Assistant Senior Manager, Office of Strategic

About the Position:
This is an executive leadership position, and the incumbent will be responsible for handling complex programmatic, budgeting, hiring, and supervision assignments. This position serves as a member of the Department's Office of Strategic Partnership and Community Solutions Office within the Department of Social Services leadership team and is supervised/evaluated by the Senior Program Manager.What You'll Do:
Program Management
1. Oversee the implementation of the annual school plan, needs assessment, goal-setting case plan, as well as evaluation of school data collection tools.
2. Collaborate with internal and external teams such as the PGCPS Office of Community Schools to support the initiative's quality and effectiveness.
3. Support the assessment of program strengths and identify, evaluate, and mitigate potential barriers.
4. Monitor and analyze data to make appropriate recommendations to the Senior Manager regarding efforts to meet OSPCS goals.
5. Remain abreast of current research and policies related to community schools, family engagement, community development, and other human service-related topics.
6. Attend all internal meetings and professional development training as required.
7. Provide ongoing support to the Senior Manager.
8. Other duties as assigned.
Resource Development
1. Provide leadership and oversight to ensure the implementation of quality partnerships with agreed-upon scopes and conditions.
2. Lead efforts to identify grant-funding opportunities and assist the Senior Manager with developing appropriate responses to grant applications.
3. Maintain consistent communication with internal and external stakeholders to share updates regarding success and partnership opportunities.
4. Assist in the development of program reports, correspondence, promotional material, and other documents to support a project.
Supervision
1. Manage OSPCS new employee orientation and professional development sessions to onboard internal staff on policies, procedures, and overall service delivery model.
2. Maintain frequent check-ins with School and Community Engagement Managers to guide staffing issues, professional development, and other barriers.
3. Manage OSPCS parent engagement initiatives, out-of-school time services, and other related partnership supports.
4. Manage OSPCS social media/communications content in collaboration with the Administrative Coordinator and PGCDSS Communication team.
5. Ensure the Administrative Coordinator processes all payments to vendors, consultants, and facilitators promptly.
Other:

1. Willingly and cooperatively performs tasks and duties that may not be specifically listed in the position description but are within the general occupational category of the incumbent's class of work and other related duties.

What You'll Need:

1. Master's degree in human services field- education, community development, social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, or related field.
2. Minimum of seven to ten years, of experience managing education, counseling, community development, or family program.
3. Experience providing direct and indirect supervision to program staff, partners, and vendors.

OTHER CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Experience in leadership
2. Excellent written and oral communication skills
3. Superior customer service
4. Proven ability to work well under pressure.
5. Ability to excel in a team environment
6. Ability to lift 40 lbs
7. Experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other governmental and bi-county agencies, private organizations, and the public.
8. Ability to lead, inspire, motivate, evaluate, and counsel subordinate staff and delegate responsibility to them as appropriate.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bi-lingual fluency in Spanish/English.
2. Experience leading or working in a large and fast-paced urban/suburban Human Services Agency.
3. Lived experience.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: Upon selection, the candidate must:

• Valid Driver's License.

DURATION OF ELIGIBILITY: Candidates will be selected from a temporary register of eligible candidates, which will become effective approximately four (4) weeks after the closing date. Once a selection has been made, the register will expire.
ELIGIBILITY TO WORK: Under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, an employer is required to hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Applicants who are selected for employment will be required to show and verify authorization to work in the United States.
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S., only after an offer has been accepted and the Form I-9 is completed. For information on E-Verify, or if you believe the County has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or visit their website at dhs.gov/e-verify.

ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Internal Applicants: If you are a current Prince George's County Government employee and seeking a promotion, in accordance with Section 16-200 of the Personnel Law, you have the right to appeal a rejection rating within five (5) working days of receiving a rejection notice. Union employees should refer to their respective collective bargaining agreement and/or union representative for their grievance procedure.
Employment Type: Fulltime/Permanent/Classified