"Senior Program Manager"

Senior Program Manager

Company:

University of Central Missouri

Job Location:

Warrensburg, 64093

Category:

Transportation and Parking

Type:

Full-Time

Salary: $56,000.04 Annually

Location: UCMO - Warrensburg, MO

Job Type: Exempt Staff Full Time

Job Number: 997914

Division: Missouri Safety Center

Description

Manage/Administer the Center's Transportation Safety Division. To include:

• The State's Driver Improvement Program (DIP)
• The Center's Missouri Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) program
• The Center's Driver Education and Training programs
• The Center's local motorcycle safety training program as a Missouri Motorcycle Safety Program training site sponsor

Supervise/Manage the Center's Highway Safety Instructional Park (HSIP) personnel and facilities:

• Directly supervise non-grant personnel with assignments at the HSIP, including assigned temporary staff members for training programs
• Manage the Marshall building (serve as Building Manager), its 14-acre training facility and fleets of vehicles

Examples of Duties

Manage/Administer the Center's Transportation Safety Division: 80%

• Responsible for research, development, fiscal oversight and delivery of safety programs for such groups as law enforcement, business and private industry, the school bus and commercial vehicle industries, the general public and others to include classroom and hands on driver education
• Training in specially prepared vehicles, including distance learning and on-line training programs
• Develop and implement new education and training programs in response to the research, trends and needs
• Hire and supervise training staff (full-time, part-time &/or temporary)
• Administer the Center's Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Program in compliance with Missouri Department of Public Safety requirements
• Complete required reports for compliance with grant authority, Center, University and Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) guidelines
• Budgetary responsibility; set course tuition fees and temporary instructor pay rates
• Monitor new training technology and developments and implement when possible to maintain up-to-date teaching techniques
• Provide program analysis and participate in strategic and long-range planning of future programming
• Continuously monitor programs and evaluations for improvement, including annual staff evaluations
• Assist with the development and implementation of a marketing plan. Manage/Administer the State's Driver Improvement Program (DIP)
• Oversee the statewide program for State regulation compliance, by all providers, through a federal grant with the Office of Highway Safety - MoDOT
• Monitor the grant budget
• Ensure operational compliance with all grant requirements and reporting
• Completion of required paperwork for compliance with grant authority, Center, University guidelines
• Maintain a database of approved providers for the state and periodically audit for compliance
• Respond to requests for approval from new potential providers
• Respond to citizen inquiries, requests from the legal community and the Department of Revenue
• Conduct local DIP training for Johnson County, as needed or requested
• Develop and submit renewal grants each fiscal year

Manage/Administer the Center's Driver Education and Training program:

• Responsible for research, development, teaching and fiscal oversight of all basic and advanced driver education training programs, including supervision of teaching staff (Temporary Employees), including all standard vehicle, commercial motor vehicle and motorcycle programs
• Manage the Center's academic and professional Driver Education Teacher Preparation programs (including academic DRED 2010, 2020, 2030 and 2040)
• Manage the Center's High School Driver Education program for teenagers
• Oversee preparation of curricula
• Oversee completion of required reports for compliance with grant authority, Center, University and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Budgetary responsibility, set course tuition fees and temporary instructor pay rates
• Monitor new training technology and developments and implement when possible to maintain up-to-date teaching techniques
• Provide program analysis and participate in strategic and long-range planning of future programming
• Continuously monitor programs and evaluations for improvement
• Assist with the development and implementation of a marketing plan. Manage/Administer the Center's local motorcycle safety training program as a Missouri Motorcycle Safety Program training site sponsor
• Responsible for research, development and fiscal oversight of all basic and advanced motorcycle safety training programs, including all military motorcycle safety training contracts
• Hire and supervise training staff
• Complete required reports for compliance with grant authority, Center, University guidelines
• Budgetary responsibility, set course tuition fees and temporary instructor pay rates
• Monitor new training technology and developments and implement when possible to maintain up-to-date teaching techniques
• Provide program analysis and participate in strategic and long-range planning of future programming
• Continuously monitor programs and evaluations for improvement
• Assist with the development and implementation of a marketing plan

Manage/Administer other required programs for the Missouri Safety Center, including but not limited to:

• CDL 3rd party examiner
• School Bus Trainer certification & Recertification
• Probation & Parole Arrest process training
• Other training programs as developed by Senior Director or other designated staff

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Adult Ed, Business, Public Administration, Safety, or related field required. Master's preferred
• Some form of recognized instructor development or training certification
• Experience may be substituted for education. Note that equivalencies are based on the following: AA or 60 credit hours = 2 years experience; BA/BS or 120 credit hours = 4 years experience; MA/MS = 6 years experience; PhD = 8 years experience

Experience:

Three (3) years experience in a traffic safety related field to include one or both of the following areas:

• Instruction, training &/or teaching professional programs, workshops, seminars or conferences
• Training program development, administration &/or research

• Two (2) years experience teaching adult education &/or training programs
• Two (2) years administrative experience in grant type operations; including specific grant program operations, writing and reporting
• Three (3) years experience in mid-level management type duties, including supervision of both personnel and programs
• Experience designing, developing and implementing instructional programs
• Work experience in resource planning, scheduling and coordinating of personnel and programs

Supplemental Information

Supplemental:

• Excessive standing and/or walking, Exposure to extreme temperatures, Exposure to fumes and/or chemicals, Lifting (weight) - 50 lbs., Exposure to loud noises
• Rides in vehicles making aggressive maneuvers for Police Driving activities

Certifications:

• CDL license.
• Class A with air-brake and passenger endorsement, preferred.
• Class B with air-brake and passenger endorsement, required

Special Instructions:

Full-time benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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