Program, Project Administrator

Atlanta Regional Commission; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) seeks a Program/Project Administrator to lead the Program Development Section within the Aging & Independence Services department. You will oversee complex programs, budgets, and grant compliance while advancing value-based or payer-aligned initiatives to support older adults and caregivers.

Hat to develop innovative program models, collaborate across departments, and manage partnerships with healthcare systems and housing providers to ensure sustainability

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required with five years of progressively responsible program administration experience including two years supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles, performance evaluation, and staff development.
• Experience with budgeting, grant compliance, and revenue-supported program models.
• Strong skills in policy development, program operations, and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Program Development Section and supervise staff (currently 8 employees).
• Oversee program operations including wellness education and healthcare partnerships.
• Develop budgets, funding strategies, and ROI analyses for sustainability.
• Engage with healthcare payers, managed care organizations, and community partners.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Staff coaching

Performance evaluation

Team development

Budgets & grant compliance

Data analysis

Policy development

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Master’s degree in public administration, social services, gerontology, human services, or related field

Job description

Job Description: The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is the regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency focused on issues critical to the region’s success, including growth and development, transportation, water resources, services for older adults, and workforce solutions. ARC works to unify the region’s collective resources through professional planning, objective information, and collaborative community partnerships that prepare the metropolitan area for a prosperous future. The Program/Project Administrator leads and oversees the Program Development Section within the Aging & Independence Services (A&IS) Department and serves as a member of the A&IS leadershipteam. As the federally designated Area Agency on Aging for the 10-county metro Atlanta region, A&IS delivers programs and services that support older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers. The Administrator directs and manages multiple complex programs and initiatives, including wellness education (evidence-based programs), innovation activities such as behavioral health coaching partnerships with affordable housing providers, volunteer management, senior farmers markets, and healthcare sector collaborations. This position also oversees the development of program budgets and ensures compliance with all grant requirements and internal, state, and federal policies. In addition to overseeing core aging-services programs, the Administrator leads A&IS’s payer-facing and revenue-supported initiatives. This includes developing fee-for-service offerings, cultivating partnerships with healthcare payers and managed care organizations, negotiating value-based or outcome-aligned service models, and creating business cases and pricing structures that demonstrate measurable return on investment. The role is central to expanding AAA program sustainability and aligning social care services with healthcare delivery and population health priorities. Essential Duties and

Responsibilities

• Lead the Program Development Section, including supervision, coaching, and professional growth of staff (currently supervising 8 employees: 6 full-time, 2 part-time).
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning to support team readiness and long-term staff success.
• Provide technical and strategic guidance on program operations, outreach workflows, volunteer engagement, and emerging program needs.
• Conduct complex research and analysis, develop recommendations, and present findings to leadership.
• Oversee the implementation of programs, policies, and initiatives, including wellness education, volunteer program development, behavioral health, senior farmers market and healthcare partnership activities.
• Facilitate collaboration across PD section to strengthen program performance, streamline workflows, and align outreach and volunteer engagement strategies.
• Partner with Finance and section supervisors on budget development, monitoring and spending adjustments to ensure full and timely use of funds.
• Ensure compliance with all grant, federal, state, and internal requirements; maintain accountability in operations, reporting, unit cost methodology, and quality assurance.
• Review and prepare responses to proposed state policies affecting program operations.
• Develop innovative program models, sustainability strategies, and funding opportunities, including value based or payer aligned initiatives, that advance agency priorities and address community needs.
• Cultivate and manage partnerships with healthcare systems, payers, managed care organizations, housing providers, and other sectors to support ongoing program sustainability and strategic growth.
• Develop business cases, pricing models, scopes of work and return-on-investment analyses that support contracting reimbursement and long-term viability of social care programs.
• Identify and develop innovative program models and funding strategies that align with healthcare priorities and demonstrate measurable value, cost savings, or improved outcomes.
• Prepare grant proposals and related materials; identify emerging opportunities aligned with healthcare, aging services, and community-based supports.
• Serve as liaison with internal teams, subgrantees, community partners, healthcare entities, and other key stakeholders.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings, develop and present content, and lead or participate in workgroups, coalitions, and collaborative planning efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in public administration, social services, gerontology, human services, or another field directly related to the assignment. Five years of progressively responsible program administration experience that includes two years of supervisory experience. OR An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position. Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Supervisory principles, staff coaching, performance evaluation, team development, and facilitation of consensus-building, conflict resolution, and negotiation.
• Program administration, project management, policy development, operational planning, and coordination of section goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Regulations, best practices, and trends in aging, disability, and community-based services.
• Outreach and partnership development principles, including volunteer engagement strategies and cross-sector collaborations.
• Qualitative and quantitative research methods, data analysis, data-driven decision making, program evaluation and return-on-investment analysis.
• Budgeting and fiscal management principles, grant compliance requirements, resource allocation and experience with revenue-supported program models.
• Ability to prepare clear reports, presentations, policies, and strategic recommendations for diverse audiences.
• Stakeholder engagement, customer service practices, and effective communication.
• Proficiency with office technology, data systems, virtual meeting platforms, analytical tools, and general business practices.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work; manage multiple deadlines across multiple programs; facilitate collaboration; interpret data to guide strategy; lead meetings; support quality assurance; and implement performance improvements.

Additional Information About ARC

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is the regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency that focuses on issues critical to the region’s success, including growth and development, transportation, water resources, services for older adults and workforce solutions. ARC is dedicated to unifying the region’s collective resources to prepare the metropolitan area for a prosperous future. This is done through professional planning initiatives, the provision of objective information and the involvement of the community in collaborative partnerships.

• Healthy, safe, livable communities in the Atlanta metro area.
• Strategic investments in people, infrastructure, mobility, and preserving natural resources.
• Regional services delivered with operational excellence and efficiency.
• Diverse stakeholders engage and take a regional approach to solve local issues.
• A competitive economy that is inclusive, innovative, and resilient.

Our Core Values Excellence | A commitment to doing our best and going above and beyond in every facet of our work allowing for innovative practices and actions to be created while ensuring our agency’s and our colleague’s success. Equity | We represent a belief that there are some things which people should have, that there are basic needs that should be fulfilled, that burdens and rewards should not be spread too divergently across the community, and that policy should be directed with impartiality, fairness and justice towards these ends. Integrity | In our conduct, communication, and collaboration with each other and the region’s residents, we will act with consistency, honesty, transparency, fairness and accountability within and across each of our responsibilities and functions.

• Application Process: The Atlanta Regional Commission is looking for individuals who enjoy working in a public service environment where the mission is to improve the quality of life for the citizens of the Atlanta region. ARC serves as a forum where leaders come together to discuss and act on issues of regionwide consequence, so it is important that our staff share the public entrepreneurial spirit that defines ARC. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, ARC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex, religion or disability. To request a reasonable accommodation during the application, interview, or testing process, please contact ARC at 404-463-3100 or Human Resources via email at [e-mail]. ARC offers our full-time regular employees a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes health insurance, life insurance, retirement benefits, paid time off and more!