Program Manager, Workforce Development

2 weeks ago

Milton, Ontario, Canada Landscape Ontario Full time

About You:


Entrepreneurial in nature, you have a get things done spirit that inspires others to take action and achieve their goals.

With a proven track record of strong project planning and staff management abilities, you are known for achieving project outcomes and targets.

Embedded in your work ethic is self-motivation, passion, enthusiasm, and expertise with a demonstrated history of success with working in a people and business development capacity.

You have an established reputation of leading high-performing teams, the discipline and passion to make informed decisions, and a keen understanding of how blending the right mix of strategy with advanced tactics and execution leads to exceptional results.

You are goal-oriented, flexible, proactive, and a great communicator that can lead a strong delivery team while operating with tight deadlines and multiple competing priorities.


About the Role You'll Play:


Reporting to the Director of Workforce Development, you will oversee the continued development, growth, operations, and management of a workforce development program aimed at recruiting and training new entrant workers to the landscape/horticultural profession and upskilling current industry employees and employers.


Leading a team of 13-20 staff, you will work with industry employers, incumbent workers, and job seeker participants from across the province.

Working with trainers, industry professionals, and program advisory committees, you will continuously improve the delivery and structure of the program.


Your Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop effective operational plans to accomplish the project scope, activities, and targets according to schedule, and within budget with a focus on funding renewal and program expansion.
  • Establish project work plans/maps identifying key milestones, timelines, resources, and deliverables that provide clear direction to all staff.
  • Provide coaching, mentorship, mediation, and performance feedback to staff.
  • Effectively lead, enable, and support a staff team to achieve all goals and targets in a very busy environment.
  • Collaborate with staff and stakeholders to support the design and continuous improvement of the program while maintaining quality and the original integrity of the project.
  • Conduct regular project evaluation (data collection and analysis) to support reporting requirements.
  • Oversee and effectively manage the administration of the project.
  • Manage strong and trusted relationships with stakeholders, and community partners.
  • Oversee and implement a secure, organized, userfriendly approach to managing program intelligence, storage, and documentation to maximize efficiencies.
  • Write clear and concise reports to share progress and capture learnings from the program and satisfy project reporting requirements.

Your Demonstrated Abilities:

  • Communication
  • Expresses and transmits information with transparency, consistency, and clarity. Has the ability to create and maintain strong rapport with others.


 Priority Setting
  • Capacity to establish priorities and effectively manage competing demands in a fastpaced environment.


 Decision making
  • Makes concrete, wellinformed and thoughtout decisions that support the overall organization. Has the ability to make quick, effective decisions even when data and details are limited.


 Innovation
  • Able to think outside of the box to develop creative and new solutions or products that meet current and future needs.


 Judgment
  • Ability to use sound reasoning when faced with various issues.


 Detailed Oriented
  • Attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks.


 Results Driven
  • Able to focus on how to meet desired outcomes by meeting and/or exceeding standards based on past performance, goals, and objectives, as well as the performance and/or achievements of others.


 Strategic Thinker
  • Analyzes and interprets the strategic direction of the organization. Has a clear and firm understanding of the workplace's vision, mission, values, and objectives and uses that information to develop responsibilities, tasks, goals, and initiatives that align with longterm plans and growth.

Program Manager Requirements:

  • Minimum of 5 years' experience in a project management position in business operations or workforce development that involves working closely with industry employers to address talent or business operation needs.
  • Must have a minimum of 5 years' experience, independently and effectively managing staff teams, including proven experience in effectively managing a team of 1020.
  • Experience managing budgets (managing governmentfunded budgets is an asset).
  • Proven organizational skills with a strong ability to set priorities, manage time, solve problems, and meet multiple deadlines in a fastpaced, dynamic environment.
  • Very strong written and verbal communication skills, relationship development, and diplomacy skills.
  • A desire to grow and evolve this program to

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