Senior Program Manager

Omaha Community Foundation (OCF) believes in investing in the community but we realize that starts with our staff. You see it in our people our relationships with each other and our partnerships within the community. Our passion and commitment to serving the community and each other is key to our organizational culture engagement and ultimately the Foundations success.

The Senior Program Manager leads complex cross-functional programs that advance the Foundations mission and strategic priorities. Working in partnership with leadership this role drives program strategy oversees implementation and ensures that the Foundations programs deliver meaningful outcomes for the community and the Foundation.

The Senior Program Manager brings teams together across departments and builds strong trusted relationships with stakeholders including meaningful donor engagement. The role focuses on strengthening programs through evaluation and learning while providing the structure and direction needed to keep work moving forward and aligned across key initiatives.

Qualifications:

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• Bachelors degree in business administration social sciences or a related field*
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in program or project management including leading complex cross-functional initiatives
• Strong communicationand interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Proven ability to lead multiple programs and stakeholders simultaneously balancing competing priorities and driving alignment
• Strong strategic thinking and planning abilities witha track recordof driving program direction and achieving successful outcomes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-informed decisions interpret results and drive continuous improvement
• Experience leading cross-functionalinitiativesand fostering collaboration to achieve shared program goals
• Experience designing and applying program evaluation approaches including performance measurement and analysis
  
  

Preferred:

• Experience using project management tools software and data analysis tools
• Experience managing budgets resources and vendor relationships
• Related project management certifications (e.g. PMP CAPM)

*A combination of relevant education and previous experience may be considered in lieu of the defined educational requirements.

Essential Functions:

• Lead complex cross-functional programs across the full lifecycle including defining program strategy shaping program design andestablishinggoals and success measures. Integrate research community insights stakeholder input and organizational priorities to ensure alignment with the Foundations mission and community outcomes
  
• Oversee program execution and cross-functional collaboration by setting direction for timelines deliverables and resource use aligning teams around shared goals removing barriers and ensuring accountability for program outcomes
• Ownand strengthen key stakeholder relationships across internal and external groups including nonprofit partners committees vendors and contractual partners. Serve as a primary liaison for assigned initiatives influencing engagement alignment and outcomes and ensuring effective management of vendor and contractual relationships within program scope
• Design and apply evaluation approaches that generate meaningful insights by synthesizing data and stakeholder feedback translating findings into actionable recommendations that strengthen program strategy improve outcomes and support organizational learning
• Overseeand refine program operations processes and systems ensuring consistency effectiveness and alignment across for improvement and guide updates to processes tools and documentation to enhance program delivery
• Lead special projects and initiatives by setting direction aligning stakeholders and ensuring effective execution coordination and delivery of key milestones and outcomes
• Monitor industry trends best practices andemergingdevelopments integrating relevant insights into program strategy and continuous improvement efforts
• Communicate complex program information clearly and compellingly for internal and external audiences through reports presentations and executive summaries and represent assigned programs and the organization in meetings events and community engagements to advance program visibility and strengthen relationships
• Partnerwith donor- and client-facing teams to provide program-relatedexpertisethat supports engagement and ensures alignment between program activities and the donor and client experience
  

• May berequiredto complete other duties within scope as assigned.

This job posting is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities and may be adjusted as organizational needs evolve.

Environment:

The primary work locationis1120 S. 101stStreetin Omaha Nebraska. This role is expected to work in the office with the occasional flexibility to work from home and regularly travels locally for meetings events and community engagement.

Who is the Omaha Community Foundation

We are maximizing the power of philanthropy to strengthen our vision is a connected community of passionate philanthropists strong nonprofits and thriving residents. We work to make this vision a reality daily through planning building strategic partnerships facilitating meaningful dialogue with all our partners and fundholders and ensuring we have a lot of fun along the way. Were committed to these efforts because we believe a stronger community is worth it for everyone.

Please Apply At: is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex national origin age disability or any other protected status. Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities and for pregnancyrelated needs during the application and interview process.Employment is atwill and may be terminated by either party at any time with or without cause or notice.Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Required Experience:

Manager