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Job Details: Manager, Naval Workforce Projects

Job Type	In Person
Employment Type	Full Time
Shift Schedule
Industry	Other: Workforce Development
Education Level
Ability One/Second Chance
Job Description	GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES \\In 2023, the Hampton Roads Workforce Council (HRWC) signed its first Purchase Order with national nonprofit organization BlueForge Alliance (BFA) to execute eight (8) new workforce projects designed to bolster the regional maritime labor force. The funding, which comes from the U.S. Navy/NAVSEA and its Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) office, has been allocated to HRWC to manage projects that include deliverables such as a social media and marketing campaign; the expansion of K-12 outreach; enhancing the participation of veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses in maritime jobs; capacity-building projects at training institutions around the region; and more. Each of these projects plays a key role in the increase of Talent in the maritime industry, especially for the local Defense Industrial Base. \\With additional, similar work anticipated in the years to come, the team needs someone dedicated to the oversight of each of these Navy-sustained deliverables. This position serves as the HRWC Manager of Naval Workforce Projects and will specifically lead the projects for the HRWC Talent team. This position will serve as a point of communication for the Council and external stakeholders, manage project-related documents and goals, review invoices, monitor the quality of project outputs, and produce a number of reports to keep the Navy, BFA, and HRWC management informed of progress. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Vice President of Talent Development. \\What the Hampton Roads Workforce Council truly needs is someone who can successfully meet deadlines and milestones while being a part of a team that serves the region. The ideal candidate will take charge of disparate projects with different statements of work, deliverables, partners, and subawardees and see them through to timely, satisfactory completion; they will do this while ensuring that consistent progress as well as any barriers to success that arise are effectively communicated to stakeholders. This work is critical to the future of the MIB and the shipbuilding and ship repair companies that comprise it. We look forward to welcoming this team member into the fold.
Key Responsibilities	ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS \• Oversee the development and implementation of each MIB/BFA project, including planning and scheduling tasks, managing resources and costs, including subawards, and ensuring that all parties involved in the projects meet their responsibilities.\• Conduct monthly reviews to ensure accountability of all project activities as well as the accurate and timely reporting of financial deliverables and obligations.\• Manage budgets and review invoices with written project narratives throughout the life cycle of the project.\• Communicate regularly with internal and external stakeholders about each project’s status via written reports and meetings.\• Ensure that each project’s progresses in accordance with its contractual obligations and complies with funder regulations and internal organizational policies.\• Coordinate with multiple HRWC department leaders to ensure each project’s activities are implemented effectively and efficiently.\• Other duties as assigned.
Education Level	Bachelor's Degree
Required Certifications or Licenses
Optional Certifications or Licenses
Skills and Experience	PERFORMANCE STANDARD \Employees at all levels are expected to effectively work together to meet the needs of the community and the organization through work behaviors demonstrating the HRWC’s Mission, Vision, and Values. Manager-level employees are also expected to lead by example and demonstrate the highest level of energy, ethics, and professional decorum. \ \REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE \To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. \\KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES\\LANGUAGE SKILLS\• Excellent communications, written and oral skills.\• Ability to build and sustain relationships, both internally and externally.\• Ability to engage in public roles when interfacing with a wide array of partners.\\MATHEMATICAL SKILLS\• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.\• Ability to develop budgets, read and interpret financials, graphs, etc.\\REASONING ABILITY\• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.\• Ability to deal with a few abstract and concrete variables, exercising judgment, resourcefulness, ingenuity, and initiative.\• Ability to exercise discretion while managing confidential information.\\OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES\• Computer Knowledge to include: Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel.\• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.\\Project Management Skills\1. Experience in developing and maintaining project timelines, managing resources, and tracking deliverables.\2. Ability to address and adapt to any unforeseen challenges or changes during project lifecycles.\3. Familiarity with the specific industry or sector in which the project operates (maritime).\Budget Management and Financial Acumen\1. Experience in managing budgets, including monitoring expenses and ensuring projects stay within allocated funding.\2. Ability to review invoices and financial reports, ensuring that they align with project goals and funder guidelines.\Stakeholder Communication\1. Ability to communicate effectively with internal teams, external stakeholders, funders, and beneficiaries.\2. Regularly updating stakeholders on project progress, potential roadblocks, and success milestones.\3. Ability to motivate, guide, and manage team members, ensuring collaboration and productivity.\Monitoring and Evaluation\1. Capability to track project performance and progress toward goals and objectives.\2. Familiarity with reporting and evaluating outcomes based on specific deliverables and timelines.\3. Ability to use project management tools and software to monitor progress, risks, and deadlines.
Benefits	Includes participation in the Virginia Retirement System and fully paid health insurance for the employee.