Program Specialist II

Company: San Diego Workforce Partnership
Location: San Diego
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

The San Diego Workforce Partnership is a nonprofit entity chartered by the City and County of San Diego to administer employment and training programs that empower job seekers to meet the current and future workforce needs of employers in San Diego County.

Our Values

Collaboration:

Engaging in inclusive, respectful relationships among colleagues, customers and community that foster the achievement of shared goals.

Excellence:

Driving quality, innovation and measurable outcomes through a customer-centered focus and a high-performance culture.

Stewardship:

Strategic, efficient, effective use of resources to meet the evolving needs of our customers and community with the highest levels of integrity.

Inclusion:

Taking responsibility for creating a culture where everyone is welcomed, heard, valued and empowered to fully participate and reach their full potential.

Equity:

Prioritizing those who have been systemically denied opportunity through policies, priorities, practices, and behaviors that result in access to opportunity for ALL colleagues, customers and communities.

Position Summary

The Program Specialist II is responsible for working directly with the Director of Workforce Programs and the Healthcare team to provide contract oversight and support workforce development programs and funded partners. This individual supports Workforce Partnership with the implementation of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity (WIOA) and special grant funded programs.

The Work

Program and Case Management

• Management and authorization of training funds for subrecipients.
• Review, process & submit agreements and invoices for training funds.
• Assist with coordination and development of special projects and pilot programs.
• Input data into database and Customer Reporting Management (CRM) systems.
• Provide case management, as needed, to program participants
• Participate in trainings for providers and subrecipients.
  
  Operational and Fiscal Management
  
  • Prepare internal and external reports, analyzing issues and ensuring accuracy.
  • Participate in procurement process of requests for quotes (RFQ's), requests for proposals (RFP's) and request for bids (RFB's)
  • Prepare presentations, agendas, and note taking for meetings.
  • Assistance in preparing and routing purchase orders for Programs Department
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Participate in outreach events and meetings to recruit participants
  • Prepare and present programs verbally or through written and/or graphic materials to a variety of groups including stakeholders, Workforce Partnership partners and community groups as required
    
    Outreach and Business Development
    
    • Participate in outreach events and meetings to recruit participants
    • Prepare and present programs verbally or through written and/or graphic materials to a variety of groups including stakeholders, Workforce Partnership partners and community groups as required
      
      Requirements
      
      What You Bring
      
      Required
      
      • Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of program / case management equivalent experience
      • Minimum of three years' experience in program implementation and/or case management
      • Proven ability to identify new methods, better approaches, and integration of other ideas
      • Program specific contract development and modification.
      • Ability to meet people where they are at
      • Demonstrates integrity and strives for excellence in their work
      • Strong ability to build effective relationships with teammates and partner organizations
      • Passionate about continuous improvement.
      • A great eye for detail and ideas for improvement on writing content, aesthetics, etc.
      • Outstanding writing, verbal, and presentation skills.
      • Skilled with Microsoft Office, Internet, and database management.
        
        Preferred
        
        • Passionate about making an impact in the lives of San Diego County residents.
        • Grit; willing to put in the extra effort to make things better.
        • An eye for detail
        • Very organized. Skilled at tracking, managing, organizing, and ensure timely completion of projects and assignment
        • Creative thinker
        • Demonstrates integrity, strives for excellence in their work
        • Passionate about the organization's mission
          
          Benefits
          
          We Love to Take Care of Our Workforce Associates- We offer a great work environment, a culture that values individuality and inclusion, collaborative and innovative teams, and a competitive pay and benefits package. Our benefits include: PTO, PTO sell-back program. Generous employer paid benefits (platinum plans), company-paid learning and professional development program, pension plan and 457 retirement plan. Additional employee wellness work driven by diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and activities committees. Compensation for this position ranges from $54,912-71,830 (full salary level range).
          
          At the Workforce Partnership, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, and the work that we do in the communities we serve. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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