Director-Children's Safe Center

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS seeks an executive to oversee and direct the Children’s Safe Center, providing strategic planning, budget and grants management, and staff development within a multidisciplinary team.

You will ensure administrative procedures, improve care and coordination with child protective services, and promote program effectiveness while maintaining compliance and strong community partnerships.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a business-related field with four years of senior financial/administrative management experience, or a bachelor's in a business field with six years.
• MBA preferred.
• Knowledge of strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
• Knowledge of child protective services and relevant agencies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Administers all financial affairs including budgeting, grants management, payroll, purchases, and allocation of funds.
• Direct and manage day-to-day outpatient care clinics and telemedicine sites with local communities and private hospitals.
• Oversees care for abused and neglected children per national certification standards and liaises with state agencies.
• Develops policies to ensure administrative objectives and reimbursement accuracy.
• Facilitates educational and outreach programs and major research initiatives in child maltreatment.
• Collaborates on short- and long-range organizational goals, policies, and procedures; monitors effectiveness.

Skills

Strategic planning

Grants management

Budgeting

Staff development

Leadership

Communication

Education

Master's degree in business or related field

Bachelor's degree in business related field

Job description

Hello,

To oversee and direct the Children’s Safe Center. To provide oversight for the business activity of the division, including but not limited to strategic planning and goal setting, personnel management and staff development, grants management, division financial reporting, and building and maintaining internal and external relationships. To serve as part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for development, implementation, and management of programs designed to improve the medical care and judicial processes for child abuse and neglect in a manner that limits additional trauma to the child victim.

Education & Experience

Master's degree in a business related field and four years of senior financial and administrative management experience, or bachelor's degree in a business related field and six years of senior financial and administrative management experience. Experience cannot be substituted for educational requirement. MBA preferred.

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: NA

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and the coordination of people and resources. Knowledge of child protective services, available resources, and state and federal agencies. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies and officials. Organizational and problem resolution skills. Ability to build and sustain professional coalitions and relationships.

Responsibilities

• Administers all financial affairs which includes budgeting, grants management, payroll, purchases, usage, and allocation of funds. Establishes and implements short- and long-range financial goals, objectives, plans, policies, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates programmatic and operational effectiveness and makes changes as necessary. Prepares and/or analyzes monthly financial and operational performance reports. In close collaboration with both institutional finance and departmental leadership, makes suggestions for operational and financial performance improvements.
• Direct and manage the day to day operations of the outpatient care clinics and telemedicine sites in cooperation with local communities and private hospitals. Implements measures to ensure the center serves as a resource for the assessment, investigation, and prosecution of child maltreatment.
• Oversees the provision of care and services for abused and neglected children in accordance with national certification standards. Liaises with other state agencies and entities to ensure that care clinic services provided to children are provided in a uniform fashion.
• Develops, plans, organizes, and administers policies and procedures to ensure that administrative and operational objectives are met. Ensures accurate reimbursement for services provided and develops continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Facilitates educational and outreach programs and major research initiatives in child maltreatment. Promotes public awareness of child abuse, neglect, and available services.
• Collaborates in the establishment and implementation of short-and long-range organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies, and operating procedures; monitors and evaluates programmatic and operational effectiveness and implements changes as necessary.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires frequent working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, frequent travelling to offsite locations, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, frequent driving, occasional kneeling, occasional reaching, frequent sitting, occasional standing, occasional twisting, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

Yes

Pay Class

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift

Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded:

No

Job Posting Date

08/3/2026

Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):