Program Manager - Boston, United States - Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Verified Company

Boston, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Position Type:
Full-time

Position Openings:1

Pay:
$70,000 - $78,000 per year, dependent on experience and education

Benefits:457b plan, and matching; Medical coverage and 100% deductible coverage through HRA; Dental coverage; Vision coverage; Life insurance; Paid time off; Parental leave; Tuition Reimbursement; Monthly Remote Work Stipend; Supplemental Retirement plan, and more.

Work Location:
Hybrid; Home and Boston Office

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Program Director, the Program Manager will support the launch and expansion of the Climate Corps program and provide technical assistance to a portfolio of grantees focused on youth and young adult career awareness and career pathway programming.

Program Managers contribute to effective and equitable procurement processes, provide quality technical assistance to grantees, ensure effective outcomes reporting, conduct key administrative processes related to grants management, and contribute to strategic outreach and engagement with industry, workforce, education, and community stakeholders.

Core Responsibilities:

Collaborate with consultants and senior team members to refine program frameworks, implementation plans, program administration guides, and technical assistance models and support the Massachusetts Climate Service Corps' initial pilot phase and subsequent scaling.
Assist in developing critical solicitation documents, draft effective grant agreements, and shepherd these key documents through internal review and finalization.
Directly deliver quality technical assistance to support equityfocused youth and young adult workforce development programs that will provide career awareness and career pathway training in partnership with postsecondary programs, comprehensive secondary schools, career and technical education programs, organized labor organizations, communitybased organizations, industry associations, and employer partners.
Meet outreach goals by communicating directly with key stakeholders and by developing program communications and collateral to engage a wide range of relevant stakeholders
Drive program quality by identifying and advancing relevant best practices through stakeholder engagement, research of other comparable programs, and site visits to explore grantee practices and performance.
Ensure effective data collection for workforce programs by supporting grantee utilization of data tracking tools and resources and completing relevant data entry tasks.
Uphold program integrity through continuous quality improvement and consistent attention to detail when reviewing complex contracts, approving invoices, and reviewing supporting documents.
Contribute effectively to crossfunctional and collaborative efforts as opportunities and needs are identified.

Position Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience, preferably in education, social services, youth development, energy or environmental science/studies, architecture/building science, business management, engineering, or a related field.

Experience:

Four years of relevant professional experience with at least two years of experience in youth and young adult workforce or career development.
Experience launching a new program with multiple stakeholders preferred.
Experience in one or more areas is desirable but not required: program design, program management, social services, public sector grant management, building/construction industry, and/or renewable energy industry.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Awareness of clean energy technologies, including building decarbonization practices, renewable energy generation and storage, and electric vehicle deployment and maintenance;
Excellent written communication skills with the ability to craft and edit effective documents for a range of purposes and audiences;
Excellent problemresolution skills and demonstrated ability to make informed decisions;
Strong ability to design comprehensive but concise solicitation documents and attachments with clear instructions for applicants and scoring guidelines for reviewers;
Experience administering programs with state and/or federal funding sources and comfort with complex reporting requirements;
Strong prioritization skills and ability to work effectively on multiple projects under tight deadlines;
Knowledge of best practices in workforce development, including those that relate to partnership engagement, training design, participant recruitment and retention, and program support for participants with multiple barriers;
Demonstrated ability to work with internal and external stakeholders and cultivate relationships;
Strong proficiency in Excel with an ability to explain graphic information effectively; and Working knowledge of accounting and payment processing (budgets, invoices, etc.) with experience analyzing and drafting lineitem program budgets; and
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