Description

Position Title: Manufacturing Education & Workforce Development Program Manager

Company Overview:

ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis, and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.

Position Summary:
ANSER is seeking a Manufacturing Education & Workforce (M-EWD) Development Program Manager to work in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology (OSD ManTech) Program office within the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)). 

This position can be performed remotely within the United States with occasional site visits to the NCR as required.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Support the coordination and oversight of OSD ManTech M-EWD activities to effectively implement the M-EWD Program Strategic Plan and mission to inspire, cultivate, and develop exceptional manufacturing workforce talent in support to the Warfighter.
• Identify opportunities to deepen DoDs work in M-EWD through external convenings, public-private partnerships, and other communications and outreach activities.
• Oversee the program management of the DoD M-EWD budget line and associated contracts, including maintaining a thorough program management plan and tracking key deliverables. Review and approve technical reports, papers, and other documentation.
• Advise DoD leadership on M-EWD operations, strategic policy, long-term planning, and budgetary considerations. When needed, counsel on compliance and regulations related to workforce development processes.
• Support senior leader engagements around M-EWD. For example, preparing briefing memos, talking points, video scripts, and other deliverables.
• Find and purse opportunities (e.g., convenings, events, speeches, and other communications) to highlight models, interventions, and policies in M-EWD learning at the State and local levels that others can learn from and replicate, as appropriate.
• Spearhead efforts towards implementing innovative solutions to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance output quality.
• Coordinate workforce development activities across the DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MIIs) to include:
  • Representing DoD in interagency and joint working group engagements
  • Representing the OSD ManTech M-EWD program at critical conferences
  • Sharing OSD ManTech M-EWD program impact externally and with other agencies, and
  • Engaging external experts to surface and identify strong models of excellent manufacturing workforce education from elementary through workforce development.

Required Qualifications:

• US citizen with the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing education and workforce development. Experience in high school, career technical education, and community college coordination of programming preferred
• 5+ years of experience in education policy preferred
• Demonstrated experience in the following:
  • Planning and managing programs for or with the Federal government
  • Maintain close attention to detail while operating in a fast-paced environment
  • Solving complex problems across the Government, industry, and/or academia
  • Passionately communicating technical information to non-technical audiences, both verbal and written
  • Developing and executing policy and process improvement activities
  • Working independently and productively with minimal oversight

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Secret security clearance or higher
• Advanced degree

Individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to: business considerations, local market, internal equity, candidate qualifications such as skills, education and experience. ANSER provides employees benefits to support all aspects of their life including health, financial and well-being. For more information, please visit: http://www.anser.org  

Full Time Salary Range for this position for this position:$135,000—$175,000 USD

 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with ANSER, please call 703-416-2000 or e-mail Recruiting@anser.org

ANSER is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We seek individuals from a broad variety of backgrounds with varying levels of experience who have a desire to do meaningful work. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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