Job Location: This position will be located at 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109
Why you’ll love this position:Do you want to make a positive impact on women, infants and children in Missouri? Join our Missouri WIC team! Missouri WIC is over 40 team members strong and supports WIC services provided at 116 WIC local agencies across the state. Missouri WIC is constantly striving to provide excellent customer service as efficiently as possible as we implement the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). We are seeking an ambitious individual to coordinate administrative monitoring and technical assistance functions to ensure local agency compliance with WIC federal regulations and state policies. This fast-paced position will collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders, including federal partners, state agency staff, local agency staff and WIC participants. Let us know that you are up for the challenge by applying today.
This position is eligible for telecommuting after a successful onboarding period. Travel to Jefferson City and other locations will be required. Flexible scheduling may be considered.
- Lead a WIC team to develop, implement, evaluate and improve procedures and techniques that ensure local agencies are operating effectively and are meeting or exceeding program goals as measured through management evaluations.
- Plan, implement and evaluate the activities and functions of the local agency administrative monitoring and technical assistance aspects of the statewide WIC program.
- Ensure consistency in the application of monitoring procedures.
- Train and directly oversee four (4) WIC local agency technical assistance and monitoring staff to ensure robust local agency compliance and quality service delivery.
- Lead or assist in the development of administrative policies and coordinate administrative activities within the WIC program, based on federal regulations and guidance, state policies and procedures, and WIC local agency agreements.
- Provide training and information to state and local agency staff and other stakeholders.
- Conduct local agency technical assistance visits, financial reviews, monitoring visits, special investigations and impact analyses for a small caseload of local agencies. Coordinate and support these activities for the administrative monitoring team.
- Other related work as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in a related area and six or more years of relevant experience. Substitutions may be allowed.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to think critically and analyze data.
- Availability to work outside of normal hours, when necessary.
- A valid driver license.
- Ability to travel statewide approximately 25% of the time, including occasional overnights.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .
