TN PROWD PROGRAM MANAGER - 67156

Executive Service

This position may be designated as Hybrid both Working from Home and /or Onsite

For more information, visit the link below:

https://www.tn.gov/workforce/careers.html

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Who we are and what we do:

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is the state agency established to promote workforce development and improve workplace safety and health throughout the state.

How you make a difference in this role:

The candidate for this role will possess strong public speaking skills, demonstrate collaborative teamwork, A qualified candidate must also be able to develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders for communicating aligned strategies and have an understanding of workforce and/or economic and grant administration. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word)

Job Overview:

The Program Manager will be responsible for managing the Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development (PROWD) initiative ensuring that all grant requirements are met, supervising program staff, partnership development and management, overseeing strength-based services to participants.

The program will serve women PROWD program participants of the FCI Memphis low-security facility and minimum-security satellite camp during and after incarceration in Residential Reentry Centers and the general community.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead all grant activities to ensure requirements stated in the outcomes and goals are met
2. Collaborate with grant partners to implement grant components and ensure participants are gaining needed training, education, and job readiness skills for success upon release
3. Recruit and ensure training for Peer Support Specialists
4. Recruit employers that will engage with Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development to hire from training programs provided to participants through TN Board of Regents Facilities
5. Supervise and support case management staff that will recruit and collaborate with partners and service providers to support participants throughout the program
6. Assist in planning and implementation of quarterly coalition meetings to support and advocating for justice-involved citizens
7. Track and provide the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development-TN Office of Reentry staff with participant data and other reporting as required
8. Complete and submit monthly and quarterly reporting as required by Department of Labor and Bureau of Prisons
9. Ensure all participant paperwork, credentials, and data are submitted to the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development-TN Office of Reentry
10. Collaborate with statewide partners and employers to identify and eliminate barriers to employment for participants
11. Collaborate with Memphis FCI and Memphis and Nashville RRCs to ensure recruitment goals are met
12. Work with TN PROWD Community of Practice Navigators to ensure individuals are moving through the workforce development system
13. Maintain a working knowledge of processes within American Job Center network and how they contribute to outcomes and tracking
14. Track and report on TN PROWD participants, including preparation and submission of grant reports
15. Represent Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development-TN Office of Reentry in the community through community forums and public speaking opportunities.

16. Perform such other tasks and duties as assigned by the Greater Memphis Chamber or Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development-TN Office of Reentry
17. Occasional out-of-town travel is required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution of higher education or the equivalent in work or lived experience
• Must possess and maintain a valid Tennessee drivers license and current auto insurance
• Candidates with lived experience in the justice system are strongly encouraged to apply

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.