Program Manager- ESE (Exceptional Student Education) (Head Start)

Job Overview

Performs program management and/or supervisory duties planning, developing, and administering public funded programs.

Salary

$62,088 $66,684

Core Competencies

• Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
• Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
• Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
• Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Plans, directs and coordinates activities of public funded programs to ensure that objectives are accomplished according to federal, state and local regulations.
• Supervises subordinate personnel in the administration of public funded programs.
• Prepares and coordinates studies and reports involving resource allocation, revenue projections, funding source development, utilization of services and/or the review and management of contracts and grants.
• Develops programs and policies for administration of contracts and public funded programs.
• Develops recommendations concerning present and future grant and contract funding requirements for current and projected programs.
• Coordinates the preparation of status reports and conducts follow up studies to review the impact of policy decisions, program development, and resource utilization, and makes recommendations on the continuation or termination of programs.
• Provides technical expertise concerning funding sources, contract development, and grant application requirements.
• Serves as liaison with federal, state and local representatives concerning funding sources for services programs.
• Monitors applicable State and Federal legislation and prepares departmental position statements regarding such legislation.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Job Specifications

• Knowledge of procedures related to public grant administration.
• Knowledge of funding sources and associated requirements and regulations.
• Knowledge of governmental administration and organization.
• Knowledge of legislative processes.
• Skill in the application of managerial techniques.
• Skill in making presentations to groups.
• Ability to formulate goals/objectives and evaluate research projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Ability to plan, organize and supervise the work of others.
• Ability to collect, organize and evaluate data and to develop logical conclusions.

Physical Requirements

• While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• This position is primarily sedentary.

Work Category

• Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree with a major in business administration or related field; AND
• Three years of experience involving duties concerning research into developing funding applications, and the administration of programs; OR
• An equivalent combination of education (not less that possession of a high school diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above.

Emergency Management Responsibilities

In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee’s department, the County’s Office of Emergency Management, or County Administration. Such assignments may be for before, during or after the emergency/disaster.