Program Manager, Tolerance Project, Law Enforcement

Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) is a global Jewish human rights organization that confronts antisemitism and hate, defends the safety of Israel and Jews worldwide, and teaches the lessons of the Holocaust through awareness, advocacy, justice, education, and its Museums of Tolerance. With a constituency of over 400,000 member families since its founding in 1977, the SWC has an international footprint through its Museums of Tolerance, Moriah Films, and the Digital Terrorism Hate Project.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, it maintains operations in New York, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Paris, Berlin, Jerusalem, and Buenos Aires. It is an accredited Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) at the United Nations, UNESCO, the Organization of American States, the Latin American Parliament, and the Council of Europe and maintains relationships with the highest levels of governments throughout the world.

In 1993, the Center opened the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles to worldwide acclaim. The Museum has served as the Center’s flagship educational arm, challenging visitors to confront bigotry and racism, and to understand the Holocaust in both historical and contemporary contexts. In addition, the Center developed Moriah Media to produce theatrical documentaries to educate global audiences. Moriah has produced 17 documentaries to date, two of which have received the Academy Award for best feature documentary, The Long Way Home and Genocide.

About The Role

The Museum of Tolerance (MOT) seeks a Program Manager for Tools for Tolerance® - Law Enforcement (LE) to serve as the primary point of contact for law enforcement agencies across California, with responsibility for cultivating long-term relationships and ensuring smooth program implementation that aligns with POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) requirements.

The Program Manager manages outreach systems, maintains agency partnerships, and ensures the LE team delivers programs at the highest standard of quality, while staying in compliance with grant deliverables. Reporting to the Assistant Director and supporting the Senior Director’s vision, the Program Manager ensures that LE programs are accessible, values-based, and strategically aligned with MOT EDU’s standards.

This role requires both relationship-building with law enforcement agencies and systematic management of grant deliverables, calendars, and reporting, while contributing real-time insights that strengthen program design and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Outreach & Partnership Development

• Serve as the primary point of contact for law enforcement and public safety agencies statewide.
• Build long-term partnerships that expand MOT’s reach, particularly with under-resourced or untapped agencies.
• Represent MOT EDU externally with professionalism and values alignment, presenting program offerings clearly and cultivating ongoing agency relationships.
• Support follow-up with agencies to reinforce MOT EDU’s reputation for quality and ensure continuity of engagement.
  
  

Program Systems & Grant Deliverables

• Develop and maintain internal systems for tracking agency relationships, scheduling, and progress toward POST grant deliverables.
• Maintain the Master Calendar of LE programming, ensuring accuracy across facilitators, staff, and grant timelines.
• Support the Assistant Director in monitoring budgets and deliverables; immediately flag risks to compliance.
• Prepare reports, billing summaries, and documentation required for accurate grant reporting.
• Coordinate with the accounting department to reconcile payable and receivable invoices.
  
  

Program Delivery & Support

• Provide logistical and administrative support for LE programming, including preparing materials, coordinating facilitators, and ensuring on-site quality.
• Substitute in program delivery roles when necessary to ensure seamless participant experience.
• Collaborate with the Events Manager and On-Site Course Coordinator to integrate LE programs smoothly into the Museum environment.
• Assist with follow-up activities, including evaluation distribution, participant communications, and feedback collection.
• Work closely with the Full-Time Facilitator to ensure program delivery reflects MOT EDU’s pedagogy and is aligned with agency/partner goals in agendas and outcomes.
  
  

Team Collaboration & Internal Alignment

• Work under the direction of the Assistant Director, ensuring daily operations align with strategic goals.
• Provide regular updates to the Senior Director on outreach, agency insights, and trends relevant to statewide and national scaling.
• Share real-time participant and agency feedback to strengthen curriculum development, facilitator calibration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure programs are aligned with museum education best practices and contemporary approaches to adult learning in experiential, dialogue-based settings.
  
  

Qualifications Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years demonstrated experience in program/project management with strong organizational and systems-building skills.
• Experience developing and maintaining law enforcement or public safety partnerships, with credibility among agency leaders.
• Familiarity with law enforcement training standards (e.g., POST) and/or professional development program delivery.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with museum education practices, adult learning theory, and experiential program design in professional settings.
• Strong ability to track deliverables, manage calendars, maintain files, and prepare reports.
• Skilled communicator, able to build trust externally while collaborating effectively internally.
• Commitment to MOT EDU’s Core Values: Integrity, Intellectual Rigor & Ethical Inquiry, Resilient & Sustainable Work Culture, Visible & Structural Integrity, and Adaptive & Responsive Evolution.
  
  

Our Benefits

We value our people and offer a collaborative and engaging culture. As a SWC employee, you will enjoy work/life balance, generous time off and comprehensive benefits and programs. The Simon Wiesenthal Center embraces inclusivity and values our diverse community. We are committed to building a team based on qualifications, merit, and business need. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.