Program Manager I, Grade 23

Program Manager I

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, DC and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County’s public health and human services that the needs of our community’s most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a Department we believe health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods and healthy food. HHS’ provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Program Manager I position.

Position Summary :

The Program Manager I is responsible for the overall planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the Latino Health Initiative (LHI) activities, partnership development and preservation.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provide support and assistance to junior-level professionals, contractors, interns, and volunteers by serving as a team leader providing coaching, support, task assignment, and issue resolution.
• Develop and expand existing partnership network to include community-based organizations and County agencies for practicum placement. Development of Memorandum of Understanding in compliance with County regulations administrative procedures.
• Manage LHI outreach activities which includes coordination LHI participation in community outreach events such as health fairs and community events participate in department-wide initiatives that include community outreach, educational and promotional materials distribution. Develop, update, and maintain updated LHI educational materials, brochures, newsletter, and curriculums.
• Available to work weekends and evenings – most outreach activities often take place on weekends and evenings.
• Evaluate impact of LHI outreach activities in the county and maintain records and track activities, community members reached, and the distribution of relevant educational materials based on audience and population.
• Provide administrative and contract monitoring services to include development of contract scopes, function as primary contact for vendor/consultant, conduct requisite site visits, meet with vendors to ensure quality service delivery, compliance and meeting performance goals. Processes payment and track expenditure of contractual services.
• Provide technical assistance for program development and improvement. Create program planning and evaluation tools. Design and implement evaluation plans to monitor and assess program effectiveness. Maintain tracking to assist with reporting and evaluation.

The position requires the ability to regularly drive to locations throughout the county for outreach activities.

For information about Montgomery County Government’s comprehensive benefits package, please visit the MCG Total Rewards webpage and review our competitive benefits!

Note :

Applicants are required to have advanced proficiency in the English/Spanish language. The successful candidate will be required to pass an Advanced proficiency English/Spanish language examination assessing the following skills: oral communication, reading comprehension, interpreting skills, written communication AND translating text from Spanish to English language and vice versa.

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicants responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a Lateral Transfer candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the Countys Public Employees (which does not include employees of the Sheriffs office) are subject to the Countys ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Minimum Qualifications:

We are seeking a candidate with three (3) years of professional experience in program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Also requires graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for either the education and/or experience.

Preferred Criteria:

There are no preferred criteria for this position. The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience. Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:

More than three (3) years of experience in program planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Experience working with public health professionals, community leaders, and researchers.

Experience working with and serving Latino communities.