Community Development Program Manager

• Overseeing the states capital construction program
• Working to provide state and federal grants for community development
• Development of the state budget
• Providing technology services
• Giving agencies guidance in the state purchasing and contracting process as they seek goods and services
• Administering a program that provides federal funds to help Louisiana residents recover from a series of devastating hurricanes
  

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

Grant Program and Project Management
Actively manage the design implementation and supervision of the Water Sector Program and other assigned infrastructure programs as applicable. This
includes but is not limited to:
Development of program guidelines policies monitoring plans and procedures and cooperative endeavor agreements;
Resolution of complex long-standing issues;
Oversight of the ongoing status of project and program budget projections and expenditures;
Oversight of compliance with federal state and program regulations and documentation management;
Review and approve project/program applications and amendments and any requests for extensions to established deadlines;
Review and approve requests for reimbursement ensuring prompt and accurate payments;
Provide technical assistance guidance to grantees in the general administration of the program;
Attend weekly bi-weekly or monthly meetings or conference calls to ensure continued movement of projects and programs to completion.
Provide reports and recommendations to the Director on assigned programs policies and projects.
Review and understanding of project bid document requirements contractor bonding requirements and the determination of whether projects as built conform
to the recipients original application;
Maintains assigned grants status on in-office database tracking system.

Staff Supervision
Manages trains and supervises up to 5 staff members in grant administration and project management report completeness and accuracy correspondence
accuracy and performance evaluation.
Assure that subordinates effectively manage assigned programs and projects implementing new procedures and policies when necessary to achieve goals.
Lead staff to facilitate team operations by discussions through the sharing of information and knowledge identification of teamwork issues development of
problem solving recommendations and recommendations of standardizing team operations.
Lead staff to be able to identify problem projects and work with Manager and project managers to develop a plan of action to resolve.
Provide coaching and personal oversight to subordinates to ensure their successful work performance and enable internal advancement opportunities.

Policy Planning and Training
Keep abreast of overall program policies lessons learned and best practices within Louisiana and across the country. Attend local regional and national
workshops to keep abreast of new concepts requirements regulations and the law as it relates to programs. Coordinate and assist in training programs with staff
local officials and other professionals on programs. Interpret federal and state regulations as they relate to program and policy decisions. Oversee the
implementation of those policies in assigned programs.

External Coordination with Local State and Federal officials
Coordinate and provide input on interaction with local state and federal officials in order to obtain clarification and/or interpretations on a diverse number of issues
which arise as new requirements and new concepts become effective.
At the direction of the Director represent OCD at meetings with local officials legislators public and private organizations federal agencies and other state
department officials. This may also include providing training internal or external or speaking at a state or national conference.

Fiscal Duties
Responsible for fund approval and cost center approval in LaGOV for all WSP purchase orders. Maintains funding spreadsheets for the program to track grant
awards sources of funding and available funds. Acts as second and final approval on all WSP requests for payments. Responsible for oversight of any vendor
contracts associated with the WSP including task orders and budgeting.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This vacancy will be filled by a new hire or by promotion of a current permanent status classified employee.

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

A criminal history check may be conducted on all new hires as well as employees changing positions including promotions demotions details reassignments and transfers.Also prospective employees may be subject to pre-employment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal governments E-Verify system.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education). Resumes will notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire.

For further information about this posting please contact:
Erica R. Gay
HR Specialist
Division of Administration/Office of Human Resources
email: