Economic Development Coordinator; Varies

Job Title

Economic Development Coordinator (Varies)

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

JR

Day (United States of America)

$45,500/YR.

The Economic Development Coordinator supports the planning, coordination, delivery, and reporting of continuing education and customized workforce training programs across all Wiregrass Georgia Technical College campuses and service areas. This position also assists with registration and reporting in Destiny One and Modern Campus and coordinates logistics for the College’s mobile training labs.

Assist with planning, scheduling, and implementing continuing education classes across all campuses, including driver’s education and other open-enrollment programs. Coordinate instructors, facilities, equipment, supplies, participant communications, registrations, and class records. Assist with customized contract training for businesses, industries, governmental agencies, and community partners. Coordinate training dates, locations, rosters, instructor needs, materials, and employer communications. Enter and maintain accurate course, participant, instructor, and company information in Destiny One, Modern Campus, and related systems.

Prepare reports on enrollment, contact hours, completions, revenue, company participation, and training activity. Assist with scheduling and logistics for mobile training labs, including locations, travel, instructors, equipment, supplies, setup requirements, and deployment calendars. Support proposals, instructor agreements, purchasing, invoicing, evaluations, certificates, and program documentation. Respond to inquiries from participants, instructors, employers, and campus personnel. Assist with marketing, special events, camps, workforce initiatives, and other Economic Development projects.

Travel to campuses, employer locations, and training sites as needed. Perform other duties as assigned.

Strong organizational, communication, and customer-service skills. Ability to manage multiple programs, locations, schedules, and deadlines. Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and reporting. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn registration and reporting systems. Ability to work effectively with instructors, students, employers, and College personnel. Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends and travel throughout the service area.

To perform the duties of this position successfully, the incumbent must have the appropriate work experience, hold the appropriate certification and credentials, and be able to perform each key position duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Please contact human resources to request accommodations.

• Equipment Used:
  Standard office equipment.
• Working Conditions:
  
  Category III - No foreseen exposure to hazardous chemicals/pathogens. Probability of working beyond the normal shift, but not frequently. Periodic travel between major Wiregrass campuses and satellite sites.

Bachelor's Degree in business, education, workforce development, communications, public administration, or a related field
* and* two (2) years of experience in program coordination, training administration, continuing education, customer service, event planning, or a related area. Experience using databases, registration systems, or data-management platforms. Valid driver’s license.
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* Note:

Experience may substitute for the degree on a year-for-year basis.

In addition to meeting all other minimum qualifications, the highly desired candidate will possess one or more of the following:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Experience in higher education, continuing education, workforce development, or economic development. Experience coordinating customized business and industry training. Experience with Destiny One, Modern Campus, Banner, or similar systems. Experience coordinating…