E2G Program Manager

What You'll Do: 

• Provide operational leadership for both E2G tracks: technical shipbuilding bootcamps (including accelerated certification) and the Admin Prep Academy.
• Coordinate faculty, staff, and contractors to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of training and services.
• Serve as the primary operational liaison with SBA, SBDC, economic development agencies, chambers of commerce, trade associations, and prime contractors; manage the partner referral network.
• Oversee participant recruitment, intake, and eligibility verification in coordination with the Work-Based Learning Coordinator.
• Monitor program performance against milestones, outputs, and outcomes; ensure complete and accurate data collection.
• Prepare and submit quarterly performance and financial reports in coordination with finance, per NOFO Section 6.3.2.
• Manage the program budget with college finance staff, tracking expenditures against the approved budget and quarterly allocations; ensure costs are allowable, reasonable, and allocable under 2 CFR Part 200.
• Ensure compliance with all SBA award terms, federal regulations (including 2 CFR Part 200), and college policies, including conflict-of-interest requirements.
• Support marketing and outreach, including pop-up eligibility screenings and industry events.
• Identify and resolve operational issues quickly, adapting delivery based on participant feedback and program data.
• Participate in college events, meetings, professional development, and committee service as needed.

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public administration, education, workforce development, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of program or project management experience, ideally with federally funded grants or workforce/technical training programs.
• Knowledge of federal grant administration and 2 CFR Part 200 requirements—or the ability to master them quickly.
• Strong organizational, coordination, and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, staff, and external partners.
• Experience working with employers, small businesses, or economic and workforce development partners.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and a respectful, professional environment for participants, partners, and colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience managing SBA or U.S. Department of Labor grants.
• Familiarity with manufacturing, shipbuilding, or marine sectors and the southeast Louisiana business community.
• Experience with participant data collection and performance reporting systems.

Why This Role Matters: You will shape a program that expands capacity for small manufacturers, creates skilled jobs, and strengthens the regional supply chain. Your leadership ensures compliant, efficient operations and measurable outcomes that drive real economic impact.

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges, Fletcher Technical Community College has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. Fletcher Technical Community College is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. Fletcher Technical Community College is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.