Workforce Development Program Consultant – Port & Maritime

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Evaluate the workforce requirements and career pathways within the port, maritime, logistics, and related industries.

• Create or enhance training, recruitment, pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, and placement pathways.

• Facilitate collaboration among employers, labor and community stakeholders, educational institutions, and municipal workforce initiatives.

• Formulate program models, partnership agreements, implementation strategies, budgets, and performance metrics.

• Assist in outreach efforts, participant-focused design, and ongoing improvement processes for workforce initiatives.

• Provide specialized qualifications and narrative of past performance for AlphaGov proposals when authorized.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in designing or managing workforce development programs, sector collaborations, or talent pipelines.

• Understanding of employer engagement, coordination with training providers, career pathways, and models for participant support.

• Excellent skills in program design, facilitation, partnership management, and performance measurement.

• Ability to work as a 1099 / project-based collaborator; primarily remote with travel as necessary for client engagements.

• Background in ports, maritime operations, logistics, transportation, manufacturing, or skilled trades workforce systems (preferred).

• Knowledge of WIOA, apprenticeship, sector partnership, economic development, or city training programs (preferred).

• Experience working with large urban public agencies or managing multi-partner workforce grants (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Collaborative and supportive work environment.