Assistant Director, Food & Nutrition Budget & Operations

TSABAA; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 1,178,000 - 1,272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Paid Group Health & Life Insurance for

Paid Holidays

Longevity Pay

Vision

Dependent Optional Life Insurance

Voluntary AD&D Insurance

Health & Dependent care flexible spend

Job summary

Texas Department of Agriculture is seeking an Assistant Director for Food and Nutrition Business Management to oversee financial, accounting, procurement, and contract activities in the Food & Nutrition division. The role includes long-range planning, regulatory compliance, and supervision of section staff statewide.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree with relevant experience, strong leadership, and the ability to work under minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree; one year of work experience related to the primary responsibilities may substitute for one year of college.
• Five years of experience general accounting, government finance, budget and/or financial reconciliation.
• Two years of experience serving in a director, manager, or supervisor role.
• Valid Texas driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director for Business Management in directing and coordinating activities of staff operations statewide to include planning, developing, reporting, overseeing, and evaluating projects, schedules, and work plans.
• Provide direct supervision of section staff including, but not limited to, objective assessment of staff performance and productivity, identification of appropriate education and training needs for staff, time and leave reporting, staff workflow, partnering meetings, coaching sessions and other associated staff meetings.
• Ensure all financial, accounting, procurement and contract, compliance and technical assistance activities required for Child Nutrition Programs (CNPs) administered by the Business Management sections are compliant with all federal and state rules and regulations and make recommendations to correct behaviors and processes that increase risk to the agency.
• Plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; work with sections to revise procedures and ensure section processes are performed consistently while meeting required levels of customer service and professionalism.
• Evaluate and assess staff performance and productivity and identify appropriate education and training needs for staff to increase regulatory understanding, process efficiency, and performance outputs.
• Assess budget requests, monitor budget expenditures, and recommend adjustments as necessary.
• Serve as the state-level liaison for external stakeholders, to include the production and timely dissemination of program information, data and reports, timely resolution of compliance and regulatory issues, and the management of high profile, high-risk situations with external stakeholders.
• Represent the division and agency locally, statewide and at the federal level for all matters related to Business Management policies and procedures, including speaking engagements.
• Follow all TDA policies and procedures. Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Texas Department of Agriculture is seeking an Assistant Director for Food and Nutrition Business Management to oversee financial, accounting, procurement, and contract activities in the Food & Nutrition division. The role includes long-range planning, regulatory compliance, and supervision of section staff statewide.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree with relevant experience, strong leadership, and the ability to work under minimal supervision.