Manager, Workforce Development (Newcomers and Women focus)

**Manitoba Construction Sector Council** Location: Hybrid (3 days in office – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 2 days remote – Thursday, Friday) Employment type: Full – Time Salary range: $,000 - $75,000 annually, based on relevant experience and qualifications Application deadline: November 27, 2026 **Build skills and careers in construction** The Manitoba Construction Sector Council (MCSC) is seeking a collaborative, community-minded manager to lead workforce-development initiatives, with a particular focus on women and newcomers. You will build partnerships, coordinate practical learning opportunities, and help people enter and advance in Manitoba’s construction industry. **About MCSC** MCSC brings employers, educators, government, and community partners together to respond to construction-sector workforce needs. Through industry-responsive training and collaborative programming, we create pathways into construction, including opportunities for underrepresented groups. **What you will do** * Develop, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate workforce-development and training initiatives that respond to industry needs. * Lead programming that supports women and newcomers to explore, enter, succeed, remain, and advance in construction and the skilled trades. * Provide career guidance, training navigation, mentorship connections, employment-readiness support, and participant follow-up. * Build partnerships with employers, settlement agencies, women-serving organizations, training providers, educational institutions, government, and community organizations. * Organize workshops, presentations, training cohorts, outreach activities, and opportunities for participants to connect with industry. * Work with employers to strengthen inclusive recruitment, onboarding, mentorship, and retention. * Lead the planning, delivery, and evaluation of MCSC’s biennial Women in Trades Conference. * Coordinate training logistics, including instructors, schedules, materials, registration, and records. * Monitor participation, outcomes, budgets, and feedback; contribute to proposals, work plans, and organizational and funder reporting. * Collaborate with MCSC colleagues to deliver accessible, coordinated, and industry-relevant programming. **What you bring** You are a relationship builder with strong communication and organizational skills who can turn plans into practical results. Your qualifications include: * Relevant post-secondary education in adult education, workforce development, career development, human resources, construction education, business, social services, or a related field; **or** a trades background through an apprenticeship or journeyperson pathway. * Experience in education and training, workforce development, employment services, career development, construction, skilled trades, human resources, or a related field. * Experience working with employers, newcomers, women, equity-deserving groups, training providers, community organizations, or