PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR (SUPERVISING)

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR (SUPERVISING)

$8,944.00 – $11,453.87 Monthly (A 2.5% differential will also apply)

The Supervising Program Administrator will play a key role in securing the success of the District’s long-term, high-priority legislative and policy efforts at the federal level, and supervise subordinate staff.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Monitoring of bills and regulatory actions proposed by Congress, the Administration, and other federal entities.
• Forecasting strategic opportunities, producing a federal delegation book and online version for two Washington DC advocacy trips per year, and other duties required by the federal government relations program.
• Leading project teams tasked with engaging government bodies and obtaining support on specific legislative issues relevant to the District as a whole.
• Making key decisions on program goals, budget, messages, and outcomes, preparing strategic outreach plans and white papers, and presenting them to external policy and decision makers on a regular basis.
• Executing strategic external stakeholder partnership activities at the local, state and federal levels.
• Shaping public policy and opinion while building the District’s image, brand and reputation.
• Managing the development, implementation, and analysis of program goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and priorities.
• Representing the program to internal clients and stakeholders, elected officials, external agencies, and the public.
• Interpreting regulatory requirements and proposals; advising District staff; developing new processes and procedures to meet new or anticipated requirements.
• Collaborating with District staff to develop local, state, and/or federal legislative proposals for consideration by management and the Board of Directors; collaborating with District staff and others to support implementation of the District’s local, state, and/or federal legislative programs.

Experience:

Four years of increasingly responsible program management experience in a related area including two years of providing lead direction on an ongoing or project basis.

Training:

Equivalent to a Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration or a related field. Directly related experience may be substituted for the college requirement on the basis of one and one-half years of experience for one year of education to a maximum of four years.

Closing Date for Applications: November 2, 2017 by 11:59pm

For detailed information regarding requirements and qualifications for this opening and to apply online, please see the job posting by clicking on the following link: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/scvwd

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $8,944.00 to $11,453.87 /month

Required education:

• Bachelor’s