Program Administrator - Child Care Quality

Houston-Galveston Area Council • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Program Administrator - Child Care Quality assists with planning and developing new and existing large-scale projects and manages multiple projects, including team management for child care quality and Texas Rising Star certification mentoring services. The role develops action plans to streamline processes and achieve expected outcomes in a timely manner, ensures programs and services follow the Workforce Board’s directives and comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and supervises a diverse team. The administrator strategically allocates workload among team members and communicates unit and project status effectively.

Employees are required to reside within the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s 13-county region of service. H-GAC is an equal opportunity/ADA employer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable academic discipline or related field of study.
• At least 5 years of experience working with local government, nonprofit programs, schools, or in job-related duties.
• Experience with project management principles and ability to handle large-scale projects from inception to completion.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple competing deadlines.
• Skill in allocating scarce resources, including human capital.
• Effective leadership, motivation, and teamwork skills.
• Problem-solving capabilities.
• Must reside within H-GAC’s region of service.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in education, educational leadership, early education, government, policy, or law.
• 7 years of experience working with local government, nonprofit programs, schools, early childhood education, or in job-related duties, including at least 3 years in a managerial capacity.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and developing new and existing large-scale projects.
• Manage multiple projects, including team management for child care quality and Texas Rising Star certification mentoring services.
• Develop action plans to streamline processes and achieve expected outcomes in a timely manner.
• Ensure programs and services are delivered in accordance with the Workforce Board’s directive and comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Supervise a diverse team of individuals.
• Strategically adjust workload among team members.
• Communicate unit and project status effectively.

What This Job Offers

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