Program Manager

MIXTECO INDIGENA COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROJECT JOB DESCRIPTION JOB TITLE: Program Manager DEPARTMENT: Research and Evaluation PROGRAM: Research and Evaluation REPORTS TO: Program Director LOCATION : MICOP Office, Oxnard STATUS : Non-Exempt HOURS OF WORK: Full-Time, 40 hours per week ABOUT MIXTECO INDIGENA COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROJECT Founded in 2001, Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) supports, organizes and empowers the indigenous migrant communities of California’s Central Coast through improved access to health and community resources, community organizing, language interpretation, education, direct assistance, cultural promotion, and our indigenous-led Radio Indígena community radio station.

MICOP offers a fast-paced, multilingual and multicultural work environment dedicated to carrying out our mission. Summary The Program Manager will oversee a portfolio of health equity research projects focused on reducing health disparities among Indigenous migrant and farmworker communities. This role provides leadership, coordination, and accountability across multiple projects, ensuring deliverables are met, partners are engaged, and programs are aligned with MICOP’s mission.

Current projects under the Program Manager’s scope include: Tobacco Research Program (in partnership with UCLA Center for Health Equity): Leading a community-partnered research initiative to address tobacco, vaping, and cannabis use among Indigenous Mexican agricultural workers.

Key responsibilities include

supporting a Community Advisory Committee, supervising promotores as research team members, overseeing data collection and analysis, and ensuring dissemination of findings. Opioid/Substance Use Program (in partnership with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation) : The project is designed to address the opioid and stimulant use disorder (StUD) crises by expanding access to treatment services, reducing unmet treatment needs, and decreasing overdose deaths related to opioids and stimulants within the Indigenous migrant community.

The initiative provides resources to support prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery services. Implement outreach, education, and referral efforts focused on opioid, stimulant, and polysubstance use, with the overarching goal of improving access to care—including services such as Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT).

Responsibilities

Lead research projects and initiatives through an intersectional social justice framework that recognizes the impacts of colonialism and power structures. Facilitate, develop and identify which projects will have a community advisory committee component of 8-10 Indigenous migrant community members. Ensure research activities are culturally responsive and linguistically accessible, incorporating Indigenous community perspectives throughout project design, implementation, interpretation of findings, and dissemination.

Coordinate with MICOP’s Indigenous Language Interpretation Services to support meaningful participation by community members who speak Indigenous languages. Ensure all research projects reflect and support MICOP´s research mission and vision by integrating them into project design, implementation and analysis. Develop and implement culturally tailored campaigns and data disseminations.

Coordinated and executed community outreach initiatives, including promotorx-led presentations, tabling events, PSA broadcasts, and direct engagement to educate and inform diverse audiences. Manage data systems and reporting across projects, ensuring accurate tracking of outreach activities, participant engagement, and survey feedback to support analysis and inform program improvements.

Establish and formalize referral partnerships with public and nonprofit agencies, integrating warm handoff procedures into case management to improve service coordination and client outcomes. Develop work plans for research project deliverables and supervise a Research Assistant to support project implementation and progress.

Other duties as assigned Requirements Commitment to MICOP’s mission. Reading comprehension and ability to interpret and adhere to program requirements. Excellent communication skills. Public speaking and classroom facilitation. Experience with data collection and research Track record of proven leadership. Bilingual English and Spanish, Mixteco is preferred.

Experience Bachelor’s degree, or related work experience. Familiarity with Community-Based Participatory Research frameworks Experience coordinating research projects from planning through implementation and reporting. Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative research methods, as appropriate to the projects. Experience with data management, quality assurance, and interpreting research findings.

Understanding of research ethics, informed consent, confidentiality, and protection of participant data. Experience preparing reports, presentations, and community-facing research materials. Experience coordinating deliverables with universities, funders, or other external partners. Experience managing a professional team.

Direct experience working with Mixteco/ Indigenous families and/or the community MICOP IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.