Senior Manager of Workforce

About Us: The Economic Mobility Center (EMC) s a nonprofit organization advancing regional economic mobility byensuring every learner has a clear pathway to a living wage while meeting regional workforce needs. Wecollaborate with K–12, higher education, community, and workforce leaders to develop Regional Talent Networks to: Align Pathways, Guide Students, Simplify Systems, Sustain Funding.

Position Overview:The Senior Manager of Workforce plays a critical operational and coordination role in advancing EMC’sworkforce initiatives across North Texas. Working closely with the Senior Director of Workforce, this role ensuresstrong partner communication, organized execution, and consistent follow-through across employer, education, and community stakeholders.

The ideal candidate excels in building relationships, organizing complex workflows, and translating partnerinput into clear summaries, materials, and actionable next steps. This position focuses on supporting day-to-day execution, documenting and synthesizing insights and helping maintain high-quality partnerships thatadvance talent pathways and employer engagement efforts.

Key Responsibilities

Employer & Industry Partner Engagement

  • Support the Senior Director in building and maintaining partnerships with employer and industry partnerships across multiple sectors.
  • Assist with outreach to HR teams and hiring managers to gather input and validate workforce
  • Coordinate employer meetings, prepare agendas, capture notes, track follow-up actions, andmanage engagement logistics.
  • Ensure timely follow-through with partners to maintain momentum and sustain

Workforce Pathway Alignment

  • Support in gathering employer feedback on high-need, high-value career pathways
  • Document and summarize employer insights to inform pathway
  • Collaborate with K–12, higher education, and nonprofit partners to share pathway information and ensure consistent advising materials.
  • Assist in developing pathway handouts, slide decks, and “earn and learn” resources for students and advisors.
  • Track pathway-related partner updates and maintain organized records of identified opportunities.

Talent Pipeline Coordination

  • Help facilitate operational connections between schools, training providers, and
  • Participate in employer convenings, industry association meetings, and partner events.
  • Track opportunities for work-based learning, internships, and entry-level
  • Prepare partner briefs and meeting summaries to ensure continuity across engagements.

Workforce Reporting & Communications

  • Support in gathering data inputs, organizing information, and preparing workforce reports and summaries.
  • Develop presentation materials, talking points, and partner-facing
  • Assist in translating findings into clear, accessible materials and recommendations to employers, educators, and community partners.
  • Maintain engagement data, satisfaction metrics, partner/CRM records, and reporting dashboards in coordination with internal teams.
  • Ensure organized documentation of insights, partner updates, and recurring themes.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent experience in workforce development, employer engagement,recruiting, career services, or program
  • 3–5 years of experience in workforce development, recruiting, human resources, career services, or a related field.
  • Strong relationship-building and communication
  • Strong documentation, follow-through, and organizational
  • Experience gathering, organizing, and summarizing data inputs into clear, structured
  • Comfortable presenting information to partners and participating in cross-functional
  • Ability to manage multiple projects, timelines, and partner
  • Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across teams and with diverse

Personal Attributes

  • Relationship-oriented with strong interpersonal and customer-service
  • Organized and dependable with strong follow-through.
  • Curious, data-aware, and eager to
  • Enjoys coordinating multiple moving pieces and ensuring details are captured and acted
  • Adaptable and comfortable in a dynamic, mission-driven

Why Join Us?

  • Contribute to meaningful work that expands opportunity for students and
  • Collaborate with a team committed to equity, access, and community
  • Support the implementation of one of the nation’s largest and most innovative college promise ecosystems.
  • Competitive and comprehensive benefits
  • Hybrid work schedule based in Dallas,

If interested, please contact Steven Bailey at HR@economicmobilitysystems.org 

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