(Office of Community Care [OCC] Dept.-WIC Program) WIC Business Manager (Non-Civil Service)

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Job Summary

Job Description
 

Overview

The WIC Business Manager provides and performs comprehensive management and oversight of the department's business, financial, and administrative functions to ensure the department meets goals and objectives as established by the City Council, City Manager and department director in a cost-efficient and effective manner.

This is a leadership position within the Special Supplemental Nutrition for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)program that will provide oversight to core program functions and serve as a Deputy Local Agency Director for WIC Local Agency 007, City of Dallas, within the Office of Community Care, under the leadership of the Program Administrator/Local Agency Director.

Essential Functions

1 Manages, oversees, supervises, and supports activities of staff supporting the business and operational needs for the WIC program, working closely with WIC and Office of Community Care leadership staff; critical operational and business functions, such as leases and facilities management, grants management and reporting to funding, special project administration, and other key functions critical to WIC program success.

2 Identifies, determines, and reviews needed areas of change or development and institutes changes to improve program operations and facilitate stronger service delivery and program administration, control, and management; provides management oversight of department technology needs related to computers, software, telephones, multi-purpose photocopiers, and plotter.
3 Plans, implements, coordinates, monitors compliance, and evaluates policies and procedures; reviews and oversees work schedules of others all subordinate levels and provides technical and operational direction for business needs and services.
4 Establishes, develops, and implement short-, mid- and long-term goals and objectives; develops and approves schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals, and directs evaluation activities.
5 Supports, directs, and oversees the preparation of management and productivity reports and studies; leads and participates in special investigations, internal audits, and research studies to enhance the business services of the City.
6 Oversees the preparation of and evaluates budget development and budget requests; identifies and realizes expenses and revenue and makes competent recommendations for business budgets for related departments and services.
7 Serves as the department's management liaison and oversee the department's implementation of city-wide business and emergency operations systems.
8 Represents the City at meetings, hearings, trials, conferences, and seminars or on boards, panels, and committees; testifies at hearings,
trials, and legislative meetings as appropriate.
9 Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education
Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition, Public Health, Social Science field, Economics, Finance, Business or Public Administration.

Experience
Five (5) plus years experience working in social services and/or public health programming, with at least two (2) years working with the WIC program AND three (3) plus years of experience in accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, or revenue collections with 2 plus years of supervisory/management experience.

This may include experience in:
-Implementing Improvement Initiatives
-Strategic and tactical planning activities in areas such as business and organizational planning
-Evaluating operational effectiveness

Licenses and Certifications
None

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

1 Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulation
2 Knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration and management.
3 Knowledge of office management principles
4 Knowledge of the principles and practices of department-level accounts payable
5 Knowledge of performance management and measures
6 Ability to manage unit/program activities through the supervision of subordinate supervisors.
7 Ability to develop and im