Program Manager Special Projects
Program Manager Special Projects
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USD 75000 - 82000
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20-04-2025
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYC) provides the youth of our city a sense of belonging and vital tools and experiences to succeed in life. Our services include academic support and college counseling job placement and employment training substance use and violence prevention education crisis intervention and mediation leadership development technology and computer training. Our mission is to encourage a diverse population of highneed young people to explore their full potential through academic career family and community life.
Title: Program Manager (Special Projects)
Salary: $75000.00 $82000.00 / year
Reports to: Director of Development & Communications
Status: Full Time Exempt
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Community Youth Center of San Francisco is seeking a Program Manager Special Projects. This is a dynamic and strategic role responsible for managing and executing initiatives that cut across CYCs core service areas including education workforce development behavioral health leadership and civic engagement. This individual will oversee timebound or emerging projects that address community needs pilot innovative services or support agencywide priorities. The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader creative problemsolver and missiondriven professional with a passion for youth empowerment and community impact.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Title: Program Manager (Special Projects)
Salary: $75000.00 $82000.00 / year
Reports to: Director of Development & Communications
Status: Full Time Exempt
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Community Youth Center of San Francisco is seeking a Program Manager Special Projects. This is a dynamic and strategic role responsible for managing and executing initiatives that cut across CYCs core service areas including education workforce development behavioral health leadership and civic engagement. This individual will oversee timebound or emerging projects that address community needs pilot innovative services or support agencywide priorities. The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader creative problemsolver and missiondriven professional with a passion for youth empowerment and community impact.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Community Relations
- Build and nurture partnerships: Cultivate strong relationships withcommunity organizations nonprofits local leaders media outlets andkey stakeholders to amplify CYCs mission and visibility.
- Represent the organization: Attend and actively participate incommunity events coalitions and meetings to build presence andidentify collaboration opportunities.
- Lead outreach initiatives: Plan and implement communityengagement programs and campaigns that align with CYCs missionand strategic goals.
- Advocate for the mission: Serve as a visible and passionate advocateto foster awareness support and goodwill in the community.
- Event Management
- Support event planning: Assist in coordinating fundraising galasoutreach events donor appreciation gatherings and other initiativesthat drive engagement and revenue.
- Manage logistics: Oversee timelines venues vendors and onsiteoperations to ensure smooth and effective event .
- Collaborate on promotion: Partner with the communications team todevelop and implement marketing strategies that maximizeparticipation and impact.
- Ensure mission alignment: Design and deliver events that reflect andadvance CYCs core values and strategic priorities.
- Evaluate and improve: Gather feedback analyze performance metricsand document lessons learned to continuously strengthen eventplanning and delivery.
- Development
- Steward donor relationships: Maintain and grow relationships withindividual donors corporate sponsors and foundations throughpersonalized communication and recognition.
- Support grant development: Assist in researching drafting andsubmitting grant proposals in collaboration with the developmentteam.
- Execute giving campaigns: Plan and manage annual fundraisingefforts including direct mail online giving and peertopeer initiatives.
- Secure sponsorships: Identify and solicit sponsors for programs andevents ensuring deliverables are met and partnerships are nurtured.
- Maintain development records: Keep accurate and uptodate recordsof donors sponsors and prospects in the donor CRM system.
- Report on progress: Provide timely updates and reports to leadershipand board members on fundraising performance and donorengagement.
- Project Management
- Coordinate and execute projects: Design implement and evaluatespecial projects aligned with CYCs strategic goals and priorities.
- Develop project plans: Create detailed timelines budgets and successmetrics to guide project implementation.
- Collaborate across teams: Work closely with internal departments andexternal partners to ensure alignment and accountability.
- Program Development and Innovation
- Research and assess needs: Identify community trends and servicegaps through research and stakeholder engagement.
- Pilot and refine programs: Design and test new or enhanced servicemodels to better serve emerging or underserved populations.
- Evaluate impact: Analyze outcomes and apply learnings to improveprogram effectiveness and scalability.
- Staff Supervision and Development
- Supervise and mentor staff: Provide oversight coaching and supportto project staff interns and volunteers.
- Align and empower teams: Ensure team members understandobjectives and are equipped to deliver highquality missionalignedwork.
- Grants and Compliance
- Support funding efforts: Assist with proposal writing reporting andcompliance related to grants and contracts.
- Track outcomes and budgets: Monitor project deliverablesexpenditures and metrics to meet funder and organizationalstandards.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelors degree in social work education public administration or a relatedfield (Masters degree preferred).
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in program management nonprofitservices or communitybased initiatives.
- Strong project management skills with a track record of implementing crossfunctional initiatives.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse communities especially immigrant
- lowincome and underserved youth and families.
- Experience in data collection reporting and program evaluation.
- Familiarity with San Franciscos community landscape and youthdevelopment models preferred.
- Bilingual or multilingual skills a plus (especially Cantonese Mandarin orSpanish).
- Ability to work occasional evenings or weekends as needed for specialprojects or events.
- Ability to work in a fastpaced dynamic environment
- Commitment to our organizations mission with a passion for developingboth our staff and our programs to create lasting positive impact in ourcommunity.
CYC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race age religion gender marital status national origin citizenship ancestry physical or mental disability veteran status sexual orientation or any other basis recognized by federal state or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Employment Type
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