Senior School Nutrition Programs Manager

Illinois Education Job Bank; Springfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

The Illinois Association of School Administrators in Springfield, Illinois, seeks a Program Manager to oversee child nutrition programs, focusing on National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Reporting to the Director of Nutrition, you will apply program management and fiscal expertise to ensure compliant execution across districts.

Key duties include coordinating multiple projects, serving as primary contact for school-based nutrition administrators, and providing technical assistance

Qualifications

• Coordinating multiple projects to administer school-based nutrition programs.
• Serving as primary contact for school-based nutrition program administrators.
• Coordinating fiscal, staffing and material resources for program outputs.
• Monitoring schedules and timelines for program applications.
• Providing technical assistance to Agency staff and program administrators.
• Developing and administering program procedures for state and federal nutrition programs.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multiple projects and monitor compliance with NSLP/SBP regulations.
• Serve as primary contact for school district nutrition program administrators.
• Coordinate fiscal, staffing, and material resources to produce required outputs.
• Monitor and manage project schedules and application approvals.
• Provide technical assistance to agency staff and program administrators.
• Develop and implement programmatic procedures for nutrition programs.

Skills

Project coordination

Data analysis

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

Master's degree in Nutrition or related field

Bachelor's degree + 2 years experience in nutrition

Tools

Information systems

Databases

Spreadsheet applications

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Duties

Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director of Nutrition, this position performs work ranging from moderate to considerable complexity, applying practices and technical expertise in areas of program management of the child nutrition programs, primarily for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Coordinates multiple projects/program assignments which assist in the administration of various school-based nutrition programs, including on-site visitations to monitor project implementation and/or compliance with program rules and regulations for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
• Serves as a primary contact for school-based nutrition program administrators.
• Coordinates fiscal, staffing and material resources to produce products defined.
• Coordinates and monitors schedules and timelines related to the approval of program applications.
• Assists in facilitating the interdisciplinary team process by reviewing the content and quality programmatic materials and project assignments produced.
• Provides technical assistance to Agency staff, local educational agencies and program administrators.
• Serves as a contact for school districts and program administrators on fiscal, nutrition and programmatic issues related to the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
• Assists in the development, implementation and administration of programmatic and technical assistance procedures pertaining to state and federal child nutrition programs.
• Implements program administration, nutrition and fiscal management plans, practices and procedures and recommends the development of broad statewide nutrition program policies and procedures.
• Makes recommendations for department functional systems and activities.
• Functions as a team member and/or team leader for diverse Agency, center and department project teams.
• Coordinates fiscal, staffing and material resources to complete assigned projects.
• Coordinates efforts with interdisciplinary team member for the completion of assigned projects for divisional activities.
• Monitors projects and activities of team members.
• Assists so that projects are on schedule and completed with assigned timelines.
• Collects and analyzes data and compiles reports for review, executive approval and implementation.
• Applies technical expertise in areas of program administration, nutrition and fiscal management of child nutrition programs to research, develop and implement project assignments.
• Assists in the development of departmental information systems and the gathering of department planning data.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences, Home Economics, Food Service Management or related field, or, a Bachelors degree plus two years of relevant professional experience in one of the above fields. (COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION)
• Professional experience in nutrition or experience through an internship in a nutrition environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of nutrition and food service management.
• Knowledge of resources allocation and project coordination involving interdisciplinary teams.
• Considerable knowledge of information systems.
• Knowledge of computers, database and spreadsheet applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple priorities and work independently or with teams.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to define problems and apply problem solving techniques to complex issues.

Salary/Benefits

Union: IFSOE

Anticipated Starting Salary Range: $64,322 - $81,284

Full Salary Range: $64,322 - $109,467

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

District Name IL State Board of Education Building Name Alzina Address 100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777 Phone [phone] Fax [phone] IASA Region Abe Lincoln County Sangamon Employment Type Full-time permanent Job Category Agency/Association Grade Level Other