Description
Plan, direct, and coordinate organization-wide programs, overseeing multiple projects, sites, or service lines. Responsibilities include setting program strategy and policies; managing budgets, timelines, and human and material resources; and ensuring compliant, high-quality delivery and measurable outcomes. Lead through subordinate managers or coordinators and collaborate across departments. Excludes first-line supervisors.
- • Direct and coordinate program activities across projects, sites, or departments.
- • Develop and implement program strategies, roadmaps, and performance plans.
- • Review budgets, dashboards, and evaluation data to track outcomes and improve results.
- • Direct administrative operations related to program and service delivery.
- • Prepare program staff schedules and assign responsibilities.
- • Oversee program budgets, grants, and cost control to maximize impact and efficiency.
- • Establish program policies, goals, objectives, and standard operating procedures with leaders and staff.
- • Recruit, train, mentor, and evaluate program staff and volunteers.
- • Plan and lead cross-functional initiatives, events, or launches with other departments.
- • Manage vendors, contractors, and partners to deliver program components within budget and quality standards.
- • Design or refine program models, curricula, workflows, or service delivery processes.
- • Identify and assess new sites, cohorts, or markets for program expansion or improvement.
- • Ensure regulatory, contractual, safety, data privacy, and quality compliance for all program activities.
- • Develop outreach, communications, and stakeholder engagement plans to build participation and visibility.
- • Set or recommend program eligibility, service tiers, or fee structures based on needs and demand.
- • Oversee logistics, scheduling, and distribution of materials and resources for program delivery.
- • Manage risks, issues, and change control; escalate and resolve blockers.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
