What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Program Manager of Food Assistance position at Center on Budget and Policy Priorities?
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a nonpartisan research and policy institute that advances federal and state policies to help build a nation where everyone — regardless of income, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, ZIP code, immigration status, or disability status — has the resources they need to thrive and share in the nation’s prosperity.
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CBPP combines rigorous research and analysis, strategic communications, and effective advocacy to shape debates, affect policy, and inform effective implementation both nationally and in states. It works closely with a broad set of national, state, and community organizations to design and advance policies that promote economic justice; improve health; broaden opportunity in areas like housing, health care, employment, and education; and lower structural barriers for people of color and others in communities that continue to face systemic barriers to opportunity.
CBPP is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join its highly skilled Food Assistance policy team. The role will provide expertise and technical assistance to state-level stakeholders related to enrollment and eligibility processes in health and nutrition assistance programs. Working with other members of the food assistance and health teams, the role will help lead several ongoing regrant projects and other initiatives. These include projects that focus on improving access to public benefit programs such as SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid.
Responsibilities :
- Assess eligibility pathways in health and nutrition assistance programs to identify barriers to coverage and best practices for facilitating enrollment.
- Manage one or more projects that provide technical assistance and strategic guidance to state policymakers and advocacy organizations to identify obstacles to enrollment in federal health and nutrition assistance programs (Medicaid, SNAP, and WIC) and develop and advance recommendations to maximize enrollment of eligible people.
- Manage regranting and reporting processes, including requesting and collecting grantee proposals, documenting grantees’ progress on grant deliverables, and advising and guiding grant-related deliverables and updates for funders.
- Manage program development, logistics, and facilitation for webinars and conference calls to provide training and technical assistance to grantees.
- Guide content development and logistical planning for in-person convenings with grantees and funders.
- Ensure cross-project communication between CBPP’s Food Assistance and Health teams and coordination of technical assistance, training, and strategic guidance to grantee staff.
- Author and contribute to materials on policy and operational issues, including blogs, guidance documents, memos, and policy papers.
- Collect and share resources such as case studies, reports, and webinars with grantees to inform technical assistance, training, and strategic guidance.
- Develop metrics and tools for tracking progress of grantees and projects.
- Coordinate consultant contracts, invoices, and payments for eligibility and enrollment projects.
- Identify and propose new lines of work on eligibility and enrollment and new ways to create more effective and efficient processes related to operations and project management.
- Act as a thought partner to grantees in overall project management, curriculum design, agenda development, and work planning.
- Perform other job-related duties within the role’s scope as assigned to support the team’s goals.
Qualifications :
This position is based in the Washington, D.C. office. CBPP is currently operating on a hybrid work schedule of two in-office days (Tuesday and Wednesday) per week as well as the first Thursday of each month in our Washington, D.C. office.
This position reports to the Director of Research on the Food Assistance team.
Terms of Employment : Full-time; exempt; three-year term.
Bargaining Unit Status : This is a bargaining unit position.
Compensation : Salary for this position ranges from $83,000 to $115,000 per year. Pay is based on a number of factors including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal pay equity.
Please upload a cover letter and resume. In your cover letter, please include a discussion of what draws you to CBPP's mission.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and welcomes diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages all qualified persons to apply regardless of race, color, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, credit information, pregnancy or parental status, family responsibilities, personal appearance, creed, military or veteran status, religion, ancestry or national origin, union activities, disability, or other status protected by applicable law.
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Salary : $83,000 - $115,000
