Program Manager

Job Overview

El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center is a nonprofit organization in Southern California devoted to empowering our communities to lead healthy lives & access to health care, safe, affordable housing, opportunities for education, and leadership skills to eliminate disparities. El Sol NEC’s mission is for community members to reach personal empowerment to move towards self-sufficiency and contribute to their community’s well-being.

El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center (El Sol NEC) is seeking a strategic, bilingual Program Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and strategic deployment of multi-partner initiatives that strengthen the Community Health Worker/Promotor(a)/Representative (CHW/P/R) workforce and immigrant-serving systems in Los Angeles County. The Program Manager provides systems-level leadership across consortium-based initiatives, ensuring strategic alignment between stakeholders, funders, public agencies, and community-based organizations. This role emphasizes long-range strategy, project planning, structured facilitation, evaluation methodologies, and measurable impact. The Program Manager will design and deploy strategic frameworks, guide cross-sector collaboration, manage complex deliverables, and implement data-informed continuous improvement processes.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5 years of experience in coalition management, program strategy, project management, community-based initiatives, or public health/social services with a Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, community development, or related field (or equivalent lived/professional experience).
• Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish (written and spoken)
• Ability to pass FBI background check (Custodian of Records for DOJ).

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in coalition management, program strategy, project management, community-based initiatives, or public health/social services.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-partner coalitions or consortium-based initiatives.
• Experience developing strategic plans, implementation frameworks, and evaluation plans.
• Knowledge of Los Angeles County’s CBO, health systems, and public agency landscape.
• Experience managing grant deliverables, subcontracts, and compliance requirements.
• Strong facilitation skills for advisory councils, learning collaboratives, and community convenings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 and collaborative platforms (Teams, SharePoint, Zoom).
• Data-informed strategic thinker with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Familiarity with CHW/P/R roles, CalAIM reforms, and/or HRTP models.
• Ability to perform tasks related to physical activity to include sitting, standing, for long periods of time, caring, bending, moving, and lifting up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategic frameworks that align coalition partners around shared goals, measurable outcomes, and equitable workforce advancement.
• Lead strategic deployment of initiatives across the LA CHW/P/R Consortium, ensuring alignment with funding priorities and regional workforce needs.
• Identify systems-level barriers and opportunities within immigrant-serving and CHW/P/R workforce ecosystems.
• Facilitate strategic planning sessions with partners to establish annual priorities, milestones, and performance indicators.
• Elevate CHW/P/R lived experience into coalition strategy and policy recommendations.
• Oversee strategic implementation of the LA CHW/P/R Immigrant Supports Task Force, advisory committee, and related consortium initiatives.
• Develop detailed project plans including scopes of work, timelines, risk mitigation strategies, and deployment plans.
• Monitor cross-project alignment across initiatives including HRTP, Healthy Homes, TECH Clean CA, and other funded efforts.
• Proactively identify risks, implementation challenges, and opportunities for optimization.
• Ensure structured follow-through on deliverables across internal teams and external partners.
• Monitor cross-project alignment across initiatives including HRTP, Healthy Homes, TECH Clean CA, and other funded efforts.
• Maintain an active and visible presence in the community, representing the LA CHW/P/R Consortium at community events, stakeholder forums, public meetings, and partner engagements to strengthen trust, identify emerging needs, and ensure coalition strategies remain community-informed and responsive.
• Lead and facilitate multi-sector meetings and convenings (virtual and in-person) with community-based organizations, public agencies, workforce partners, funders, and CHW/P/R leaders, utilizing structured facilitation methods to drive strategic alignment, collective decision-making, accountability, and actionable outcomes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Application Process:

If you would like to apply to this role, please email your resume to: Humanresources@elsolnec.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $36.98 - $40.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Los Angeles, CA 90012

Salary : $37 - $40