Manhattan Strategy Group

Program Operations Specialist

Manhattan Strategy Group  •  Hyattsville, MD (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

The Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) LLC, a rapidly growing management consulting firm, is seeking a Program Operations Specialist for an upcoming opportunity for National Center for Health Statistics (CDC). MSG provides consulting services across the federal government in the areas of training and technical assistance, grants management, research and evaluation, marketing and communications, program management, and information technology. Our federal clients include the U.S. Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Justice, and Homeland Security.  We offer our team members a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment and a competitive benefits package. This position is onsite at our client’s office in Hyattsville, MD.   Job Duties/Responsibilities:
  • Serving as Deputy PM, backing up the PM/Tech Lead for day-to-day coordination, status reporting, risk/issue tracking, and COR communications. 
  • Providing light project management support (i.e. Meeting facilitation, schedule updates, action item follow-up, documentation control). 
  • Performing operations and basic systems support for CCQDER tools (account requests, ticket triage, coordination with IT/helpdesk, UAT coordination). 
  • Acting as a swing resource who can pick up structured pieces of testing, data QC, or content updates under direction from the Software/Data specialists. 
  • Owning remuneration and advertisement payment workflows (Tasks 5–6), including tracking incentives, coordinating with finance, and maintaining audit ready documentation.​ 
 Preferred Experience: 
  • Prior experience as Project Coordinator / Deputy PM on federal IT or research programs. 
  • Familiarity with LCNC or workflow tools (Appian, ServiceNow, Jira) to manage tasks, approvals, and simple process automations. 
  • Exposure to UAT / acceptance testing, including executing test scripts, logging defects, and supporting releases. 
  • Comfort producing operational and financial dashboards (Excel/Power BI) for leadership. 
 Qualifications:
  • 3+ years in program operations / project coordination on Federal gov programs 

MSG is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the  Know Your Rights  notice from the Department of Labor (DOL).
 If you are a jobseeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please contact  HR@ManhattanStrategy.com Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our hiring decisions are based solely on merit and qualifications, ensuring a fair and competitive selection process.   
Manhattan Strategy Group

About Manhattan Strategy Group

Manhattan Strategy is a boutique research and management consulting firm dedicated to helping our government and commercial clients achieve performance excellence. Manhattan Strategy applies proven frameworks, custom research, best-in-class insights, and domain expertise to measurably enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our clients’ organization.

Manhattan Strategy solutions encompass three core elements: in-depth assessment of the client organization, best-practices from comparable organizations, and subject matter expert analysis. Our clients believe that this holistic approach to problem-solving generates solutions that are easier to implement and deliver quicker results.

Manhattan Strategy delivers custom, best-in-class solutions tailored to the needs of our clients. Our proprietary research approach allows us access to unparalleled data that is not available in the public domain. While we have subject matter expertise in various domains and verticals, our business model allows for low overheads, delivering results at very competitive costs relative to our peers.

The Manhattan Strategy team delivers successful business, operational and financial advisory services to Government Agencies, Fortune 500 Corporations, non-profits, and start-ups. Our team has completed over 400 unique projects since 2001.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Bethesda, Maryland
Year Founded
2001
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