Workforce Grantmaking Field Partner

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $70k - $90k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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World Education Services

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1974

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Social Impact

World Education Services is a nonpartisan social enterprise that provides widely accepted international credential evaluation services to help students, professionals, immigrants, and refugees have their foreign education recognized in the United States and Canada. WES offers credential assessment reports (including ECAs for Canadian immigration), digital tools like iGPA and AccessWES, research and policy work, and social impact programs and philanthropy aimed at improving economic inclusion and workforce pathways for newcomers.

📋 Description

• Serve as a day-to-day program manager for Career Pathways and Skills grantmaking initiatives • Establish and manage trust-based relationships with the WES’ existing grantee partners • Support sourcing of potential grant opportunities, including outreach to potential grantees • Maintain a deep understanding of American workforce trends, policies, and practices • Implement streamlined, relationship-centered, trust-based processes • Prepare program and grants-related reports, memos, and presentations.

🎯 Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in public policy, economics, business, international relations, or other relevant degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. • 6-7+ years of relevant work experience with grantmaking including managing post-award activities at a funder or other relevant entity • Experience with and/or deep interest in issues affecting the economic mobility of immigrants & refugees in the United States • Exceptional project manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment, delivers high-quality work, is comfortable managing up, and enjoys juggling dynamic priorities. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills that convey complex information to stakeholders in compelling formats, including via PowerPoint slides. • Demonstrated analytical skills to assess situations, break down complex problems, identify strategic tradeoffs, and apply learnings in a larger context. • Good interpersonal skills, including tact, diplomacy, and flexibility, and demonstrated experience building trust with diverse stakeholder groups. • Strong command of technology tools, including Microsoft Office (especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive), Salesforce or other CRM systems, and Google Apps. • Able to travel, attend, and represent WES at internal and external meetings, which would take place throughout the year in both the U.S. and Canada.

🏖️ Benefits

• Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the freedom of remote work • Comprehensive wellness programs • Competitive compensation • Professional Growth and Development • Rewards and Recognition