Technical Advisor, Lifting Futures
$89,000–$120,000 year
RemoteNorth Carolina, United States or District of Columbia, United States
Job Summary
Provide technical leadership on workforce skills development across all project activities, including grant mechanisms, processes, and strategies. Identify, mobilize, and deploy technical assistance from FHI 360 and external consultants to support grantees. Lead community planning activities in cities like Cincinnati, Dallas, and Kuala Lumpur, bringing together education, industry, and government participants. Manage Community Coordinators to ensure they meet deliverables while supporting the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning lead in refining project indicators. Report to the Project Director within given resource and financial constraints.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or its International Equivalent in Workforce Education, International Development, Economic Development, Education, or a related field
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in project management, overseeing complex projects and initiatives, including experience managing global projects
- Demonstrated expertise in career and technical education, workforce education or training, workforce development, economic development, or a related area
- Experience providing technical assistance in workforce development or a related area
- Experience working on complex projects on an international scale
- Experience working with and building partnerships with a broad range of stakeholders including non-governmental organizations, corporations, community colleges and technical and vocational training institutions, and public sector and local government actors relating to education, training and workforce development
- English fluency required
- Travel Up to 20% travel may be required for this role
- All offers of employment will be subject to appropriate screening checks, including reference, criminal record and terrorism finance checks
- By applying, job applicants confirm their understanding of these recruitment procedures and consent to these screening checks
Desired Qualifications
- Master's Degree in a related field
- Experience with private sector funded programming
- Experience in advanced manufacturing and/or aerospace industry a plus
- Fluency in a second language preferred
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