Deputy Director of Subrecipient Monitoring (Austin)

THIS POSTING IS FOR EXISTING TWC EMPLOYEES ONLY

WHO WE ARE:
The Texas Workforce Commission connects people with careers across the state. While we are based in Austin on the north lawn of the Texas State Capitol, we have offices statewide. We're a Family Friendly Certified Workplace with great work-life balance, competitive salaries, extensive opportunities for training and development, and fantastic benefits. This position is located at 101 E. 15th St., Austin, TX in the Fraud Detection and Compliance Monitoring department.

TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, now or in the future, for this position. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals currently on H-1B, F-1 (OPT/CPT), or H-4 visas. You must be a Texas resident to work for the Texas Workforce Commission or willing to relocate to Texas.

WHO YOU ARE:
The ideal candidate will be able to plan and manage teams that conduct compliance reviews of financial programs and contractors of federal and state programs to determine compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and policies. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO: 
Performs advanced (senior-level) managerial work providing direction and guidance in strategic operations and planning. Supervises the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

YOU WILL BE TRUSTED TO:
- Organize, plan, and direct program and fiscal monitoring work at the Workforce Boards and other contractors.
- Review and supervise the work of the monitors and ensure electronic workpapers are complete.
- Review findings, questioned costs and monitoring reports for technical quality and information accuracy.
- Ensure draft reports are issued timely.
- Represent the department at meetings with other divisions and participates in division workgroups to develop and implement new policies.
- Conduct training and presentations on monitoring policy, monitoring results, and other items of interest.
- Complete special requests and assignments in a timely manner and provide feedback on the outcome.
- Present on various subrecipient monitoring topics at Quality Assurance Network meetings and at Board Finance Director's Meetings. 
- Perform other duties as assigned.

YOU QUALIFY WITH:
- Five years of full-time experience in the oversight and direction of an agency program; or in strategic planning and policy development and implementation, three years of which must have been in an administrative management or supervisory capacity.
- Relevant academic credits may be applied toward experience qualifications for this position. 
- One year of full-time in-service TWC experience classified as a Director I with regular status will satisfy the minimum qualifications.

YOU ARE A GREAT FIT WITH:
- Extensive experience in all aspects of the subrecipient monitoring lifecycle, and monitoring report development, validation and follow-up.
- Experience in monitoring planning activities, to include risk assessments and annual monitoring plans.
- Experience in inter-divisional coordination of subrecipient monitoring activities.
- Thorough understanding of TeamMate software and applications in order to provide guidance and assistance to project managers.
- Experience with developing monitoring rules, policies, and regulations governing related to subrecipient and grantee monitoring.
- Experience in briefing Agency executive management on issues identified during monitoring reviews.
- Experience development and issuing final monitoring reports to Agency subrecipients.

YOU GAIN: 
- A Family Friendly Certified Workplace
- Competitive salary: $11,093.89/month 
- Defined Retirement Benefit Plan 
- Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts 
- Medical Insurance 
- Paid time off, including time for vacation, sick and family care leave 
- Additional benefits for active employees can be found at https://www.ers.texas.gov/Active-Employees/Health-Benefits 

Duty involves up to 5% travel within the state of Texas.

VETERANS:
Use your military skills to qualify for this position or other jobs! Go to www.texasskillstowork.com to translate your military work experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications, and skill sets. Also, you can compare this position to military occupations (MOS) at the Texas State Auditor's Office by pasting this link into your browser: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_ProgramManagement.pdf 

HOW TO APPLY: 
To be considered, please complete a State of Texas Application for Employment on Taleo (Job Search). TWC is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, now or in the future, for this position. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals currently on H-1B, F-1 (OPT/CPT), or H-4 visas. You must be a Texas resident to work for the Texas Workforce Commission or willing to relocate to Texas. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. A position utilizing this classification will be designated as security sensitive according to the Texas Labor Code, Section 301.042.