Workforce Development Consultant

Albany, NY (Primarily Remote with occasionally in office visits for meetings) | Contract (~10 Months) |Full-Time, 40 Hours/Week

Position Overview

Garnet River is seeking an early-career Workforce Development Consultant to support a New York State Department of Labor engagement focused on the State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB). This hands-on delivery role will help develop a current-state and governance baseline assessment, standing committee charter materials, and a planning roadmap to inform the SWIB comprehensive strategic plan.

Assignment Details

Duration: Approximately 10 months, with a target start between mid-November and early December 2026.

Work arrangement: Primarily remote, with occasional on-site attendance in Albany for workshops and board sessions.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate, schedule, support and document interviews with board members and other stakeholders.

• Administer a stakeholder survey and gather labor-market information to support an environmental scan.

• Synthesize interview findings, survey results, and data into clear sections of the current-state and governance baseline assessment.

• Draft standing committee charter language and supporting governance materials.

• Develop and maintain a roadmap workplan, project trackers, action items, and related delivery documentation.

• Prepare accurate, polished, decision-ready materials for project leadership and State stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 2–6 years of relevant professional experience, including direct exposure to the New York State workforce development system (essential).

• Experience with at least one of the following: NYSDOL, a local Workforce Development Board, WIOA Title I programs, a Workforce1 or One-Stop career center, or OSOS.

• Hands-on project delivery experience and willingness to carry out research, coordination, drafting, and tracking tasks.

• Strong writing and synthesis skills; able to translate stakeholder notes and data into report content and governance documentation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and confidence communicating with board members and senior State staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Public Administration (MPA) or a related degree.

• Experience supporting State boards, advisory committees, or preparing governance documents.

• Power BI or comparable data reporting/visualization tools.

• Based in Albany or the surrounding Capital Region.

Candidate Hourly Rate:

• $40-$44/hour depending on experience and education