Program Manager, Fatherhood; Spanish-Speaking

Under general direction, the Fatherhood Program Manager leads the planning, coordination, and administration of the Alameda County Fathers Corps, a collaborative initiative that promotes and advocates for father-friendly services and supports fathers and father figures in being meaningfully engaged with their children and families. Working collaboratively with internal and external partners, the position supports program implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement to advance the goals and impact of the Fathers Corps.

The position also provides guidance and coordination to program consultants and Fathers Corps members but does not exercise direct supervision of staff.

Plans, coordinates, and leads trainings and learning communities in collaboration with the agency's training team Coordinates activities which further the integration and alignment of the Father-Friendly Principles ad programming with other agency initiatives

Collects and provides data for presentations, annual reports, and to demonstrate the impact of the Fathers Corps, and develops written communications and/or online content in collaboration with the Planning, Policy, and Evaluation & Technology teams as requested

Provides programmatic support, which includes but is not limited to, planning, coordinating, facilitating, and convening, the Interagency Fatherhood Workgroup, the Fatherhood Partnership, the Father-Friendly Provider Network, the Fatherhood Leadership Academy, and all efforts related to Fathers Corps’ activities

Ensures compliance with contract provisions and funding source regulations and sees that appropriate approvals are received

Recommends and facilitates implementation of procedural and operational changes

Develops and manages contracts as assigned, including development and compliance to budget and results based accountability (RBA) plans, as well as other agency process and procedures

Performs special projects such as conducting surveys, researching best practices and alternative funding streams; summarizes and analyzes data and prepares narrative or statistical reports and recommendations

Minimum Qualifications:

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. Additional experience and/or education can be substituted to meet typical qualifications. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in program management, administration, and development specific to the program area of assignment and completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a closely related field applicable to the position.

Additional relevant work experience may be substituted to meet the college coursework/bachelor's degree standard.

Knowledge of:

Best practices in father engagement strategies and practices

System barriers that prevent fathers from engaging with their children or utilizing services

Challenges fathers experience as parents

Program planning, evaluation and quality assurance methodologies

Practices of contract negotiation, development and management

Budget development and management, and financial record-keeping procedures

Applicable state and local laws, rules and regulations

General knowledge of early childhood development preferred

Cross-cultural sensitivity

Principles and practices of planning and project management

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Office 365 preferred

Ability to:

Communicate fluently in Spanish, including speaking, reading, and writing.

Establish and maintain effective, collaborative working relationships with a wide range of professionals and administrative professionals including but not limited to, F5AC staff, elected officials, partnering agencies, community partners and providers

Demonstrate experience and leadership in mobilizing and coordinating systems and developing strategies/services to target identified needs

Evaluate program and service delivery, using and applying data to identify and resolve programmatic and/or operational issues

Plan and organize work to ensure organizational and program goals are achieved

Develop and provide trainings and presentations to diverse audiences

Plan, facilitate, and contribute to group meetings and effectively represent the program and agency in meetings

Work in a multidisciplinary team setting

Define and address complex problems requiring the analysis of multiple variables or situations; collect,…