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Safer Foundation

Location: ChicagoIL 60661 Document ID: A8393-3MNB Posted on: 2014-10-0110/01/2014 Job Type: Regular

Job Schedule:Full-time
Minimum Education: Not Specified2014-10-31
 

Program Manager

Title:          Program Manager
Program:  Midwest Reentry and Employment Network (MREN)
Location:   571 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL  60661  

The Safer Foundation supports, through a full spectrum of services, the efforts of people with criminal records to become employed, law-abiding members of the community and as a result reduces recidivism.

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General Summary

  • Reporting to the Senior Program Officer, the Program Manager will provide effective leadership and oversight of up to three Sub-Awardees of the DOL Intermediary Grant Program - The Midwest Reentry and Employment Network (MREN) which is designed to assist court-involved youth to: (1) overcome legal, educational, personal, training, and other work-related barriers to employment; (2) significantly enhance their employability in high-growth economic sectors; (3) create upward mobility on promising career pathways; and (4) encourage the personal development that makes long-term employment and community participation achievable goals.
  • MREN will be carried out through the award of sub-grants in at least three communities in two states among the target markets of Chicago, IL, Davenport, IA, Milwaukee, WI and, St. Louis, MO, to successful youth program providers in those respective markets.
  • The broad responsibilities will include monitoring and supporting program performance by designated sub-awardees; reviewing sub-awardee program plans, evaluating planned programs and outcomes, and coordinating the efforts of Training and Technical Assistance partners, MREN team members and key market stakeholders (educational and training institutions, workforce development entities, juvenile justice system interfaces, etc.).

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain consistent, coordinated and integrated MREN sub-awardee site support and administrative oversight to ensure program goals and performance outcomes are achieved.
  • Ensure that all Grantees must implement the eight core components and participants are moved onto and upward along career pathways in growth industries in their communities. Of these required core components, grantees must provide all participants the following five mandatory components: case management, workforce activities that lead to employment, occupational training leading to industry-recognized credentials, follow-up services, and expungement and diversion services.
  • Work closely with Technical Assistance partners and sub-awardee program leadership to ensure excellence of coaching for program success. Recognize, anticipate and help to remove barriers to successful program and staff performance.
  • Plan, organize, and direct program procedures to ensure operational goals and objectives are met. As necessary, assist in establishing a client tracking/monitoring/evaluation system that accurately tracks outcomes of various program interventions and techniques.
  • Exceed or meet all contractual commitments; ensure all programmatic records are audit-ready at all times; operate within budget and meet MREN goals and plan objectives.
  • Work with other stakeholders (internal and external) to achieve accurate and timely collection and reporting of performance outcomes and make program adjustments as necessary. Reports on project operations (project summary reports, funder updates, etc.)
  • Participate in meetings, retreats, planning sessions, briefings as necessary to achieve program goals and outcomes. Builds and maintain relationships with key market stakeholders (educational and training institutions, workforce development entities, juvenile justice system interfaces, etc.).

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Successful experience in working with programs that address court-involved youth preferred; and, knowledge of the needs people with criminal records.
  • Proven successful experience with project start-up and program development.
  • Proven ability to interface with governmental, community organizations, and the press.
  • Ability to exercise good judgment and escalate critical issues and sensitive matters as necessary.
  • Ability to develop, to lead, and effectively work on teams.
  • Excellent verbal and written skills.
  • Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills; ability to think strategically across a range of intellectual and practical problems.
  • Ability to effectively present information in various settings (individual, small, and large groups).
  • A valid driver’s license is required as well as access to a (reliable) vehicle is required for travel as necessary to carry out the sub-awardee responsibilities.

Education and Experience:

  • At least 5 years’ successful progressive experience in management, project design, start-up and/or multi-site operations including 5 years’ successful experience in systems change and capacity building in organizations.
  • Experience in research, data collection, and/or data analysis.
  • Advanced degree (preferred) in business/management, public administration or related field or demonstration of at least 7 years of progressive project management experience.

 

Safer Foundation is a drug-free workplace
EOE/AA/M/F/D/V
www.saferfoundation.org
No Phone Calls Please.

 

     
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