Program Manager

Program Manager

This is a full-time position located in Oklahoma City.

The Program Manager – Community Programs is responsible for managing a variety of programs and uses program operations, research, evaluation, and program management experience in working with grantees and stakeholder organizations to achieve effective implementation and successful outcomes of programs. The Program Manager fosters and maintains positive grantee relationships by providing quality guidance, training, and consultation on best practices.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Actively supports TSET's commitment to preventing cancer and cardiovascular disease in Oklahomans and creating healthier places for all Oklahomans to live, work, learn, and play.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for grantees and provides guidance, training, and consultation on best practices for operating a program under the terms of the grant, effective implementation of the grant, and appropriate use of agency funds.
• Facilitates connections and collaborates with researchers, evaluators, technical assistance and training partners, and grantees on the delivery of evidence-based interventions related to tobacco prevention and cessation, physical activity, nutrition, and other health related topics.
• Implements and maintains a grantee reporting process that includes periodic performance reports and results of completed projects.
• Stays abreast of research, trends, and new issues in grants management and programmatic initiatives endorsed by TSET's strategic plan. Assesses and researches current trends, existing programs and resources that might be leveraged, surveillance data, evidence base, and state and national plans, to inform decision making about priority populations or approaches for future funding.
• Conducts post-award and pre-performance meetings with grantees to review agreed upon measurable outcomes, grant terms and conditions, funding amount, required reports, deadlines, grant support, training schedule, and other pertinent information.
• Reviews and approves program-related strategic maps, logic models, work plans, budgets, and budget revision requests, ensuring a link to the scope of work for each assigned grant.
• Travels periodically in performance of job duties and activities. Program Managers are expected to visit grantees up to four times per fiscal year.
• Works collaboratively with technical assistance and training team partners, as well as grantees, when developing new plans, tools, protocols, and consultation delivery, as well as when translating research and evaluation results into actionable intervention strategies.
• Assists with the process of application reviews and preparation of grant performance summaries for the Board of Directors.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• This position works in a comfortable office setting with a computer for a large percentage of the workday.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually mild.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning. Academic degrees preferred, but not required, would include those related to community health, public health, public administration, education, and/or social work.
• Three years of experience working in programs and managing grants in a private foundation, academic institution, health care or clinical setting, nonprofit, or government sector.
• Experience in fiscal operations, financial management, providing consultation, program planning and development, policy development, managing grants, research, and public health is preferred.

Preferred Requirements, Special Skills or Knowledge

• Knowledge of and experience in scientific research, philanthropy, government funding, and/or the nonprofit sector operations.
• Knowledge of and experience within the Salesforce grants management system.
• Knowledge of and experience with Smartsheet.
• Demonstrated competency in conducting research, implementing programs of public health or social services, and best practices policy development in tobacco control, physical activity, and nutrition.

Benefits Highlights

• Benefit allowance based on dependents that are covered on health insurance.
• Several health, dental and vision options for both employees and employees + dependents.
• 11 paid Holidays, 15 days of Vacation and 15 days of Sick Leave per year.
• Retirement Savings Plans.
• Longevity Pay, based on the employee's years of service.

About TSET

The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) is a state agency that serves as a partner and bridge builder for organizations working towards shaping a healthier future for all Oklahomans.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.