Manager of Workforce Development

**Manager of Workforce Development**

**(Maternity Leave Contract to end February 28, 2026)**

**COVE**

**Halifax, NS**

**Who is COVE?**
Since its inception in 2018, COVE has dedicated itself to fostering collaboration among individuals, concepts, resources, and assets to drive solutions and sustainable advancement within Canada's marine sector. At the forefront of building a thriving network, COVE has played a pivotal role in cultivating a robust cluster of companies and cultivating a premier startup environment. Through strategic initiatives, COVE facilitates invaluable networking opportunities, fosters connections, and leads discussions within the global ocean technology community. Moreover, COVE spearheads programs aimed at nurturing talent, expediting the release of ocean technology products, and bolstering the success of emerging ventures by startups, scaleups, and SMEs. These initiatives, coupled with COVE's ability to harness diverse skills and expertise nationally within the marine ecosystem, serve as an enabler for overcoming industry challenges, driving economic growth, and delivering value to investors.

As COVE experiences rapid expansion, we are actively seeking to expand our team to further bolster our transformative influence on the marine sector. With a thriving community of over 60 companies onsite and a global network encompassing over 400 organizations engaged in marine technology, we stand poised to emerge as a premier global hub for industry-driven innovation. We recognize that our journey toward this goal hinges on the strength of our team—a group of individuals who collaborate, innovate, and continually strive for excellence. Join us as we embark on this exciting journey of discovery and advancement.

**The Opportunity**:
In collaboration with, and under the direction of the Director of Workforce Development, the Manager of Workforce Development is responsible to develop and launch local and national strategic level workforce and education development initiatives focusing on building engagement and capacity within the marine technology sector. The Manager will engage with a wide variety of stakeholders including educators, youth, industry partners and government departments. The Manager will work hand-in-hand with COVE’s stakeholders and partners to adopt, implement and scale initiatives and programs designed to engage and progress a talent pipeline towards career choices and employability in the marine sector.

The Manager will be responsible for developing opportunity pipelines and driving the successful adoption and implementation of related education and workforce-readiness programs in the marine technology sector.

**What you will be doing**:

- Working with stakeholders to grow capacity within the marine sector and to drive awareness and engagement in workforce development programs and opportunities.
- Providing planning, analysis, management, and evaluation of programs that support the growth of a talent pipeline in the marine sector in collaboration with stakeholders and under the direction of the Director.
- Establishing and tracking program/project goals, metrics, and indicators for success.
- Managing Internship Program and Ocean Institute cohorts, as required.
- Supporting the development of proposals for new initiatives as part of the workforce development program.
- Managing project activities and budgets to ensure smooth delivery of workforce programs.
- Engage in the implementation of the WD strategic plan for the organization and future workforce initiatives.
- Applying, promoting, and educating the principles of equity, inclusion, and diversity in all projects and programming, aligning with corporate strategic initiatives.
- Acting as a COVE ambassador in all areas of work and delivery, having a passion for the ocean and an understanding of the importance of preparing, attracting and retaining the best talent for careers in the marine technology sector.
- Adhering to COVE’s human resource policies and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.

**What you will bring**:

- Minimum bachelor’s degree in Ocean/Marine, Business or Education related disciplines
- Minimum 5 years experience in program development and facilitation including education/learning and development program implementation, design development, delivery, and evaluation.
- Demonstrated report writing, analytical and project management skills to meet program objectives and the ability to work with tight deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate programs.
- Experience supporting and managing team members
- In-depth knowledge and demonstrated ability in instructional design, analysis, measurement and evaluative methods, facilitation, and presentation skills using a variety of learning mediums, such as e-learning, integrated multimedia and blended learning technologies.
- Innovative and agile with a passion for “people projects”. Must enjoy working with diver