Program Manager in Ponce at Martinal Group
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The Program Manager coordinates the day-to-day implementation, monitoring, and reporting of assigned SPREDD programs, grants, projects, and regional economic development initiatives. The position turns approved strategic priorities into practical work plans, deliverables, partner coordination, and measurable results.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Program, Project, and CEDS Implementation
- Manage day-to-day coordination of assigned programs, grants, projects, and selected CEDS priorities.
- Prepare and maintain work plans with activities, deliverables, schedules, budgets, responsibilities, milestones, and risks.
- Track progress, identify barriers, and recommend corrective actions to the Executive Director.
- Coordinate consultants, contractors, and project partners; maintain a consolidated project tracker and provide regular status updates.
- Support the CEDS Strategy Committee with implementation materials, meeting coordination, and follow-up on assigned actions.
2. Grant Management and Compliance Coordination
- Coordinate program activities under assigned federal, Commonwealth, philanthropic, and other awards in line with approved scopes, budgets, and requirements.
- Maintain reporting calendars, deliverable schedules, performance records, and organized supporting documentation.
- Assist with progress reports, reimbursement support, monitoring, and grant closeout materials.
- Coordinate with financial personnel and project partners; promptly raise compliance concerns or proposed changes that require approval.
3. Municipal and Strategic Partner Coordination
- Maintain working communication with designated contacts in SPREDD’s six member municipalities on assigned initiatives.
- Coordinate partner meetings, technical assistance, working groups, and implementation follow-up.
- Document commitments, action items, responsible parties, and deadlines; support the Executive Director’s external engagement priorities.
- Facilitate collaboration among municipal, government, business, academic, nonprofit, and workforce partners.
4. Performance Monitoring and Reporting
- Maintain practical systems to track project outputs, outcomes, milestones, and selected CEDS indicators.
- Collect and organize information from staff, municipalities, consultants, and partners.
- Prepare concise dashboards, progress summaries, and reports for the Executive Director, Board, CEDS Strategy Committee, and funders, as assigned.
- Identify performance gaps and recommend operational improvements; coordinate specialized analysis through technical resources when needed.
5. Regional Project Development and Funding Support
- Assist with scoping and organizing CEDS-aligned regional economic and community development projects.
- Maintain a pipeline of prospective projects and funding opportunities, including eligibility, deadlines, and recommended next steps.
- Support preparation of concept papers, grant applications, scopes of work, project narratives, budgets, and partnership materials.
- Coordinate input from municipalities and partners in support of organizational fundraising and major proposals led by the Executive Director.
6. Other Duties
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AND AUTHORITY
The Program Manager works with SPREDD’s Board of Directors, CEDS Strategy Committee, municipalities, government agencies, businesses, universities, nonprofits, funders, and technical providers as directed.
The Program Manager may make routine operational decisions within approved work plans, budgets, and delegated authority. Organizational strategy, policy, external agreements and commitments, contractual and financial approvals, and official representation of SPREDD remain with the Executive Director and/or Board of Directors, as applicable.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in economic development, business or public administration, planning, economics, project management, nonprofit management, or a related field.
- At least three years of progressively responsible experience in program or project management, economic or community development, grants management, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to manage several work plans, deadlines, budgets, deliverables, and stakeholder relationships at the same time.
- Strong written and verbal communication in English and Spanish; proficiency with Microsoft Office and project-management tools.
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