Be Next Program Lead: Community Workforce & Site Launch

Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation is seeking a Be Next Program Manager to lead daily implementation, coordination, and continuous improvement of the Be Next neighborhood-based workforce program. You will ensure a coordinated participant services pathway, launch new Be Next sites, and drive improvements across cohorts.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of program-management experience in workforce development, with strong facilitation, communication, planning,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in workforce development, human services, public administration, business, education, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of program-management experience involving participant services, partners, workforce development, community programs, or multiple service components.
• Demonstrated experience with program launches, performance tracking, participant documentation, budgets, vendors or partners, and outcome reporting.
• Strong facilitation, communication, planning, problem-solving, data-quality, and Microsoft Office skills; CRM or case-management systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage Be Next operations across approved sites, cohorts, and program phases, including orientation, Foundations, assessments, career coaching, mentoring, financial coaching, digital literacy, training, work experience, employment, supportive services, retention, and celebration activities.
• Maintain the program calendar, cohort plans, staffing and partner assignments, participant workflow, milestones, budgets, deliverables, risks, and operating procedures.
• Launch new Be Next sites by coordinating partner selection and onboarding, staffing, recruitment and referrals, space and logistics, communications, readiness reviews, and startup service.
• Coordinate with career centers, community partners, training providers, employers, coaches, mentors, vendors, and internal teams around participant needs, service commitments, and deadlines.
• Monitor enrollment, attendance, engagement, service completion, training, work experience, employment, starting wages, and retention; intervene when performance or progress falls behind.
• Ensure accurate and timely input of participant-file, partner, fiscal, and program documentation; review records for eligibility, approvals, quality, confidentiality, and audit readiness.
• Prepare monthly reports, dashboards, presentations, success stories, corrective actions, and recommendations for the Director and leadership.
• Lead Be Next meetings, staff and partner communication, participant events, graduations, employer activities, and continuous-improvement efforts.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM systems

Case management systems

Job description

Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation is seeking a Be Next Program Manager to lead daily implementation, coordination, and continuous improvement of the Be Next neighborhood-based workforce program. You will ensure a coordinated participant services pathway, launch new Be Next sites, and drive improvements across cohorts.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and at least three years of program-management experience in workforce development, with strong facilitation, communication, planning,