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WIC Assistant Administrator

Responsible for planning, organizing, and managing directly or indirectly and with oversight over Women Infant Children (WIC) program; WIC Breastfeeding Manager; WIC Mobile Unit Manager, Clinic Managers. In addition, oversight of Vendor, and WIC Office Coordinator.

Essential duties include:

• Planning, implementing, and evaluating the objectives and activities of the WIC Program.
• Ensuring compliance with regulations, policies, budgeting, and accounting procedures.
• Responsible for personnel administration including recruitment, interviewing, selection, and supervision of program staff.
• Overseeing the vendor management of the WIC Program.
• Responsible for the overall operation of the automated food delivery and management information system.
• Planning, organizing, and ensuring the completion of responsibilities assigned as role responsibilities of direct reports.
• Working in conjunction with WIC Program Managers, and Breastfeeding Manager in planning, implementing, and evaluating the nutrition education component of the program.
• Coordinating the WIC Program with other health programs within the division and community service agencies.
• Assisting Grants Manager with grant budget recommendations.
• Previewing monthly expenditure reports and assisting WIC administrator to monitor WIC budgets.
• Responsible for overall clinic coverage of both clerical and nutritional staff at all WIC sites.

Other duties and responsibilities include:

• Performing other duties necessary and incidental to the work described.
• Working with purchasing software and inventory specialist to ensure all purchases are tracked.
• Representing MCH PD on committees and actively participating to promote MCPHD initiatives.
• Collaborating with nutrition professionals in Nutrition Services and public health settings.
• Maintaining confidentiality of all client records and information.

Qualifications include:

• Licenses/Certification either required upon hire: Registration as Dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Indiana RN license by the Indiana Professional License Agency Board of Nursing.
• Bachelor's or master's degree graduate which includes a study in Nutrition.
• Valid driver's license and access to reliable car.
• 3-5 years previous experience with demonstrated ability in program development and staff management.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Internet Explorer.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to take initiative and prioritize workload.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities include:

• Knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the WIC Program and the Division of Public Health.
• Skills in financial management and management of personnel.
• Ability to exercise professional judgments and tact in communicating with a wide variety of individuals.
• Knowledge of program planning and evaluation.
• Good judgment and discretion in communication.
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and work well under pressure.
• Flexibility to adjust to changing program/department needs.
• Ability to lift a minimum of 45 pounds.
• Ability to resolve conflicting policies and procedures between federal, state, and local agencies.
• Organizational ability to manage decentralized programs.
• Compliance with program guidelines to ensure continual funding.
• High level of concentration, accuracy, attention to detail, ability to analyze and interpret data.

Working environment includes:

• Travel is required between various program locations.
• Exposure to communicable illness and disease due to direct and frequent client contact.
• Some physical effort is associated with lifting and carrying supplies.