Program Manager - Agricultural Education

WIL is seeking a Program Manager for agricultural education to lead training and career-pathway programs in agriculture and food systems with colleges, extension, and employers. About The Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL) The Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL) is an applied workforce research initiative. WIL builds methodology-transparent workforce intelligence, including labor demand signals, occupational and credential pathways, and training-to-employment outcome measures, and works with education, employer, research, and community partners to turn that evidence into grant and sponsored-project collaborations. Learn more: https://wilinstitute.org Opportunity type: this is a contingent proposal opportunity in WIL's expert collaborator network, not a funded vacancy. It supports a competitive grant application WIL is preparing; no award has been made, and there is no guaranteed work or funding. If an award proceeds and the staffing model calls for it, WIL may offer a project-based contract or consulting engagement. We will ask before naming you or including your resume in any proposal. What you'll do Lead design of agriculture and food-systems education and workforce training activitiesBuild experiential learning, internship, and career-pathway componentsPartner with colleges, extension, producers, and agribusiness employersPlan learner recruitment, including students from underrepresented and rural communitiesDefine and track learning and workforce outcomesContribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to WIL proposals when you authorize naming Apply to be considered. Requirements Required Experience leading agricultural, food-systems, or extension education or training programsPartnerships with producers, agribusiness, or land-grant institutionsCurriculum or experiential-learning program designProgram evaluation or outcomes-reporting experienceComfortable as a project-based contract collaborator; remote US Nice to have Prior federal agricultural education or workforce grant experienceCooperative Extension backgroundRural community engagement experience