Tennessee Board of Regents System Office

Job Summary

The primary function of the Regional Workforce Coordinator is, in cooperation with the colleges’ workforce development offices, to cultivate partnerships involving innovative curricular designs to address the workforce development needs of business/industry in an assigned region. The Regional Workforce Coordinator will collaborate with a diverse clientele including system and campus leaders, faculty, staff, business & industry leaders, and state agencies to design and develop innovative and adaptive curricula to support TBR institutions of higher education and our mission of student success and workforce development. The Strategist will also be responsible for workforce development projects resulting from TNWORKS which could include researching new programs and partnerships and leading strategic sessions to engage regional colleges in these opportunities.

This position may have the opportunity to work remote within the state of Tennessee but with periodic visits to the TBR System Office (Nashville, TN) at the employee’s expense, and potential travel to Tennessee TBR colleges may be necessary.

Job Duties

• 40% - Creating content to highlight the technical workforce programs at TBR’s community and technical colleges. - (Essential)
• 30% - Working with the Director of Content and Public Relations and Web and Digital Media staff to coordinate and distribute content. Updating web content to ensure content is current and accurate. - (Essential)
• 15% - Posting and distributing content to social media, websites, and other digital platforms. - (Essential)
• 10% - Follow project schedules set by the Director of Content and Public Relations. Ensure all tasks are completed professionally and on time. - (Essential)
• 5% - Perform other responsibilities as assigned. - (Marginal)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3 years’ experience working on a college campus, system office, or workforce organization
• Curriculum and or/workforce training development experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in postsecondary education or in a workforce organization
• DACUM certification
• Experience leading professional development and/or workforce training
• Experience with course management systems
• Successful project management experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:
• learning management systems; secondary and higher education structures
• curricular design principles, assessment and evaluation methods; effective pedagogical practices
• Tennessee higher education landscape including degree programs, certificates, diplomas, TTPs, and articulation & transfer relationships

Skill with:
• office software/technology such as Microsoft Office Suite, Google Drive and MS Teams; computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, data entry)
• interpersonal skills consistent with establishing and maintaining effective working relationships; strong communication, teaching, and training skills.
• design, development, assessment, and delivery of content
• complex problem solving
• written and oral communication

Ability to:
• present information clearly and concisely
• present data contextualized/customized for target audience
• use data to drive curriculum development
• take initiative
• identify and solve problems
• work with a diverse population
• facilitate meetings of all types
• develop and maintain positive collaborative working partnerships
• prioritize and meet deadlines
• manage multiple projects both independently and in teams

Physical Demands / Working Conditions