Program Manager, Workforce & Industry Initiatives

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary representative, spokesperson, and lead point of contact for the grant, funding partners, stakeholders, and assigned programs.
• Provide leadership, oversight, and direction to the program team.
• Maintain accountability for the overall success of the project, including performance outcomes, contractual deliverables, compliance requirements, risk management, operational effectiveness, and participant success.
• Oversee program operations, service delivery, and workforce development activities across assigned locations, populations, and teams.
• Assign, prioritize, adjust, and reallocate responsibilities, resources, and project activities to support program goals and operational needs.
• Ensure compliance with funding requirements, policies, regulations, reporting standards, documentation requirements, and quality assurance expectations.
• Identify, assess, mitigate, and resolve operational, programmatic, compliance, fiscal, and participant-related risks and challenges.
• Monitor project performance, participant outcomes, budgets, data integrity, and contractual requirements, implementing corrective actions and continuous improvement strategies as needed.
• Represent the project in meetings, presentations, audits, monitoring reviews, compliance reviews, and stakeholder engagements.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and Abilities:
  • Workforce development program coordination
  • Case management practices
  • Job development, business services, and employer relations
  • Education & Experience:
    • Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent training
    • Five years of progressively responsible experience in office or administrative environment

Other Duties as Assigned

• 10%

Purpose of the Position

The Program Manager is responsible for the planning, implementation, oversight, and continuous improvement of workforce development programs serving Youth and other designated populations.