What are the responsibilities and job description for the Workforce Development Program Manager position at Inova Health System?
Inova Health is seeking a Workforce Development Program Manager to design, implement, and lead healthcare workforce initiatives that strengthen talent pipelines, advance workforce readiness, and support the health system's long-term staffing needs.
Candidate must be located in, or willing to relocate to, the Northern Virginia area to support the hybrid nature of the role.
The Workforce Development Program Manager is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing programs aimed at improving the skills, knowledge, and employability of individuals within a particular workforce or industry. This role typically involves working in collaboration with employers, educational institutions, government agencies, and community organizations to create training initiatives that address the needs of the workforce and align with the demands of the labor market
Job Responsibilities:
- Owns Inova's workforce development strategy within the Northern Virginia region
- Supports brainstorming, developing, and piloting new program initiatives
- Serves as program lead for assigned program initiatives
- Oversees various stakeholders associated with program success
- Identifies and tracks KPIs for report out
- Manages day to day operations of workforce development programs
- Acts as liaison between the employment community and organization to offer workforce development opportunities to eligible candidates
- Provides proposal support for funding and grant opportunities
- Develops training in support of the workforce development and hiring initiatives
Evaluates program effectiveness through data collection and outcome analysis
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience - Two years of relevant experience in Human Resources, Health Administration, Academia, Organizational Development or Social Work
- Education - Bachelor's degree in related field (or relevant experience in lieu of degree equivalent to 4 years)
Preferred Requirements:
Experience designing, implementing, or managing workforce development or talent pipeline programs within a healthcare system, academic medical center, public health organization, or allied healthcare setting
Demonstrated understanding of healthcare workforce challenges, including clinical and non-clinical staffing shortages, credentialing pathways, licensure requirements, and regulatory considerations
Strong project management skills, including the ability to lead multiple initiatives simultaneously from concept through evaluation
Familiarity with state and federal funding sources, including supporting grant applications and funded programs
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.