The Community:The City of Carlsbad is ideally situated in north San Diego County where a great climate, beautiful beaches and lagoons, and abundant natural open space combine with world-class resorts, family attractions, well planned neighborhoods, excellent schools, and a charming village atmosphere to create the ideal California experience. Covering nearly 40 square miles, the City of Carlsbad is currently home to about 115,000 residents. Thanks to an award-winning growth management plan, the city's infrastructure and services keep pace with development and promote an excellent quality of life.DEI Statement:
The City of Carlsbad embraces diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and recognizes the vital relationship of a culturally diverse, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. A diverse, equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life. We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.

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In addition to the department's business need, typically, a Program Manager must possess and demonstrate at least 80% of the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities at a given level to be assigned to that level. Listed below is a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

• Manages and administers assigned programs, including but not limited to writing and managing grants; analyzing funding sources and monitoring program budgets.
• Performs project and policy analysis, which includes: conducting research; identifying and raising pertinent issues; summarizing findings and presenting results.
• Leads cross-functional special project teams on special studies and complex projects/programs, using effective project and/or program management skills and techniques; makes recommendations on regional standards, regulations or policies.
• Coordinates groups of related projects to ensure that the goals and objectives of assigned program(s) are met by performing the duties personally, through other team members or by contracted agencies.
• Serves in the capacity of subject matter experts for assigned program(s).
• Chairs, leads or provides professional guidance and expert assistance to city council, commissions and committee(s); attends City Council, commission or other community meetings.
• Prepares City Council staff reports and provides presentations at City Council and community meetings.
• Ensures current program compliance with all state and federal government regulations and takes appropriate actions to meet deadlines.

Knowledge of:

• Applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, codes, rules, and regulations.
• Technical program requirements.
• Government management principles (e.g. budgeting, contract management principles and practices).
• Establishing and executing the governance framework for both the constituent projects and the program itself using best practice project management methods.
• Public relations, marketing practices and community outreach.
• Professional presentations.
• Analytical methods including research and statistical methods.
• Professional communication techniques, both oral and in writing.
• Industry best practices in housing and homeless services.
• Organizational strategies.

• Managing multiple broad and complex programs.
• Interpreting complex regulations.
• Using computers and related software applications.
• Leading special teams or task force(s) and ensuring high performance of teams.
• Conducting research; analyzing and interpreting a variety of data and/or information and making recommendations based on findings.
• Writing, compiling and presenting reports.
• Monitoring compliance with applicable governmental regulations.
• Managing projects including monitoring scope, resources and outcomes.
• Collecting, compiling, analyzing, organizing, and presenting data.
• Advanced skills in financial management and budgeting, as well as procurement and contract negotiations across the program.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
• Navigating and makes course corrections in current and future planning.
• Forging relationships with the organization's upper management.

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and three years of related professional experience in the specific program area, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above. A master's degree is desirable.

Physical/Mental Requirements:
While performing the duties of this class, an employee is regularly required to sit; talk or hear, in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus to read and operate office equipment as necessary during the course of the work assignments.

While performing the duties, employees of this class are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, narrative and statistical information and documents; analyze and solve problems; use math and apply mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret people and situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines; and interact with staff, vendors, contractors, and the public encountered in the course of work.

Employees must be able to transport themselves regularly to various city locations.

The duties of this position are routinely performed in an office setting on city premises.