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Senior Administrative Manager – Strategy and Operations
$78,778 – $124,838 a year
This position will build relationships and leverage resources with leadership across each of the service areas within Human Services, other county departments, and community partners. This position will ensure strategies, policies, and procedures are in place for both our internal and external customers and to support them in a consistent and meaningful manner across the department.
This position is currently being performed remotely due to COVID-19. Work hours are primarily days, Monday through Friday. No weekend, overnight or holiday shifts are required. Once working on-site, this position is located at the Hennepin County Government Center at 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487.
About the position type:
- Support Human Services strategic annual priorities, departmental process improvement and innovation, business coordination and support of technology tools, drive service delivery, and build capacity for a consistent resident experience across all locations and modalities.
- Lead and support departmental project management and business innovation; be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations, overarching administrative duties, and oversee a team that provides departmental support for those that lead the service delivery model.
- Develop, review, and improve administrative systems, strategies, policies and procedures.
- Lead implementation across Human Services and Public Health to establish vision, strategic plans, benchmarks, assessments, and reports for all areas.
- Ensure strategic plans are resident-focused and culturally appropriate.
- Provide ongoing consultation, coaching, and mentoring to the managers and staff across the department.
- Lead strategic direction and ongoing support, partner with internal collaborators, external partners, and community agencies; provide on-going expertise and strategic leadership and direction needed for full implementation of departmental strategy across HSPH.
- Manage a budget and allocate resources to ensure fiscally responsible use of resources across the department.
Need to have:
- One of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in business administration, management, leadership, or other field appropriate to the position and five years or more of experience in strategic planning, project management, organizational development, and/or the administration of organizational operations or programs.
- Nine or more years of experience in strategic planning, project management, organizational development, and/or the administration of organizational operations or programs.
Nice to have:
- Experience:
- Demonstrating political acumen; coaching and leading strategic discussions, supporting staff to do the same, and successfully leading large scale and scope initiatives to meet the organizational needs.
- Supervising professional staff.
- Knowledge of:
- Organizational change, development, planning, implementation and program evaluation/performance management.
- How to work within a team, organization, or community to reduce disparities.
- Ability to develop, implement, and monitor the strategies within a project work plan and update strategies to accommodate changing priorities.
About Hennepin County:
Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align to one or more of our overarching goals – that Hennepin County residents are healthy, protected and safe, self-reliant, assured due process, and mobile.
Our employees receive a combination of generous benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at www.hennepin.us/employees.
Administrative Manager – Neighborhoods Department
The Neighborhoods Department is actively seeking an Administrative Manager.
Did you know that as a City of Jacksonville employee, you would also have 11 paid holidays and a personal leave day as well? In addition, to health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance and flexible spending plans are also available. City of Jacksonville employees are also eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness after 10 years of public service and on-time payments.
- Assists with Request for Proposal solicitation, drafts scopes for Procurement, Risk Management and EBO review and approval; reviews proposals, reads and rate proposals and makes proposal recommendations.
- Collects, reviews and edits required contract documents.
- Develops program monitoring plans and tools; schedules onsite visits; review of provider documents; reviews, completes program report and action plans.
- Develops presentations, and other media to provide explanation and exposure of programs.
- Develops, updates and otherwise manages the programs’ websites and other social media sites and works with the city’s Webmaster.
- Attend and participates in agency/administrative meetings.
- Maintains an annual work calendar of provider milestone contract dates, events, and other trackable timeframes and items.
- Collaborates with and provides support to staff as well as other city departments to ensure functions, activities and processes are carried out efficiently and effectively to achieve positive outcomes and goal attainment that are responsive to customer needs.
- Monitors status of allocated funds to projects and programs and ensures timeliness of expenditures.
- Prepares correspondence, reports, and analyses related to assigned activities.
- Performs related work and other duties as assigned.
- Four years of education and/or experience in professional administrative work or closely related field with demonstrated work experience in general administrative process management.
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Founding Administrative Manager (2021-2022 School Year)
New York, NY 10035The mission of our schools is to ensure that our scholars receive the most rigorous education. Core to achieving this mission is smooth operations that support all stakeholders’ ability to educate our scholars. Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Administrative Manager will ensure systematic, proactive, and efficient management of registration, student information, attendance, family retention and school based operations while building relationships with families and managing enrollment at our schools.
Who You Are
- An education equity advocate with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars.
- An exceptional project manager who leads the charge on anticipating the need for and designing systems in support of smooth operations.
- A clear and proactive communicator with the ability to work and collaborate with diverse stakeholders while inspiring action and creating impactful relationships in service of scholar achievement.
- A data-driven specialist who is comfortable manipulating and organizing quantitative and qualitative information in spreadsheets and student information systems.
- An experienced and organized event planner.
- A team player with a strong ability to tackle moving projects and deadlines.
- A graduate of a Bachelor’s Degree program (required).
What You’ll Do
- Lead the enrollment process that includes, but is not limited to, management of the enrollment waitlist, digital and traditional communication with applicants, and student file maintenance to ensure the school meets enrollment goals.
- Collaborate with operations teammates to process and welcome newly enrolled students, and process scholar withdrawals.
- Collect, track, and maintain complete and accurate student registration documentation for new and returning students in hard copy and digital formats.
- Communicate regularly with families regarding documentation submission, student biographical information, and related services.
- Meticulously maintain internal and external student information databases and spreadsheets with relevant academic, biographical, and family contact information.
- Train staff in their usage of student information systems, ensuring consistent and accurate student data records.
- Monitor student health and immunization compliance, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders such as nurses, food service teammates, social workers, and teachers.
- Monitor student attendance data and work with internal stakeholders and external community partners to coordinate truancy-prevention interventions.
- Manage and coordinate student transportation services.
- Thoughtfully manage the supportive and appropriate dissemination of sensitive student information with teammates, family members, and stakeholders.
- Support state testing preparation and execution.
Compensation
Salary range is commensurate with your experience. Democracy Prep employees are provided with a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, 403B matching, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, a smartphone, and a laptop.
Regional Administrative Manager
70 reviewsRoanoke, VA•RemoteSalary$59,909 – $86,611 a year
The Regional Administrative Manager, (RAM), will assist the Regional Director with initiating, developing, and sustaining dynamic, collaborative partnerships with Directors of local departments of social services (LDSS). Supports the Regional Director, LDSS directors, and staff by reviewing, monitoring, and evaluating business practices promoting the efficiency and effectiveness of fiscal, human resource, administrative, and operational programs. Delivers training for LDSS directors and staff to improve business practices. Provides feedback to the Regional Director and Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) Executive Leadership Team on issues that affect LDSS operations and/or VDSS policies and procedures.
Minimum Qualifications- Considerable experience with finance (budgets), HR, project management, continuous improvement, accounting, and auditing principles.
- Demonstrated ability to Interpret and apply Federal/State policies and regulations.
- Demonstrated ability to provide guidance, training, assistance, and support to LDSS to ensure quality/efficiency/accountability in all administrative and program operations.
- Demonstrated ability to develop/deliver policy, procedural, and automated systems training to individuals with varying levels of program knowledge.
- Demonstrated ability communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to work independently and as a team member.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload.
- Knowledge of fiscal and human resource management.
- Bachelor’s degree in public administration, human resources, or a related degree, or a combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to successfully, perform the duties of the position.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license.
- Occasional overnight travel required.
Competencies required include:
Influence Others – The ability to work with people of diverse styles and backgrounds, to gain trust and support of peers, and to find common ground and solve problems for the good of all.
Develop Others – A leader delegates responsibility and provides people with the opportunity to develop new skills, strengthen areas needing improvement, carry out challenging assignments, and accept new responsibilities. He or she also empowers others by conveying confidence in other’s ability to be successful.
Manage the Work Process – The ability to figure out the processes and workflows necessary to get things done, develop a plan, and organize people and activities to achieve the best results.
Build Relationships – The ability to work with people of diverse styles and backgrounds, to gain trust and support of peers, and to find common ground and solve problems for the good of all.
Know the Business – The ability to understand how businesses and strategies work, and how current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affect the organization.
Lead Others – Through trust, empowerment, and teamwork, create an environment that supports diverse perspectives, fairness, dignity, compassion, and creativity. The ability to work with and influence others to achieve common goals.
Preferred Qualifications- Master’s degree in public administration, human resources, or a related degree.
Special RequirementsManagement approval to telework is contingent upon successful completion of 6 months of employment and the business needs of the work unit.
Selected candidate(s) must successfully pass a fingerprint-based criminal history background check.
Selected candidate(s) will be assigned to an emergency role upon hire and is expected to perform in that capacity as needed.
Telework is a condition of employment for this position. The employee may be required to work a schedule that is split between remote and onsite (shared workspace) locations.
A motor vehicle check will be conducted on selected candidate(s).
Frequent in-state, overnight travel may be required. Selected candidate(s) may be required to use their personal vehicle or state vehicle as available for business use.