Program Director - Workforce & Education Alliance

March 4

🏄 California – Remote

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🏄 California – Remote 🏖️ New Jersey – Remote 🗽 New York – Remote 🦀 Maryland – Remote ⚔️ Virginia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $137.8k - $202.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

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SEMI is a leading global microelectronics industry association dedicated to advancing the semiconductor supply chain. It offers a platform for public-private collaboration on issues such as sustainability, workforce development, and global advocacy. Through its various programs, SEMI supports talent development, industry standards, and global initiatives aimed at enhancing supply chain resilience and agility. The organization also plays a pivotal role in driving innovation and collaboration across sectors like smart manufacturing and smart data-AI, fostering a more efficient and sustainable semiconductor industry.

market research • manufacturing • workforce development • other industry advocacy • MEMS

51 - 200 employees

🔬 Science

🏢 Enterprise

💰 Funding Round on 2023-04

📋 Description

• The SEMI Foundation is seeking an experienced and mission driven Program Director – Workforce and Education Alliance with excellent leadership, organizational and communications skills to work with Foundation leadership to conceive, organize, promote, and implement a national alliance for semiconductor workforce and education efforts. • Looking for a seasoned professional who has a keen understanding of the workforce development and higher education fields as they relate to the microelectronics industry. • Responsible for building and strengthening relationships with industry, academic institution networks, and workforce partners. • Overseeing the team creating a digital portal for educational assets; supporting broad industry image and awareness strategies. • Supporting regional leadership in their place-based workforce development efforts. • Supporting SEMI member companies in their efforts to attract, hire, train, and retain an expanded workforce across the US. • Work with the Foundation team in designing and realizing broader strategic goals, such as incubating pilot programs.

🎯 Requirements

• Extensive experience in and keen understanding of the workforce development field, including managing industry-led, worker-centric programs with multiple partners across regional networks. • Deep experience with, and understanding of, the educational landscape in the United States at all levels, including community colleges, public and private universities, K-12 education, career and technical education, and the adult education system. • Experience in strategic and project planning, project implementation, and coordination of organizations to drive consensus and meet project goals. • Experience with designing, developing, managing, and overseeing large-scale national programs focused on workforce development and/or educational networks. • Working knowledge of the state and federal workforce development system and local workforce development boards, including role of workforce system in education. • Extensive experience in managing and allocating large budgets effectively to achieve organizational goals. • Capacity to oversee and facilitate meetings with individuals at all levels of management and responsibility. • Proven track record of relationship and coalition building across organizations with competing priorities. • Ability to guide, manage, direct, and execute, with the drive to establish early wins and advance an ambitious program of national impact. • Exceptional leadership and management experience, especially when it comes to leading a diverse team of direct reports working remotely. • Demonstrated ability to navigate complex, decentralized organizational structures, balancing multiple priorities and engaging cross-functional teams to drive alignment and execution. • Highly developed written and oral communication skills; high comfort and facility in developing presentations and public speaking. • High cultural competence and experience working with and supporting all Americans. • Availability to travel nationally (roughly 20% of time) on a regular basis with prior approval while maintaining a self-imposed work schedule without direct supervision. • Working familiarity with organizational contracts, budgets, project plans, and proposals for funding opportunities.