Director, Labor Market Intelligence
Job description
This role is responsible for managing NOVA’s labor market research efforts, including determining strategic objectives, allocating resources, and coordinating all labor market data reports, publications, and presentations. In addition to managing research projects and staff, the Director is responsible for ensuring the quality of data analyzed and published for public and private use, as well as for communicating research findings and actionable information to both internal and external stakeholders. The Director will maintain contacts at other state and local agencies (including regional economic development organizations and workforce development boards), education institutions, and community-based organizations as necessary to advance and inform NOVA’s labor market research. This position reports to the Associate Vice President for the Office of Strategic Insights. This is a mid-level position.
Duties and Tasks:
- This role requires frequent contact and collaboration with other departments, including college leadership.
- The Director will regularly provide college, department, and program leadership with labor market data and analysis relevant to determining the workforce needs and alignment of any current or anticipated credit and non-credit programs.
- The Director is also responsible for developing, publishing, and maintaining a suite of research and career navigation products, including labor market dashboards, quarterly briefs, and workforce profiles.
- In addition, the Director will develop and publish original research content including in-depth research reports, briefs, articles, and blog posts, and will partner/coordinate with other organizations to develop and execute collaborative research projects, such as the annual Northern Virginia Workforce Index.
- The Director will support marketing and communications efforts to demonstrate the value of NOVA to the local region, which includes delivering presentations on labor market data and trends related to NOVA to community groups and partners.
- The Director will manage other staff to accomplish the above responsibilities, including the supervision and guidance of at least one labor market research analyst.
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
- Excellent analytic and research skills, both quantitative and qualitative.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to translate results of analysis into compelling stories and actionable insights.
- Thorough knowledge of and experience working with government economic/demographic data sources including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, National Center for Education Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and others.
- Knowledge of and experience working with proprietary labor market data sources and tools, specifically Lightcast Analyst.
- Working knowledge of the federal and state workforce system and economic development practices.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively visualize information through infographics and interactive data dashboards using Tableau, Power BI, or a similar tool.
- Ability to present comfortably in front of a variety of audiences, including the ability to successfully communicate technical concepts in non-technical settings.
- Ability to develop and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to simultaneously execute and deliver on multiple projects.
- Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community, as well as to integrate considerations of diversity, equity, and inclusion into data analysis and reporting.
- Ability to manage a team.
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, public policy, statistics, or related field; or equivalent combination of education ,training and experience.
- Significant experience in developing, executing, and leading labor market research projects.
- Significant experience using Tableau, Power BI, or similar visualization tool to develop interactive data dashboards.
- Master’s degree in business, economics, public policy, statistics, or related field; or equivalent combination of education ,training and experience.
- Significant experience using R or other statistical programming software (e.g., SAS, Stata, etc.) highly preferred.
- Some experience working in the field of higher education.
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest.
The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.
The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
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