Project / Technical Assistance Manager, Future of Work & Innovation Economy Initiative

New America’s Future of Work & Innovation Economy (FOWIE) Initiative is seeking a  Project / Technical Assistance Manager to serve as the lead project manager for its Accelerator for Community Colleges in the Innovation Economy —a national technical assistance and community of practice initiative jointly launched with the U.S.

National Science Foundation.

The Accelerator supports community colleges in building their institutional capacity for STEM / emerging technology workforce development, as well as regional tech-based economic development partnerships.

The Accelerator serves more than a dozen community college partners in the NSF’s Regional Innovation Engines –a historic federal program to support regional public-private teams in growing industries around emerging technologies– including the water economy, textile innovation, smart agriculture, regenerative medicine, clean energy capture and storage, chemical manufacturing, battery manufacturing, and beyond.

Technical assistance areas of focus on college initiatives to change institutional policies, practices, and infrastructure, ranging from improving partnerships with employers, non-profits, and universities; scaling apprenticeship and work-based learning opportunities; implementing online learning; enhancing and financing non-credit workforce offerings; improving colleges’ workforce data infrastructure; and fostering greater workforce partnerships with K-12 leaders, among other topics.

The Project / Technical Assistance Manager will support FOWIE’s Managing Director and a team in designing and delivering technical assistance services by helping colleges define and pursue a capacity-building project; researching and curating relevant tools, models, and best practices; sharing insights with colleges through memos and presentations; in-person and online peer learning; and 1-1 technical assistance consultative support.

Responsibilities :

• Core Duties (85%) : Technical Assistance & Community of Practice Management 1-1 Technical Assistance : In coordination with the Managing Director and team, support Accelerator colleges in advancing a capacity-building technical assistance project by serving as a project consultant, researcher, and lessons learned / impact documentation lead–helping colleges define their goals, navigate New America resources, external resources, and networking with from colleges across the cohort and field.

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Blogs & Presentations :

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This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets Originality and Transparency :