Workforce Grantmaking Field Partner - USA(Remote

Job Details Description

Title:
Field Partner, Workforce Grantmaking (USA)

Department:
Philanthropy & Community

Reporting to:
Lead, Grantmaking

Location: USA
- Remote

Compensation: $70K – $90K USD

Who We Are:

World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit social enterprise that supports the educational, economic, and social inclusion of immigrants, refugees, and international students. For 50 years, WES has set the standard for international academic credential evaluation, supporting millions of people as they seek to achieve their academic and professional goals. Through decades of experience as a leader in global education, WES has developed a wide range of tools to pursue social impact m evaluating academic credentials to shaping policy, designing programs, and providing philanthropic funding, we partner with a diverse set of organizations, leaders, and networks to uplift individuals and drive systems change.

Together with its partners, WES enables people to learn, work, and thrive in new places. For more information about WES, please visit our website .org.

About the Opportunity:

The Field Partner, Workforce Grantmaking is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing a portfolio of grants and initiatives in the United States that advance quality jobs, career pathways, and equitable workforce outcomes for immigrants. The role combines strategy, relationship management, project management and grantmaking responsibilities, which may evolve over time. They will report directly to the Lead, Grantmaking, and partner on key accountability areas with the Head of Career Pathways and the Lead of Skills.

They will also work closely with members of the systems change team and broader WES teams.

What You'll Do:

Grantmaking and Program Management (50%)

• Serve as a day-to-day program manager for Career Pathways and Skills grantmaking initiatives in the United States, which includes initiative design, planning, and execution in coordination with other WES colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Establish and manage trust-based relationships with the WES' existing grantee partners: provide support, respond to questions, design and facilitate meetings, track and review grantee partner deliverables and outcomes.
• Establish and manage trust-based relationships with prospective grantee partners, including tracking potential grantee partner conversations and pipeline and responding to questions.
• Support sourcing of potential grant opportunities, including outreach to potential grantees, tracking grant pipeline in WES' CRM and GMS systems (including Salesforce), development of solicitation materials (e.g., terms of reference, request for proposals, etc.), and management of specific ideas sourcing approaches (e.g., participatory grantmaking).
• Implement streamlined, relationship-centered, trust-based processes that reduce burden on grantees and increase flexibility, including multi-year, general operating, and rapid-response funding where appropriate, in partnership with the Grants Management team.
• Maintain a deep understanding of American workforce trends, policies, and practices (e.g., sector strategies, apprenticeships, training providers, employer practices, worker power and protections) and use this knowledge to inform strategy and grant recommendations.
• Identify gaps, emerging opportunities, and potential risks in the workforce ecosystem and recommend strategic responses (e.g., new initiatives, collaborations, or capacity‑building efforts)
• Manage programmatic reviews of potential American grants and collaborate with other WES team members to undertake financial, organizational, and risk diligence.
• Contribute to the selection of WES grantee partners along with Career Pathways, Skills and Philanthropy and Community leadership, and - in certain circumstances - external advisors.
• Coordinate with other grantmaking, Career Pathways and Skills colleagues to ensure timely execution of key grants management activities.
• Prepare program and grants-related reports, memos, and presentations.

Data Management and Learning (25%)

• Co-create grant terms, milestones, and learning outcomes with grantees using trust‑based and participatory…