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Project Manager, Forsyth County Attainment NC Collaborative

Forsyth Technical Community College · United States
Deadline
Oct 19, 2026
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United States
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Fixed contract (1-4 years)
Full time
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Posted Oct 14, 2026

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Forsyth Technical Community College Employment Opportunities | Project Manager, Forsyth County Attainment NC Collaborative

Project Manager, Forsyth County Attainment NC Collaborative

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Posting Details

Position Information
Job Title Project Manager, Forsyth County Attainment NC Collaborative
Posting Number 2937
Job Schedule Full Time
Job Shift Day
OCR Code / Classification 3 - Professional
Min Salary
Max Salary
Work Location Main Campus
Position Summary Information
Job Description Summary Forsyth County has been selected as one of eight county collaboratives in AttainmentNC, a two-year statewide initiative led by myFutureNC to align education, workforce, and industry around regional talent needs. The Project Manager serves as the primary day-to-day leader and operational backbone for Forsyth County’s participation in AttainmentNC.

This role is responsible for coordinating cross-sector partners, managing the development and execution of the county’s Local Implementation Plan, and ensuring consistent progress toward shared goals in employer-led career pathways, engagement of untapped talent populations, career-connected learning, and long-term sustainability.

The Project Manager must function as a neutral convener and trusted intermediary among Forsyth County’s education, workforce, and employer leaders and must actively coordinate with staff leading related regional initiatives — including the Pathways Collaborative, Forsyth Works, and the Future Ready Workforce Alliance — to align efforts, avoid duplication, and strengthen shared outcomes across the county’s talent and workforce ecosystem.

This role is grant-funded through Forsyth County’s participation in AttainmentNC, with implementation funding distributed by myFutureNC. Employment is term-limited, covering July 2026 through July 2028
Minimum Qualifications Required:You must possess the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
  • Demonstrated experience and knowledge of education systems and/or workforce and economic development.
  • Proven track record managing cross-sector partnerships involving employers, education, workforce agencies, and community organizations.
  • Experience leading complex, place-based initiatives or programs preferred.
  • Experience in business, workforce/economic development, and/or education in North Carolina strongly preferred, including familiarity with Forsyth County and Piedmont Triad systems and partners.

Degrees and hours must be from a college accredited by a United States Department of Education accepted accrediting agency such as SACSCOC 
Preferred Qualifications Preferred:We would prefer you also possess:
  • Project management certification (e.g., PMP) a plus.
Essential Duties Under the leadership and approval of the supervisor and divisional leadership, the following Essential Duties and Responsibilities will be assigned (other duties may be assigned):
Collaborative Leadership & Coordination
  • Build, coordinate, and sustain an active cross-sector Core Team that meets at least monthly, with representation from:
  • K–12 education (e.g., Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools)
  • Postsecondary education (e.g., Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem State University)
  • Employers and employer intermediaries
  • Workforce and economic development organizations (e.g., Greater Winston-Salem, Inc., Piedmont Triad Regional Council)
  • Community-based organizations (e.g., Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, Crosby Scholars)
  • Plan, facilitate, and document monthly Core Team meetings, ensuring clear agendas, decisions, and follow-up.
  • Ensure at least one employer serves in a formal leadership role on the Core Team (e.g., co-chair, industry lead, executive sponsor).
  • Act as a neutral facilitator, balancing institutional priorities while maintaining focus on shared goals and outcomes.
  • Actively participate in the statewide AttainmentNC cohort, including quarterly coaching calls, annual convenings, and cross-county peer learning.

Regional Alignment & Partner Collaboration
  • Collaborate regularly with staff leading complementary regional initiatives to align priorities, share data, and coordinate outreach, including:
  • Pathways Collaborative
  • Forsyth Works
  • Future Ready Workforce Alliance
  • Identify areas of overlap across these initiatives and Vision 2030 and Forsyth Tech’s human-centered strategic framework and recommend ways to streamline efforts and resources.
  • Represent the AttainmentNC Collaborative in relevant regional workgroups, coalitions, and planning meetings.

Local AttainmentNC Implementation
  • Lead development, refinement, and execution of Forsyth County’s Local Implementation Plan.
  • Coordinate the launch or expansion of employer-driven career pathways, including career- and employer-connected learning strategies, work-based learning experiences, and pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, and credential-aligned training connected to employment.
  • Ensure alignment of K-12, postsecondary, and workforce strategies across the local ecosystem.

Employer Engagement & Workforce Pathways
  • Identify, recruit, and sustain at least one employer partner willing to co-design career-connected learning experiences, provide or expand work-based learning placements, and participate in strategic decision-making.
  • Coordinate employer participation in pathway co-design, internships, apprenticeships, and other work-based learning opportunities.
  • Strengthen partnerships with local employers to expand work-based learning and apprenticeships and create or scale programs that connect learners to local careers.
  • Ensure employer demand and labor-market realities drive pathway design and participant outcomes.

Engagement of Untapped Talent Populations
  • Lead county strategies to engage untapped talent populations aligned to local workforce needs, including adult learners, military-connected individuals, justice-involved individuals, individuals with disabilities, and Opportunity Youth.
  • Coordinate partnerships with community-based organizations to support outreach, recruitment, and participant success.
  • Monitor participation and progression into pathways, credentials, and employment, and track outcomes to inform continuous improvement.

Reporting, Data & Accountability
  • Track Forsyth County’s progress toward AttainmentNC goals and required milestones, including learners served, employers engaged, work-based learning placements, and credentials earned.
  • Submit required quarterly updates and a short annual progress summary to myFutureNC.
  • Collaborate with myFutureNC’s team and evaluation team to support data collection, learning, and continuous improvement, ensuring data needed to demonstrate outcomes is properly captured while protecting individual privacy.
  • Report on 100% of implementation milestones as required by the Collaborative’s MOU with myFutureNC.

Sustainability & Long-Term Alignment
  • Lead development of a sustainability and expansion plan, identifying a fiscal or funding strategy by month 18 of the initiative.
  • Lead implementation of the sustainability plan to secure continued funding beyond the two-year AttainmentNC period.
  • Identify, pursue, and support grant funding and other resource development opportunities to sustain and expand local efforts.
  • Align AttainmentNC with broader local education, workforce, and economic development plans, including the Future Ready Workforce Alliance, Pathways Collaborative, Forsyth Works, and Vision 2030.
  • Serve as a mentor to new counties joining the AttainmentNC network, and document lessons learned and promising practices to support replication and scale.

Leadership Expectations
  • The authority and credibility to convene senior-level leaders across sectors and to build consensus around the Collaborative’s shared goals.
  • Strong relationship-management skills and the ability to maintain trust among diverse partners, including partners leading related regional initiatives.
  • The ability to surface challenges early, manage risk, and drive consensus in a collaborative, non-hierarchical environment.
  • Consistent professionalism, neutrality, earned respect, follow-through, and accountability


*All roles include additional duties not captured in the job description, and responsibilities may evolve in response to future innovations, including emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and new models of work

At Forsyth Tech, we cultivate a culture of belonging where every member—students, staff, and faculty—is valued, respected, accepted, and encouraged to be their true and authentic self and to share the voice of their unique characteristics and experiences.
Physical Demands Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.· The employee will need to regularly operate and use computers, phones, and other electronic equipment.· The employee will frequently communicate and must be able to exchange accurate information with others.· The employee may need to move around their office and/or campus to attend meetings/ classes and to access files, machinery, or other job-related tools.· The employee may need to lift and/or move equipment, tools, or paperwork up to 25 pounds.· The employee may need to position themselves by reaching, stooping, kneeling, or crouching in order to adjust or collect equipment and/or supplies.· Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.· While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.Workplace Environment:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.· Encounters low to moderate noise levels in the work environment.
Posting Detail Information
Open Date 10/12/2026
Close Date 10/19/2026
Open Until Filled
Special Instructions to Applicants

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Do you have a bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience?
    • No
    • Yes

Applicant Documents

Required Documents Optional Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  3. Unofficial Transcripts
  4. Other Document
  5. Professional Certificates

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