Provide effective and efficient technical assistance for the development and implementation of federal and state programs to improve the performance of students. Job may require occasional in-region and out-of-region travel, occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree, Master’s Degree preferred
• Minimum of five or more years of experience working with budgets/budget planning
• Three or more years of experience working with academic grants

Knowledge/Skills:

• A demonstrated track record of success in process execution
• An in-depth knowledge of budgeting and budgeting planning
• Ability to plan and implement a planning and performance management work model for budgets/finances
• Ability to design, deliver, and facilitate high-quality work products for adult audiences, both in person and virtually
• Ability to connect with diverse audiences and understand complex and unique circumstances in order to support growth among individuals
• Ability to coach and provide regular feedback on performance measures as it relates to grant/budget expenses
• Highly organized; ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail with an ability to produce high quality work in diverse environment
• Ability to break down complex information into comprehensive parts, ask questions, synthesize and analyze
• Ability to influence others to achieve outcomes, both within and outside formal management structures
• Collaborative and results-oriented
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrates a growth mindset, desire to self-reflect, give/receive feedback and continuously improve
• Strong sense of personal accountability; takes initiative to meet ambitious goals
• Builds strong relationships without compromising outcomes
• Knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Office, Google, video conferencing tools, and multimedia equipment
• Knowledge of and experience using Google Sheets, Excel, and other financial software for budget planning
• A demonstrated track record of TXLS programmatic retention and TXLS programmatic expansion at campus and
• Ability to provide targeted, high-leverage feedback
• Ability to facilitate a high-quality data meeting
• Ability to analyze data at multiple levels, in order to develop effective expenditure plans
• Ability to coordinate budget training for department leadership

Essential Functions:

• Designs, delivers, monitors department budgets, grant progress, and department financial records
• Partners closely with department leadership team to develop effective expenditure plans for local, state, and federal funding
• Contributes to the alignment of the vision and mission of Region 3 and Academic Services to program execution
• Contributes to the scaling and aligning of best practices with grant expenditures
• Partners closely with members of the Business Department to ensure timeliness and accuracy of budgeting processes
• Complies with federal and state laws, State Board of Education Rules, and ESC board policy and procedures
• Presents customized administrator overviews of budget analysis
• Establishes a cadence of meetings with Academic Services department leaders to share in-depth data results and program progress.

All positions at ESC 3 are defined as security-sensitive. Security-sensitive positions are those which require employees to be entrusted with the certain types of data, whether electronic or in paper form. Those data elements, as defined by the ESC 3 Data Classification and Handling Policy may include, but not limited to:

• Sensitive Personal Information (SPI)

• Personally, Identifiable Information (PII)

• Protected Health Information (PHI)

• Family Educational Records (FERPA Data)

• Federal Tax Information (FTI)

• HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act)

It is the employees on-going responsibility to safeguard this type of data and to report any instance of lost or stolen data.