Program Development Consultant

Overview

NWill Strategies LLC is an educational consulting, professional development, program development, and workforce solutions company partnering with schools, community-based organizations, social service agencies, educational institutions, and other organizations.

Position Overview

NWill Strategies is seeking an experienced Program Development Consultant to work directly with the Principal Consultant/CEO to help build, organize, implement, and evaluate the company's growing portfolio of programs.

This is a hands-on consulting role for an individual who is comfortable taking an idea from concept to implementation.

The consultant will support program development, partnership coordination, implementation planning, workshop programming, outcome measurement, and the creation of systems that allow NWill Strategies to expand its services across multiple partner organizations.

Scope of WorkProgram Development

The consultant will:

• Assist with transforming program concepts into structured and implementable programs.
• Develop program goals, objectives, activities, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Create implementation plans for new educational and workforce initiatives.
• Assist with developing program models that can be replicated across multiple organizations.
• Review existing programs and recommend opportunities for improvement and expansion.
• Develop standard operating procedures and program implementation systems.

Educational & Workforce Programming

• Support the development of educational and workforce-readiness programming.
• Assist with developing workshop series, curricula, facilitator guides, participant materials, and educational resources.
• Coordinate implementation of workshops and training initiatives.
• Assist with developing education-to-career pathway programs.
• Help establish referral processes connecting participants to educational institutions, training providers, and community resources.
• Research educational and workforce-development resources relevant to NWill programs.

Partnership Development & Coordination

• Assist with developing and maintaining relationships with schools, colleges, social service organizations, community-based organizations, and other partners.
• Participate in selected partnership meetings.
• Support follow-up and implementation after partnership meetings.
• Develop partnership workflows and referral systems.
• Research prospective organizational partners.
• Assist with preparing partnership proposals, scopes of work, and program concepts.

Program Implementation

• Coordinate program timelines, activities, and deliverables.
• Maintain program calendars and project-management systems.
• Coordinate facilitators, interns, consultants, and other individuals assigned to programs as appropriate.
• Ensure required program materials are prepared before implementation.
• Identify implementation challenges and recommend solutions.
• Provide regular program-development updates to NWill leadership.

Data, Outcomes & Evaluation

• Develop systems for tracking participant engagement and program outcomes.
• Assist with establishing key performance indicators for NWill programs.
• Track relevant measures such as referrals, enrollment, participation, attendance, completion, and advancement to subsequent educational or career opportunities.
• Develop participant feedback and program-evaluation tools.
• Analyze program data and identify areas for improvement.
• Assist with preparing program outcome reports for leadership, partners, proposals, and funding opportunities.

Curriculum & Workshop Development

• Support the development of educational and professional-development curricula.
• Research evidence-informed practices and resources.
• Assist with creating presentations, facilitator materials, participant workbooks, and activities.
• Review program materials for organization, consistency, and alignment with program objectives.

Responsibilities may include:

• Establishing program-management systems.
• Developing templates and standardized documents.
• Organizing program files and resources.
• Developing implementation procedures.
• Creating partnership tracking systems.
• Establishing program dashboards and outcome measures.
• Identifying operational gaps affecting program implementation.
• Recommending systems that allow NWill programs to scale efficiently.

Qualifications

Required:

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, Human Services, Public Administration, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Workforce Development, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience developing, implementing, or coordinating programs.
• Strong project-management and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong research and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience developing professional documents, reports, presentations, or program materials.
• Ability to work collaboratively with organizational leadership and external partners.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Experience in education, workforce development, adult education, social services, or community programming.
• Experience developing new programs from concept through implementation.
• Experience with curriculum or workshop development.
• Experience with program evaluation and outcome measurement.
• Experience working with schools, colleges, nonprofits, government agencies, or social service organizations.
• Familiarity with grants, RFPs, government-funded programs, or workforce-development initiatives.

Pay: $50.00 - $65.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Brooklyn, NY 11239