Program Administrator 3 (Anti-Human Trafficking)

State of Ohio • Columbus, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you provide statewide leadership and coordination for Ohio’s child focused human trafficking initiatives. You work under administrative supervision and serve as a central point of expertise, guidance, and decision making for public children services agencies and other partners involved in the protection of trafficked children and youth. A typical week in this position involves balancing policy development, interagency collaboration, technical assistance, training, and urgent case related consultation. You routinely develop and implement statewide policies and procedures that strengthen how children services agencies identify, serve, and support trafficked minors. This includes creating guidance for local agencies on enrolling foreign national child victims into public benefits programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, and TANF. A major part of your job involves building partnerships. You collaborate closely with the Ohio Department of Public Safety, the State Anti Trafficking Coordinator, the Department of Youth Services, local juvenile courts, and anti trafficking coalitions. You help local communities form or strengthen multidisciplinary teams, connecting child welfare agencies with trafficking specific service providers. You also serve as a liaison to the State Automated Child Welfare Information System, ensuring that human trafficking related guidance and decisions are understood and implemented consistently. Training and technical assistance are central to your work. You develop and deliver training programs, offer train the trainer support, advise state training units, and promote best practices statewide. You help frontline caseworkers improve their ability to identify trafficking indicators, conduct appropriate screening, and respond effectively. You also assist agencies in applying specialized tools or guidelines designed to enhance their response to trafficked children and youth. Your administrative responsibilities include scheduling and facilitating recurring and ad hoc meetings, representing the Deputy Director at events, communicating decisions and directives, and taking on routine and non routine matters in the Deputy Director’s absence. You prepare reports, presentations, visual materials, and public information as needed. You also perform outreach to counties, create educational materials, and respond to inquiries from agencies, stakeholders, and the public. Some days may involve travel to counties, coalitions, or statewide partner meetings. Other days may focus on researching best practices, supporting agency staff with complex trafficking cases, or updating state guidance based on new federal or state requirements. Overall, this position is well suited for someone who is comfortable with policy leadership, cross system collaboration, public facing communication, and providing technical guidance on sensitive, high risk child welfare issues. It requires strong judgment, the ability to coordinate across multiple agencies, and a commitment to improving Ohio’s response to child trafficking.

Requirements

• 5 yrs. trg. or 5 yrs. exp. in business administration, management or public administration.
• Completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, management or public administration; 36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position.
• Completion of undergraduate core program for academic field of study commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on File; 36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. in supervisory, administrative, managerial &/or staff position involving planning, research &/or policy/procedure development.
• 1 yr. exp. as Program Administrator 2, 63123.
• Equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
• Program Management Job Skills
• Must provide own transportation or in order to operate a state vehicle, you must have a valid driver’s license.
• All answers to the supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your civil service application. Attachments will not be considered as part of your application.
• Applicants must demonstrate proficiency with a passing score of applicable selection device to be considered for this position.

Nice To Haves

• Comfortable with policy leadership, cross system collaboration, public facing communication, and providing technical guidance on sensitive, high risk child welfare issues.
• Strong judgment.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple agencies.
• Commitment to improving Ohio’s response to child trafficking.

Responsibilities

• Provide statewide leadership and coordination for Ohio’s child focused human trafficking initiatives.
• Serve as a central point of expertise, guidance, and decision making for public children services agencies and other partners involved in the protection of trafficked children and youth.
• Develop and implement statewide policies and procedures that strengthen how children services agencies identify, serve, and support trafficked minors.
• Create guidance for local agencies on enrolling foreign national child victims into public benefits programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, and TANF.
• Collaborate with the Ohio Department of Public Safety, the State Anti Trafficking Coordinator, the Department of Youth Services, local juvenile courts, and anti trafficking coalitions.
• Help local communities form or strengthen multidisciplinary teams, connecting child welfare agencies with trafficking specific service providers.
• Serve as a liaison to the State Automated Child Welfare Information System, ensuring that human trafficking related guidance and decisions are understood and implemented consistently.
• Develop and deliver training programs, offer train the trainer support, advise state training units, and promote best practices statewide.
• Assist agencies in applying specialized tools or guidelines designed to enhance their response to trafficked children and youth.
• Schedule and facilitate recurring and ad hoc meetings.
• Represent the Deputy Director at events.
• Communicate decisions and directives.
• Take on routine and non routine matters in the Deputy Director’s absence.
• Prepare reports, presentations, visual materials, and public information as needed.
• Perform outreach to counties, create educational materials, and respond to inquiries from agencies, stakeholders, and the public.
• Travel to counties, coalitions, or statewide partner meetings as needed.
• Research best practices, support agency staff with complex trafficking cases, or update state guidance based on new federal or state requirements.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level