Program Specialist III - Project Hi Aware 2

Hawaii State Department of Education • Honolulu, HI

66d • Onsite

About The Position

This position assists a higher-level specialist in conducting segments of major studies or special projects. The role involves conducting analyses of programs, their operations, and activities, making recommendations to a higher-level specialist or program supervisor. It also includes researching changes in State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, community concerns, interpreting and explaining new or existing program policies and procedures, and providing information to various committees, other agencies, and community groups. The specialist will assist in the development of contracts and grants, monitor and evaluate program operations to ensure objectives meet State and federal requirements, and develop and implement corrective action plans for program deficiencies. Additionally, the role involves developing training programs for new or revised policies, assisting in the preparation of the agency’s State plan, participating in developing legislative proposals and testimonies, speaking before groups to promote or provide information, assisting in budget request development, providing technical assistance and consultation, developing and coordinating implementation plans, and advising data processing personnel on program requirements.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Excess work experience may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis if it provided knowledge, skills, and abilities comparable to those acquired in four years of study.
• The education or experience background must demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents.
• The education or experience background must demonstrate the ability to read and interpret complex written material.
• The education or experience background must demonstrate the ability to solve complex problems logically and systematically.
• Progressively responsible professional experience of 1-1/2 years.
• Progressively responsible professional experience which demonstrated the ability to conduct studies and analyses of programs or projects through active participation in the planning, coordination, development and/or evaluation of programs and/or program activities.
• Experience must have involved performing professional work concerned with program interrelationships, effectiveness or intra-program integration.
• Experience must have demonstrated a high degree of analytical skill involving the ability to identify information needs, collect and analyze data, and identify problems and alternative solutions and their advantages and disadvantages and develop logical recommendations for a course of action.
• Ability to read, comprehend and interpret complex material such as State statutes and/or federal regulations and draft comprehensive reports of findings and conclusions.
• Progressively responsible professional work experience in a pertinent field/program area which provided knowledge of principles and practices, current issues and concerns of the identified field/program area and State and federal agencies, community organizations and agencies, resources and services that interact with and have an impact on the agency’s programs and activities.

Nice To Haves

• Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, public administration or a field pertinent to the agency’s programs and activities may be substituted for one year of the Specialized Experience.

Responsibilities

• Assists a higher level specialist in conducting segments of major studies or special projects.
• Conducts analyses of programs, their operations and activities and makes recommendations of findings to a higher level specialist or program supervisor.
• Conducts research into changes in State and federal laws, rules and regulations, community concerns, etc.
• Interprets and explains new or existing program policies and procedures, rules and regulations, program standards, etc.
• Provides information to, and communicates with various committees, other agencies and community groups and organizations concerned with the agency’s program.
• Assists in the development of contracts and grants.
• Monitors and evaluates program operations and activities to insure program objectives meet State and federal requirements.
• Develops and implements corrective action plans to address program deficiencies.
• Develops training programs to implement new or revised program policies, procedures, activities, functions, etc.
• Assists a higher level specialist in the preparation of the agency’s State plan.
• Participates in developing legislative proposals and testimonies.
• May speak before groups to promote or provide information or coordinate program activities and objectives.
• Assists in the development of budget requests.
• Provides technical assistance, consultation and interpretation of the program rules and procedures to agency staff, other public, private and community agencies.
• Develops, recommends and coordinates implementation plans for specific program areas.
• Advises and explains program requirements to data processing personnel.

Benefits

• Salary range includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.
• New employees can expect their first paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date.
• Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.

What This Job Offers

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