Technical skills

Technical writing

About this role

WIL is assembling regional collaborations that connect utilities, employers, workforce boards, labor, and training providers to address water-sector recruitment, retention, and retirement-driven vacancies. Seeking regional conveners and employer partners.

What you'll do

Represent a workforce board, EDD, utility consortium, association, or multi-employer partnership
Help map regional hiring demand and training gaps for water occupations
Coordinate multi-partner collaboration structures and shared metrics
Support regional partnership documentation for joint proposals when agreed
Advise on recruitment/retention innovations that can transfer across regions

Requirements

Required
Affiliation with a workforce board, regional partnership, utility association, public works network, or multi-employer group
Experience convening employers and training providers
Ability to speak to a defined geography and partner roster
Willingness for time-bounded collaboration
Authorization to work with a U.S. nonprofit research organization

Nice to have

Existing water-sector sector partnership or TAP
Data on vacancies / retirements in the region
Prior federal workforce grant partnership experience

Benefits

What fellows receive

Research Fellows will have opportunities to:

contribute to workforce intelligence reports and publications
participate in applied workforce research initiatives
gain exposure to operational workforce planning systems and labor market analysis
contribute to workforce intelligence methodologies and frameworks
build portfolio-quality workforce intelligence projects
collaborate on workforce intelligence dashboards and operational labor analysis
participate in workforce intelligence discussions with industry operators and advisors

As WIL expands, fellows may also have opportunities to participate in:

expanded research collaborations
advisory initiatives
future grant-supported projects
workforce intelligence publications and presentations