Manager, Workforce Partnership Development - Craft Education

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider Craft Education as the next step in your career.

 

Craft Education is on a mission to solve skilled labor shortages by powering work-based learning pathways for all.  

 

At Craft, we’re revolutionizing the apprenticeship degree, combining on-the-job learning with accredited instruction to create innovative educational pathways that accommodate working professionals and meet employer needs.  Our flagship product - Craft Connect - helps organizations administer apprentice degree programs and address mission-critical data and reporting needs.  Through the same platform, Craft is also transforming how on-the-job learning converts into academic credits.

 

Our team of technology, education and workforce professionals also provides technical assistance to organizations looking to launch and manage apprenticeship degree programs.  We are working tirelessly to accelerate the expansion of these programs along with the data infrastructure that underpins them.  

 

If you’re looking to join the work-based learning revolution, we’d love to talk with you.  At Craft, you’ll have the opportunity to solve hard problems in a high-growth startup environment and make a lasting impact on the future of education and workforce development.  We couldn’t be more excited to advance this work as a team of innovative, collaborative and mission-oriented professionals - we hope you’ll consider joining us.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
 

Pay Range: $97,300.00 - $175,200.00

Job Description

The Manager, Workforce Partnership Development will execute activities to identify, develop, and administer strategic partnerships that lead to the attainment of key company objectives. They will work closely with the Senior Manager, Workforce and WIOA to identify and deliver concrete partnerships with state and local workforce development boards. They will develop and monitor metrics and provide support across their team’s partnership pipeline and establish best practices that can be replicated and standardized across regions. They will also be responsible for contributing to strategy and generally supporting partnerships within the workforce ecosystem. By meeting in person with prospective partners and attending and presenting at key conferences and events, they will drive brand recognition and outreach efforts, ultimately converting relationships into formal partnerships. Additionally, they will share valuable field insights to inform product innovation, ensuring alignment with workforce needs and trends.

Primary Responsibilities

• Deliver official partnerships with local workforce development boards (LWDBs), memorialized in contracts or equivalent
• Support the Manager, Workforce and WIOA in growing and leading the department as needed per company vision and strategy, traveling on-site as needed to support regional PSGMs
• Lead the team in planning, budgeting, and reporting on WDB partnership development, initiatives, and performance for annual and quarterly goals.
• Effectively prospect, engage and deliver outcomes by identifying personas, mapping organizations and generally executing on a repeatable solutions-oriented sales process
• Prepare reporting for workforce board partners
• Collaborate with the Manager, Workforce and WIOA on strategies and initiatives to develop partnerships with state and local workforce development boards and other entities
• Develops and executes on regional conference and event strategies that lead to brand recognition, effective outreach and partnership conversion
• Work with the Manager, Workforce and WIOA to develop opportunities to add value and/or generate revenue from LWDBs or as they relate to the workforce ecosystem more generally
• Travel on-site to meet with prospective partners about opportuni