Program Specialist

University of Maryland • Baltimore, MD

8d • $61,000 - $70,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), School of Social Work (SSW), is currently recruiting for a Program Specialist. The Program Specialist will provide administrative and technical support to the Behavioral Health Workforce Integration Service and Education (BHWISE) projects within the School of Social Work. BHWISE trains MSW students to provide behavioral health services to individuals from underserved populations with the goal of increasing and enhancing the workforce available to serve these populations. The School of Social Work is one of seven professional schools at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), an urban health, law and human services campus. The School ranks among the top twenty schools of social work in the nation. We also host two national training and technical assistance centers, a Child Welfare Academy, a Center on Positive Schools, and about $30,000,000 in extramural projects, in all. Currently UM SSW has about 300 employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Two (2) years administrative or program coordination experience.
• Related experience to program may be substituted for education.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently under minimal supervision.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff and community members.
• Skill in relevant PC applications (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
• Skill in exercising initiative, resourcefulness, and sound judgement with an ability to solve problems and make sound decisions.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize ongoing and new projects.
• Skill in communicating efficiently and effectively both orally and in writing with a variety of people internal and external to the organization.
• Skill in continuously seeking to improve the quality of services and processes.
• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism.

Responsibilities

• Participates in general project planning and direction to develop and facilitate the day-to-day activities and events for the funded projects.
• Coordinates activities and functions of a designated program to ensure that goals and objectives for specified program are accomplished in accordance with established priorities, time limitations, funding limitations, or other specifications.
• Prepare or assist in preparation of funding grant proposal and/or funding continuation from outside sponsors for the program.
• Coordinates activities such as survey completion, grant submission reviews, and other scheduled activities.
• Monitors and evaluates program operating policies and procedures and metrics.
• Assists in conceptualization, development, and preparation of written products such as training materials, website content, final progress reports, and promotional materials.
• Maintains the websites for the projects by ensuring that content is relevant and current.
• Assists with the development and implementation of recruiting plan for program participants.
• Promotes the visibility of the projects as well as various promotional materials relevant to the work of the projects.
• Assists with compilation of information in selection of student participants.
• Plan and coordinate workshops, meetings or conferences, coordinate logistics, scheduling and participant communication.
• Coordinates data collection, prepares meeting minutes, keeps records of program activities, and prepares reports as needed for management.
• Interacts with internal and external stakeholders of the university and projects; Handles sensitive and confidential information with tact and discretion.
• Remains current with and maximizes the use of technology for efficient processing, generation of reports, and the like.
• Thinks critically about all aspects of the program to resolve questions and make decisions related to the program.
• Performs other administrative duties having a significant impact on the overall goals and activities of the projects.

Benefits

• Participates in a retirement program (pension or optional retirement plan/ORP)
• generous PAID leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year
• 16 paid holidays
• 3 personal leave
• unlimited accrual of sick time
• comprehensive health insurance
• professional learning and development programs
• tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school
• flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job)

What This Job Offers

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