CACFP Administrative Lead & Compliance Expert

State-of-Iow; Des Moines (IA); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Iowa Department of Education is seeking an Administrative Consultant for the USDA CACFP to lead program management, enforcement of regulations, training coordination, and interagency collaboration. This role supports the Bureau of Nutrition and Health Services in ensuring compliant and efficient CACFP operations.

The successful candidate will oversee appeals documentation, coordinate trainings, and manage IT system enhancements, with travel as needed and a focus on data security and program

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Description du poste

Iowa Department of Education is seeking an Administrative Consultant for the USDA CACFP to lead program management, enforcement of regulations, training coordination, and interagency collaboration. This role supports the Bureau of Nutrition and Health Services in ensuring compliant and efficient CACFP operations.

The successful candidate will oversee appeals documentation, coordinate trainings, and manage IT system enhancements, with travel as needed and a focus on data security and program