Description
Are you passionate about M-NCPPC winning awards for excellence in parks and recreation? Do you enjoy research and leading a team to develop further/maintain M-NCPPC’s governance plan? Are you experienced in developing useful written tools/plans to guide M-NCPPC staff as they continue improving upon our programs, events, and services to patrons and visitors? We have just the position for you!
We are The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), a six-time National Recreation and Parks Association Gold Medal Award Winner. We seek a Department Program Administrator (Working Title: Performance Plan Associate) to lead, run, and coordinate all aspects of major ongoing agency-wide accreditation and certifications, award applications, strategic plans, and more! This position will work across all departments on a routine basis. This is an exciting time to join the Department of Parks and Recreation, which serves a diverse population of more than two million residents in Prince George’s and Montgomery County, Maryland.
Examples of Important Duties
Lead the initiative to better evaluate programs and services we provide to patrons and visitors. Develop small and large-scale surveys for a variety of audiences. Expand upon the current process to develop, track, and share measurable performance outcomes to meet the ever-changing needs of a diverse audience.
2. Lead a team to research and develop useful written guidelines/procedures to measure the quality of programs and services. Establish training curriculum and lead sessions to guide M-NCPPC staff as they continue to evaluate programs and services.
3. Create an in-depth, useful Department-wide Communication Plan to address roles, processes, staff accountability, deadlines, and more. Identify and prioritize the need for revised, enhanced, or new procedures. Ensure that all resource manual, data compilation/use, survey results, and best practice adjustment deadlines are met.
4. Lead high-profile research work around gathering accurate data, and the efficient and effective utilization of the information. This position works across Departments and DPR Divisions on a routine basis.
5. The work program involves wide-spread dialogue with subject matter experts, data analysts, and external collaborators across varied subject areas. Association with the public and community-based groups is a mainstay of this position.
6. Performs supervisory functions as negotiator and administrator of consultant scope as they lead agency-wide projects. Manage the work of committee members, career administrative professionals, Term-Contract and Seasonal-Intermittent staff as they strive to meet goals and objectives. Evaluate end results of contractual agreements, reports, and procedural manuals.
7. Oversees a range of responsibilities, to include the proper inventorying and storage of sophisticated equipment, fleet management, travel arrangements, and reporting of expenses.
8. Serves as a member of the Division’s leadership team, and as an internal consultant on administrative work program matters. Works independently and seldom needs intervention from leadership. Identifies and implements sound solutions to routine and non-routine problems.
9. Collaborates routinely with the Compliance & Innovation Associates to develop and maintain the data collection (back end) of Department-wide patron/staff survey program, budget performance measures, program/service evaluations, multi-faceted data reports, and other overlapping initiatives.
10. Tracks project costs, manages budget, monitors project implementation and completion, and ensures that all M-NCPPC administrative, and financial policies and procedures are followed. Develops recommendations for budget based on outcomes of tracking process.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management, Finance, Business or any related field.
2. Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in Human Resource Management,
finance or any related field.
3. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total 8 years.
Supplemental Information
Classification Specification: Administrative Specialist III
This position may be subject to medical, drug, and alcohol testing
Working Conditions:
Works in an office setting; may work outdoors briefly on an incidental basis. Work is primarily sedentary and requires very light to light physical effort. May be subject to various job demands such as high volume of work and tight deadlines.
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate a workplace culture of diversity, equity and inclusion without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, or any other non-merit factor.
Applicants with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
If you require accommodations or special arrangements due to a qualifying disability, please notify the Recruitment & Selections Services Unit at the time of applications at or 301-454-1411 (Maryland Relay 7-1-1) M-NCPPC will make all efforts to reasonably accommodate you.
