Administrative Consultant (USDA Child & Adult Care Food Program)

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Des Moines (IA); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

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Descripción de la vacante

The State of Iowa - Executive Branch is seeking a seasoned program administrator to lead the CACFP operations, ensure regulatory compliance and coordinate training for centers and sponsors. This role requires strong leadership, meticulous attention to regulatory detail and interagency collaboration to support the Bureau’s mission.

Ideal candidates will navigate federal/state laws, manage multiple projects, and travel within-state as needed to ensure program integrity and effective service

Formación

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college with five years of professional program administration experience.
• Nine years total education and work experience can substitute for one year of experience.
• Master’s degree in social work, law, education, engineering, or public/business administration with three years of relevant work.
• Current continuous experience in the state executive branch with two years as an Education Program Consultant.

Responsabilidades

• Provide leadership, coordination and project management of the CACFP.
• Interpret, monitor, and enforce federal and state laws, regulations and policies for compliance.
• Oversee trainings, meetings and conferences for CACFP center, DCH sponsor and staff.
• Lead and advise bureau monitoring staff on program and financial compliance.
• Oversee documents used in appeals, including testifying at hearings.
• Collaborate with agencies regulating child care institutions.
• Identify IT system changes for program administration and perform user testing.
• Ensure secure collection, transfer and storage of program data.

Educación

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in social work, law, education, engineering, or public/business administration

Herramientas

Microsoft Access

Web-based systems

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Iowa Department of Education’s mission is ensuring all students experience a world-class education. To accomplish our mission, we need talented, passionate people working together to build an excellent education system that empowers all students to achieve their full potential.

Your Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, coordination and project management of the CACFP.
• Interpret, monitor, and enforce federal and state law, complex regulations, and policies to oversee compliance.
• Provide oversight of trainings, meetings, conferences for CACFP center, DCH sponsor and State agency staff in collaboration with the bureau CACFP training coordinator.
• Lead and advise Bureau monitoring staff on program and financial compliance of CACFP-participating organizations.
• Oversee and coordinate documents used in appeals including testifying at hearings for appeals.
• Collaborate with other agencies that regulate and serve child care institutions.
• Identify changes and enhancements to the web-based, information technology system used by the Bureau that are necessary for program administration, integrity and compliance. Communicate functionality issues and complete user acceptance testing prior to implementation.
• Ensure secure collection, transfer and storage of program data.

A successful candidate will bring or have the ability and desire to learn:

• Ability to keep multiple projects moving forward at the same time and meeting deadlines with minimal supervision
• Experience being detail-oriented with ability to apply established procedures and requirements into practice with speed and accuracy
• Willing to travel and remain out of home location overnight on occasion as the job requires (primarily in-state travel)
• Proficiency with office software applications, e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, Microsoft access and ability to learn other custom software applications including web-based systems;
• Experience in government regulation implementation;
• Ability to work collaboratively on, and provide leadership for, high-performing teams
• Ability to interpret and break down highly technical and regulatory language, and present information in an understandable manner
• Conflict resolution and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with USDA Food and Nutrition Programs preferred.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Opportunities to make a widespread difference in the lives of children, their families, and Iowa communities
• Collaborative, positive work environment
• Talented and passionate work colleagues that will help you learn and grow
• Opportunities to collaborate with experts from around the country
• Employee discounts from a variety of vendors
• Competitive salary and benefits package:

https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/employment/Benefits_Beyond_the_Paycheck.pdf

Hours:

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday; some nights, weekends and in-state travel and occasional out-of-state travel

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov .

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, and experience equal to five years of full-time, professional-level work in program administration, development, management, or operations.
• A combination of a total of nine years of education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work may substitute for one year of full-time experience.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in social work, law, education, engineering, or public or business administration, and experience equal to three years of full-time, professional-level work in program administration, development, management, or operations.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as an Education Program Consultant.