Workforce Development Manager Jobs in Opelousas, LA

College: South Louisiana Community College

Department: Workforce & Economic Development and Continuing Education

Sub department: Continuing Education

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Administrative/Staff (Grant Funded)

Salary: $69,700-$89,800

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Work Habits: 20%
Strategic Vision & Pathway Alignment: Manage and implement the Vice President's comprehensive strategic vision for Continuing Education by aligning Adult Education, workforce training, and academic pathways. Establish and maintain partnerships with employers, workforce boards, community organizations, and internal stakeholders to support pathway progression and student success.
Program Development & Oversight: Develop, manage, and continuously improve programs including Integrated Education & Training (IETs), micro-credentials, soft skills training, minors' literacy programs, and employer-aligned credentials to ensure industry relevance and accessibility. Exercises discretion with sensitive data.
Performance Monitoring: Establish and direct activities related to enrollment, retention, articulation, credential attainment, employment outcomes, and graduation rates of continuing education student pathways. Use data to drive continuous improvement and strategic decision making through supervising the work of the Assistant Director of AE Operations and the Data and Performance Manager. Escalates issues with proposed solutions.
Administrative & Systems Management: Ensure accurate tracking and reporting of student data, outcomes, and performance metrics across Banner, Salesforce CRM, and applicable Adult Education reporting systems. Demonstrates working knowledge of all systems, platforms and systems implemented by the college or division. Manages workload effectively. Anticipates changes to operations and plans ahead to ensure minimal disruptions.
Behavioral Standards: 20%
Compliance & Integrity: Ensure all Continuing Education and Adult Education activities comply with state, federal, and grant requirements, including WRU and other applicable funding sources.
Commitment to Excellence: Promote high standards of program quality, instructional effectiveness, and student support to meet or exceed established performance benchmarks, completer goals, and the WRU grant metrics.
Professionalism: Demonstrate professionalism, discretion, and integrity in interactions with staff, students, partners, and external agencies.
Institutional Support: 20%
Fiscal & Budget Authority: Direct WRU budget authority and overall fiscal strategy for Continuing Education, ensuring responsible stewardship of funds, sustainability of programs, and alignment with the EWD & CE divisional priorities.
Grant Development & Management: Author, secure and manage grants beyond WRU funding to expand Continuing Education offerings. Develop and maintain grant-funded partnerships and ensure compliance with reporting and performance requirements.
Program Alignment: Collaborate with academic leadership to ensure articulation pathways from Adult Education and Continuing Education into credit-bearing academic programs or workforce training programs.
Institutional Representation: Represent the EWD & CE division in meetings, community events, workforce initiatives, and conferences as assigned by leadership.
Team Relations: 20%
Collaborative Culture: Strengthen cross-departmental collaboration with the Accounting and Grants offices to ensure effective grant management, accurate financial tracking, regulatory compliance, and coordinated program support.
Conflict Resolution: Serve as the decision maker regarding any escalated student concerns, staff issues, and operational challenges within Continuing Education and Adult Education programs prior to making a recommendation to the Vice President of EWD & CE.
Leadership: 20%
Supervision & Performance Management: Provide direct supervision and performance management for the Data & Performance Manager, Assistant Director of Adult Education Operations, and Continuing Education Pathway Manager.
Visionary Leadership: Provide forward-thinking leadership that positions Continuing Education as a critical driver of workforce readiness, economic mobility, and institutional growth.
Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivate strong relationships with employers, workforce agencies, K-12 partners, and community organizations to expand training opportunities, student incentives, and employment pipelines.
Data-Informed Decision Making: Use performance data and labor market information to guide program expansion, credential pathways, delivery model, and resource allocations to make recommendations regarding divisional activity.
Student Success & Outcomes: Research and create systems through the vision of the Vice President of EWD & CE to support student persistence, completion, employment placement, and post-training tracking of Continuing Education students.

Minimum Requirements: 

Bachelor's degree in education, public administration, workforce development, business, or related field.
Minimum of 5 year of progressive leadership experience in continuing education, adult education, workforce development, , or other education related experience.
Demonstrated experience managing grants, budgets, and performance metrics.

Required Licenses or Certifications: 

Valid, unencumbered driver's license

Preferred Qualifications: 

Master's degree in education, public administration, higher education leadership, or related field.
Experience working within community college systems and Adult Education grant environments.
Strong knowledge of workforce pathways, credentialing, and employer engagement strategies.
Certified Workforce Developer credentials.
Experience in stakeholder engagement and conducting workforce development assessments.

Two years experience teaching adult learners in an adult education program

Benefits: 

As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, South Louisiana Community College has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background and drug screens are required as a condition of employment. South Louisiana Community College is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. South Louisiana Community College is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.