Workforce Development Programs & Talent Pipelines Manager

Job Summary

Collaborates with centers of excellence in HR, business leaders, and hiring managers to align workforce development, strategic sourcing, and college relations strategies with overall talent acquisition and business goals. Responsible for developing and executing on programs that promote workforce development, strategic sourcing, and college relations initiatives. Actively engages with external partners including schools, unions, and community organizations to build a robust talent pipeline. Ensures the company has the right talent, in the right roles, at the right time while fostering a skilled, engaged, and inclusive workforce.

Job Responsibilities

Responsible for understanding the near-term and long-term hiring needs of the organization and building strategies and programs to meet those needs working with schools, community groups, and other partner organizations. This includes identifying external organizations to work with and developing partnerships with those organizations to become a tier 1 partner.

Create innovative programs to build talent pipelines for skilled trades jobs and hard to fill roles. This work includes partnering with Community Colleges, trade schools, and high schools to build new programs that will create a pipeline of candidates for PSEG jobs who require less training to minimize impact to O&M dollars.

Responsible for the Company's internship program which includes ~150-200 interns per year. Manages all phases of the program including recruiting (on and off campus), onboarding, programming for the interns during the summer, appraisals, and conversion / hiring into full-time roles. In between each cycle, maintain and strengthen relationships with existing schools and build relationships with new schools.

Responsible for building and executing on short-term, mid-term, and long-term strategies related to workforce development, strategic sourcing and college relations.

Lead and mange a team of professionals, providing coaching, mentorship, and development opportunities.

Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment that values diverse perspectives and ideas.

Create and track metrics and KPIs to measure the effectiveness of the above programs and to drive program performance.

Job Specific Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 10 years experience in workforce development, college relations or other position with relevant skills and experience

In lieu of degree, 15 years experience in sourcing, workforce development, college relations or other position with relevant skills and experience

Specific Skills / Other Basic Qualifications :

Experience supervising or managing others with a proven ability to lead and develop teams, providing clear direction and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Strong understanding of talent acquisition, workforce development, strategic sourcing, and external community engagement with a proven track record of building and executing on initiatives in these areas.

Excellent communication, analytical, and project management skills

Experience building community partnerships and collaborating with external organizations to develop talent pipelines

Experience developing and executing on innovative sourcing programs

Proficient use of Microsoft Office applications (including SharePoint, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Ability to work independently and exercise discretion and independent judgment

Ability to develop creative solutions

Desired :

Utility Industry Experience

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