Program Manager of Athletics - Anne Arundel County : Job Details

Anne Arundel County Government is looking to fill a full-time, permanent, represented, safety-sensitive Program Manager of Athleticsposition in the Department of Recreation & Parks.This position is responsible for the development, management, and implementation of the Athletics division of the Department of Recreation and Parks. This will include the management of staff involved in the registration, scheduling, and implementation of youth and adult sports leagues, field and facility scheduling, and operations of sports facilitiesNATURE AND VARIETY OF WORKThe occupational field of program management involves directing or carrying out assignments for one or more programs, or providing staff support to a higher-level manager directing a line program or function. Responsibility for contract administration is frequently included. The programs generally relate directly to a department's/agency's mission of providing services to County residents. This field of work is distinguished from management-support functions such as personnel, budgeting, or other administrative-type tasks, which are designed to facilitate the activities of other employees providing direct services. Most contacts are with employees in the same or different departments and agencies of the County government, State and Federal agencies, and non-profit and private sector organizations. The purposes of the contacts, which normally are cooperative with both parties working toward mutual goals, are for coordinating or resolving program operating problems.An employee in this class utilizes knowledge of a wide range of program management and subject matter-program principles, techniques, functions, regulations, and procedures in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating programs and/or contracts. Assignments may also require knowledge of and skill in using computers and automated office technology. The employee independently plans and carries out all aspects of program development, implementation, and evaluation, advising higher-level management of program status and achievements. Completed work is reviewed in terms of a program's effectiveness in meeting stated goals and objectives. The employee adapts standard program practices and procedures to meet situations or cases not fully covered by existing guidelines and recommends modification of current guides. Work outputs affect the social, physical, or economic well-being of program participants or recipients of services. The work is primarily sedentary, performed in an office environment, and presents no significant hazards. Most employees in this class exercise supervisory responsibilities.(Note: The duties and responsibilities enumerated in this class specification are for the purpose of determining a common set of minimum qualifications and salary level for all positions in this class. They are not intended to include all of the essential functions of all positions in the class.)

• Assimilates, analyzes, and disseminates information and data about issues affecting the program, program recipients, and the general public.
• Formulates recommendations and prepares comments or testimony to present to the council, courts, and various legislative sub-committees of the Maryland General Assembly.
• Supervises overall personnel functions and operations, including annual evaluations, staff meetings, assignment of work, review of completed assignments, timesheet approval, leave request approval, and timely resolution of personnel issues; and supervises lower-level professionals and other employees by furnishing advice and instructions.
• Develops and administers procurement processes, including preparing requests for proposals (RFP's), advertising, review, and evaluation of bids and proposals, contract preparation and processing, and notification of contract award; provides contractor performance oversight.
• Plans and writes grant applications and manages grant-funded projects.
• Maintains liaison with contractors, funding sources (e.g., State or Federal), and other government agencies to plan and design projects; reviews plans or changes and amendments to plans, and develops and implements systems for fiscal management of funds.
• Initiates action to authorize, revise, continue, or discontinue assistance and services based on the results of reviews of the circumstances of clients.
• Analyzes, adapts, and/or implements departmental or agency operating and administrative practices and procedures related to records management, forms used, reports generated, and various other phases of program organization and administration.
• Maintains contacts with individuals, families, or groups to develop up-to-date information to help them explore solutions to their problems, and/or initiate appropriate and timely action.
• Facilitates or expedites recommendations and innovative strategies to address and correct County problems and issues by providing background information and data to appropriate public and private groups, and determines ways to involve the private sector and/or business community in County efforts that will be mutually beneficial.
• Initiates, coordinates, or contributes to such special events as workshops, professional and press conferences, seminars, and public hearings.
• Works with the Deputy Director to compile and present the proposed operating budget; monitors the yearly budget.
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Thorough knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations that apply to provisions and limitations of the program to which assigned.
• Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of program development, implementation, management, and evaluation; and the laws, rules, and regulations that apply to the program to which assigned.
• Knowledge of the general principles of procurement, contract management, and personnel administration, as required.
• Knowledge of Federal and/or State grant funding requirements and regulations.
• Skill in leading assigned employees, providing instruction, and reviewing their work.
• Skill in explaining and defending ideas and positions, both orally and in writing, and in persuading individuals and groups to support assigned program activities or decisions.
• Ability to conduct analytical studies and make recommendations concerning the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of assigned program(s).
• Ability to deal tactfully, effectively, and equitably with people.
• Ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside the office if necessary.

Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university.Experience: Six (6) or more years of experience in a program/specialization area directly related to the assignment of the position.NOTE: Program/specialization area is defined asathletic facility management, youth and adult league programming, and management.NOTE: For a University or College outside the United States, the applicant must provide documentation of accreditation and educational equivalency, which can be accomplished through a credential evaluation service . Applicants with a foreign degree must provide this documentation upon the close of the announcement. An Accredited University or College is the recognition from an accrediting agency that an institution maintains a certain level of educational standards. The U.S. Department of Education maintains a database of accrediting agencies it recognizes for schools within the United States. NOTE: This position is Safety Sensitive, and employees in this position are subject to Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) and Alcohol Testing.Preference will be given to candidates with the following qualifications:

• Two (2) or more years of experience managing professional staff in a municipal government
• Two (2) or more years of experienceworking with youth and adult recreational sports organizations
• Intermediate skills in Google Suites and Microsoft WORD, EXCEL.

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