Roles and Responsibilities

Senior program manager

A senior program manager is assigned to assess each application, and also to answer questions and provide support and advice to applicants. 

Senior program managers often consult with other ministries during the assessment process and throughout the life of a project to ensure alignment with other initiatives and to avoid any potential duplication of effort.

Once contract negotiations are complete, senior program managers oversee delivery of the Shared Cost Agreement (contract) requirements and sit ex-officio on project governance committees. 

Contract holders

Contract holders are responsible for the successful delivery of the project, as well as meeting the requirements outlined in the contract. 

Contract holders collaborate with subcontractors and the governance committee to ensure that project deliverables are reviewed and validated by all stakeholders. They remain in regular contact with senior program managers before, during, and after the project.

Governance committee

A governance committee provides oversight and guidance on project activities and deliverables. It is up to applicants to assemble a governance committee that reflects perspectives from across the sector, region, or population.

Governance committees are typically made up of subject matter experts, including but not limited to employers, training providers, and workers with knowledge of labour market issues and, as appropriate, representatives of impacted groups. 

Governance committee members provide advice and support for decision making on project direction and delivery. 

They also review and validate project deliverables before they are submitted. 

Government representatives from relevant ministries are sometimes included as ex-officio members of the governance committee.

Subcontractors

SLMP program contract holders often subcontract with professional researchers, evaluators, project managers, facilitators, communications professionals, and/or consultants to support the delivery of their projects. 

Subcontractors are contracted by and report directly to the contract holder.

It is the contract holder’s responsibility to determine what resources are required to support the project and to ensure that the subcontractors have the skills and competencies needed to complete the work identified.

Contract holders are encouraged to undertake their due diligence in hiring a subcontractor, ensuring that the subcontractor can meet the project’s needs and that they are a good fit for the project team.