Child Welfare Systems Improvement Project Administrator

Casey Family Programs, an Equal Opportunity Employer, is the nation’s largest operating foundation focused on safely reducing the need for foster care and building Communities of Hope for children and families across America. Founded in 1966, we work in 50 states, the District of Columbia and two territories and with more than a dozen tribal nations to influence long-lasting improvements to the safety and success of children, families and the communities where they live. Casey Family Programs values diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, anti-discrimination, and respect for individuals in the workplace. We encourage candidates with diverse lived experience and perspectives to apply.

Job Summary

The work of Strategic Consulting at Casey Family Programs is to proactively seek ways to assess and support child welfare systems improvement and set direction for the work in specific states, jurisdictions, and regions. This position is responsible for providing project coordination and management for significant Strategic Consulting work efforts in the Southeastern region, and administrative support to Strategic Consulting leadership.

Essential Responsibilities

• Project management of Systems Improvement projects and events. Provides coordination, manages, and tracks major projects and events for Systems Improvement work in the Southeastern region. Identifies capacity needs to ensure effective and appropriate use of resources to ensure projects achieve desired outcomes
• Works with internal and external staff and contractors to identify requirements for efforts; develops and communicates timelines for planning, tracks and reports progress of projects; manages budget; identifies and communicates changes to project scope or timelines. Provides leadership and oversight of organization and delegation of duties for Southeastern region meetings and collaborative events.
• Responds to incoming inquiries on a wide variety of issues and works extensively with other support units to complete work processes and ensure resolution and timely completion of projects.
• Drafts and edits memoranda, reports, presentations, and other documents as requested by Systems Improvement leadership.
• Supports Systems Improvement leadership in the development of the budget for projects and events for Systems Improvement work in the Southeastern region.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 7 years of project and operations support experience. Relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Demonstrated experience managing strategic and day-to-day operational and technical aspects of multiple projects while effectively meeting deadlines.
• Experience acting as liaison to internal staff and external partners, keeping them up to date on project statuses (including detailed information about activities, timelines, and deliverables) in a collaborative manner that achieves positive results
• Strong organizational skills, critical thinking, and effective written and verbal communication skills are needed. The ability to work autonomously and exercise independent judgment is required.
• A broad knowledge of computer software is required. Advanced skills in the Microsoft Office suite are needed.
• Ability to perform effectively in high pressure and stressful work environment while balancing the responsibilities and stressors inherent in the role.
• Ability to work onsite full-time to meet the collaborative responsibilities that are essential for position. Regular and reliable attendance is required.
• Physical requirements include the ability to lift and reach for light objects; ability to type and work at a computer for extended periods of time as a primary job function.
• Ability to protect the confidentiality of sensitive information by learning and following all relevant policies and protocols and using sound judgment in the handling and sharing of that information.
• Local travel as well as out of town travel may be required. Driving on Casey business may require use of personal vehicle; adherence to vehicle safety guidelines and qualification for insurance is required.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is based at our Atlanta, GA office. The typical hiring range for this position in Atlanta is $68,000 to $80,000. Employees in this role have the potential to increase their pay up to $92,000, which is the top of the range, based on ongoing, demonstrated, and sustained performance in the role. Starting pay for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience. Pay ranges may be modified in the future.

Casey Family Programs offers benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, health and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts, eligibility for 403(b) and 401(a) retirement plans, disability, basic life, employee assistance plan and business travel insurance. Additionally, employees are eligible to accrue paid time off, starting at 8 hours per month of annual leave and 8 hours of sick time per month in the first year of employment. Casey Family Programs also observes 10 paid holidays per year and each employee receives one personal holiday to use each calendar year. Employees that meet certain tenure qualifiers are eligible for up to eight weeks of parental leave for the birth or placement of a child for adoption or foster care. After the completion of 10 years of continuous, full-time employment, employees in good standing are eligible for a three-month sabbatical with pay. Casey Family Programs also offers many opportunities for continued learning, training, and development.