Program Administrator - WIOA (Unclassified)

JOB CODE: 3608

PAY GRADE: 2270

SALARY RANGE: $55,097 - $92,876

LOCATION OF WORK
Mayor-President's Office

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Under the direction of Chief WIOA Administrator, performs responsible administrative and supervisory work in managing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I-B Program. Work involves responsibility for managing the overall day-to-day program operations. Supervision is exercised over a large staff of professional, technical, and clerical personnel. Work is reviewed through periodic conferences, progress reports, and audits of program operations. Performs other work as requested.

ESSENTIAL WORK TASKS
Designs operating procedures for employment and training programs by reading relevant materials, analyzing information available, attending conferences on federal guidelines, and visiting similar operating programs, etc. Implements operating procedures by making assignments to subordinates, instructing subordinates in proper methodology and techniques, reviewing work of subordinates for conformance to standards, and assisting subordinates when problems arise. Prepares statistical and narrative reports for funding sources by assembling materials received from subordinates, performing final necessary analyses, and having all materials revised to meet format requirements. Monitors all expenditures of an assigned program by reviewing reports from subordinates and orders corrective actions to be taken to bring expenditures in line with established guidelines; prepares budgets and funding requests based on analysis of past expenditures, projection of current economic trends, etc. Attends community meetings to publicize activities of programs; speaks to groups desiring information on the programs. Prioritizes and assigns job duties and daily work.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of federal guidelines for workforce development programs. Knowledge of basic management principles, practices, and procedures. Knowledge of principles and methods of employability assessment. Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques used in employment training programs. Knowledge of the techniques and methods used to prepare reports and narratives. Knowledge of basic mathematics and statistics used to compile and analyze data. Ability to supervise a large staff of professional, technical, and clerical personnel. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others including partners, agency heads and other officials, employees, and the general public. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing, to groups and to individuals.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS