Program Manager

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Salary Range: $70,000-$80,000

Type: Hybrid 20% in Office Los Angeles

Temporary: Position will end September 2026

Summary

Program Manager will manage the implementation of AAPI Equity Alliance's contract to administer the Stop the Hate (STH) grant program. The STH grant program is funded through the California Department of Social Services' (CDSS) Office of Civil Rights, Accessibility and Racial Equity (CARE). The Program Manager will report to the Project Director, who leads AAPI Equity Alliance efforts as the Regional Lead agency for the STH Los Angeles County region, supporting 42 subgrantee organizations.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Essential responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Project management: Provide administrative oversight and fiscal support for multiple grantees simultaneously. Lead continuous improvements in administrative support delivery. Provide assistance on grant-related projects, events, convenings, and trainings.
• Monitoring, evaluation, and compliance: Assist in designing a data management plan for the project. Identify best practices and establish baseline metrics for each grantee. Develop a method to assess each grantee's strengths and identify improvement areas.
• Contracts and calendaring: Prepare and track MOUs and other contract documents as needed to support administrative oversight of the grant. Monitor COI expiration dates and request updated COIs. Maintain a program calendar to oversee logistics.
• Reporting: Coordinate and prepare a collection of qualitative and quantitative data sources to meet all reporting requirements. Create internal tracking tools to monitor performance targets and outcomes.
• Communications: Communicate project priorities and goals with internal and external stakeholders. Coordinate the development of the STH website, and update website material with news and events from grantees. Identify grantee stories for further development. Facilitate outreach to external media.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong commitment to the mission and values of AAPI Equity Alliance.
• 3-5+ years of relevant experience in data review and analysis
• Experience with contract compliance and oversight over public funding
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Comfortable presenting to internal and external audiences. An excellent writer who pays close attention to details.
• Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify local and long-term impacts simultaneously.
• Exceptional ability to learn quickly and thrive in making change.
• Creative problem solver, thoughtful, discerning, and able to communicate ideas in a manner that is both constructive and respectful.
• Comfort and ability to navigate uncertainty, and finding creative solutions to get to certainty
• Supportive and flexible as priorities change and/or new challenges emerge.
• The ability to not be overwhelmed by great complexity and large volume. The ability to manage multiple moving parts simultaneously.

How to apply:

Candidates should send an email to Kiran Bhalla, Project Director, at and Darin Tokunaga, Director of Finance & Administration, at with the subject line "AAPI Equity Alliance STH Program Manager - [Your Name]". The email should attach, in one PDF (do not send separate PDFs), the following items:

• Cover letter (1-2 pages)
• Resume (1-2 pages)
• Writing sample (3-5 pages)
• References (2-3)

In your cover letter, please describe an example of one of the following: 1) when you provided programmatic support for a large number of organizations or people, 2) when you reviewed and analyzed a large amount of data, or 3) when you managed and carried out a complex project to completion.

Candidates are encouraged to apply ASAP as applications will be reviewed and decisions will be made on a rolling basis.

AAPI Equity Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer, which does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, age, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, HIV status, disability, or marital status.