Academic & Workforce Program Manager
The College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Node.js
About the role
- Lead day-to-day coordination and execution of workforce initiatives, including milestone management, implementation planning, and partner support.
- Coordinate communication, meetings, and decision-making processes with State Leads, Governance Board members, and Workstream Leads.
- Facilitate employer convenings, faculty and partner workshops, Communities of Practice, and advisory groups to strengthen education–industry alignment and ensure broad partner engagement.
- Support development, refinement, and adoption of semiconductor-related curriculum and training resources; coordinate dissemination of NNME Hub and Node materials across partner institutions.
- Coordinate rolling RFP cycles; support proposal development; manage subaward tracking and partner deliverables.
- Support development of sustainability models, fee-for-service structures, cost-recovery strategies, and partnership pipelines.
- Assist with financial modeling, budget forecasting, expenditure tracking, and revenue analysis for workforce programs or the Regional Node.
- Coordinate all KPI collection, evaluation requirements, data-sharing agreements, and reporting cycles.
- Prepare briefings, external communications, reports, and public presentations.
- Maintain documentation, processes, onboarding systems, partner communications, and operational infrastructure necessary to support TIE WFD or the fully scaled NNME Regional Node.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education, engineering, business, public administration, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in workforce development, higher education, technical training, economic development, or multi-institution program management.
- Experience with program budgeting, business operations, or financial planning.
- Strong project management skills and experience coordinating complex partnerships.
- Strong experience with industry engagement and developing industry-driven education and training programs.
- Excellent communication and public-facing presentation skills.
- Ability to analyze workforce and program data for decision-making.
- Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
program budgetingfinancial planningdata analysisKPI collectionexpenditure trackingrevenue analysiscurriculum developmentproposal developmentmilestone managementsustainability models
Soft skills
project managementcommunicationpublic presentationpartner engagementdecision-makingcoordinationfacilitationorganizational skillsleadershipcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree