Career Preparation Program Manager

The Career Preparation Program Manager is a senior role responsible for managing complex multi-stakeholder initiatives within the Daniello IVMFs Career Preparation & Education portfolio supporting workforce development programs consortia and policies including stakeholders in academia government non-profits and the private sector.

This position is designed for a seasoned program and project management professional who can quickly assess an evolving landscape operate with minimal onboarding and immediately drive execution. The role blends disciplined project management with program development and stakeholder engagement requiring the ability to manage ambiguity connect people and processes and translate strategic intent into measurable outcomes.

The Program Manager serves as a central integrator maintaining momentum across multiple workstreams ensuring leadership visibility identifying gaps and risks early and continuously improving workflows to advance program effectiveness scalability impact and outcome reporting.

Education and Experience

Bachelors degree required. Project Management Professional PMP certification preferred significant experience in project and program management with increasing responsibility required. Demonstrated experience managing complex initiatives from inception through execution and evaluation.

Skills and Knowledge

• Advanced proficiency in project planning sequencing and dependency management.
• Strong command of scope control risk mitigation and structured issue escalation.
• Ability to independently launch and run projects with limited oversight.
• Experience managing competing priorities and senior stakeholder expectations.
• Proficiency with common project management collaboration and agile tools and methodologies.
• Experience convening and facilitating coalition or stakeholder groups to achieve shared objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships.
• Lead and execute complex multi-workstream initiatives with overlapping timelines and dependencies establishing structure plans and governance where none exists.
• Translate strategic priorities into executable plans milestones and deliverables.
• Manage scope risks issues and dependencies maintain project documentation including RACI matrices timelines risk logs and decision registers escalate issues with solution-oriented recommendations.
• Facilitate working sessions decision meetings and progress briefings synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear executive-level updates for leadership and senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate and align partners across government industry academia and nonprofit sectors managing expectations and ensuring shared accountability for outcomes.

Other Duties as Assigned.

Physical Requirements Not Applicable

Tools Equipment Not Applicable

Application Instructions In addition to completing an online application please attach a resume and cover letter.