Siembra Nebraska Program Manager

Latino Center of the Midlands; Omaha (NE); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Latino Center of the Midlands is seeking a Program Manager for the Siembra Nebraska Internship Program. You will provide strategic and operational leadership, driving program growth, intern recruitment and placement, host-site development, and staff supervision to deliver high-quality work-based learning opportunities.

You will oversee partnerships with employers and educational institutions, monitor outcomes and budget, ensure grant compliance, and lead continuous improvement across year‑round

Qualifications

• Experience designing and leading youth internship programs.
• Ability to secure and manage partnerships with schools, employers, and community organizations.
• Strong communication and organizational skills to oversee multi‑season programming.

Responsabilités

• Develop and implement annual Siembra Nebraska goals, work plans, and performance targets with the COO.
• Monitor key performance indicators: applications, intern selection, placements, and host‑site participation.

Connaissances

Stakeholder relationship-building

Strategic planning

Program management

Leadership

Description du poste

Mission

The mission of the Latino Center of the Midlands (LCM) is to cultivate generations of engaged, thriving Latinos through educational foundations, workforce development, and leadership opportunities.

Position Summary

The Siembra Nebraska Program Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for LCM's Siembra Nebraska Internship Program. The Manager is responsible for program growth and quality, intern recruitment and placement, host-site development and accountability, staff supervision, professional and career‑development programming, employer and educational partnerships, program outcomes, budget management, data quality, grant compliance, and continuous improvement.

The Manager leads a year‑round strategy that prepares high school and college students for meaningful work‑based learning opportunities aligned with their interests and career goals while developing professional skills, leadership, career readiness, and pathways to future employment, training, and education.

The Manager establishes annual program priorities and performance targets in collaboration with the COO and is accountable for monitoring results, addressing program challenges, and continuously improving the intern and host‑site experience.

The Ideal Candidate Should Possess the Following Characteristics

• Passion for helping young people explore career pathways and develop professional and leadership skills.

• Strong understanding of internships, workforce development, career exploration, and work‑based learning.

• Strategic and resourceful approach to developing opportunities for youth and addressing barriers to participation.

• Strong relationship‑building skills with employers, educational institutions, community organizations, students, and families.

• Strong judgment, organization, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills.

• Collaborative and entrepreneurial approach to program development and growth.

• Ability to manage a complex seasonal internship program while maintaining year‑round recruitment, partnership development, planning, evaluation, and sustainability activities.

• Strong multi‑sector professional network or demonstrated ability to develop relationships across industries and career fields.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Program Leadership, Strategy and Accountability

• Develop and implement annual Siembra Nebraska goals, work plans, and performance targets in collaboration with the COO.

• Monitor key performance indicators, including applications, intern selection, placements, internship completion, host‑site participation and retention, professional development participation, participant satisfaction, host‑site satisfaction, pre and post‑intern