Program Manager

Description

Job Title: Program Manager

Department: Focus: HOPE Early Learning / Youth Development

Reports To: Director of Early Learning / Youth Development

FLSA Status: Exempt

General Statement of Duties:

The Program Manager combines the dynamic roles of strategic planning and innovation, as well as operational planning and follow-through. This position manages all Early Learning and Youth Development program specialists and coordinators within the Early Learning and Youth Development department.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Be thoroughly familiar with the approved grant contract within Early Learning and Youth Development to assure adherence to the grant contract

• Hiring, scheduling, and supervising colleagues

• Monitor and evaluate programs

• Determine staff development needs in cooperation with all staff in accordance with evaluation results

• Arrange appropriate staff development

• Assist with the development and implementation of Early Learning strategic plan, including goals and objectives with measurable outcomes, optimizing project management to support the Focus: HOPE strategic plan.

• Define Prepare internal and external reports.

• Develop community connections

• Provide administration and direction to manage the after-school program

• Work in partnership with school-day and partner agencies

• Facilitate communication with all Early Learning and Youth Development colleagues

• Experience with budgeting, supervision, and curriculum development

• Attend all mandatory meetings, conferences, and trainings

• Develop, implement and evaluate site policies and programs

• Manage day to day operations, including being available to address parent, child and staff issues

• Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends and to travel extensively

• Perform other duties assigned by Director of Early Learning

E.E.O.C.:

Focus: HOPE is an equal opportunity employer. Focus: HOPE does not discriminate in its hiring, promotion, transfer, discipline, or termination practices against any employee based on race, gender, religion, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, or handicap or disability unrelated to an employee's ability to perform his or her job.

Requirements

Skills and abilities:

• Strong project management skills and ability to balance complex, multi-faceted initiatives with competing priorities

• Commitment to using data to drive collective decision making

• Excellent interpersonal skills and effective oral and written communication that supports involvement, engagement, ownership, and transparency among diverse stakeholders

• Ability to be flexible and adapt to changes within both the organization and community

• Strong commitment to civil rights and human rights issues

• Working knowledge of the goals and philosophies of Early Head Start, Head Start, Great Start Readiness, and other early education programs, and related funding requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage complex program budgets.

• Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends and to travel extensively.

• Computer Literacy required including word and excel.

Education, Training and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree Required in Early Childhood Education, Family and Child Development, Human Services, or related field, Master's Degree Highly Preferred.
• 3-5 years' experience in supervision of staff, fiscal management, and administration.