Position Description About Harris County Housing & Community Development: Harris County Housing & Community Development provides life-enhancing projects and programs to residents of Harris County. Our services include spurring community investment through the provision of homebuying programs, partnering with community members and housing developers to build diverse housing options that uplift communities and offer other assistance that support community building. Strategic Projects Manager Overview: Under general supervision, the Strategic Projects Manager (SPM) will work with a departmental team of professionals, and external consultants, attorneys, financial advisors, and Harris County development and finance corporations' boards of directors to facilitate strategic planning, budget analysis, and optimizing operations. Under the direction of the Executive Director for county created development and finance corporations, individuals in this position will manage corporation/board logistics and relationships, analyze program and financial data, monitor agreements, monitor progress, report on key performance measures, and prepare documents, materials, and a variety of correspondences to ensure that all internal and external stakeholders are consistently informed. The Strategic Projects Manager (SPM) must have excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills to ensure effective collaboration and communication related to leading and managing county corporate entities. Duties & Responsibilities: * Project & Strategic Management: Manages and leads projects that support change management, strategic planning, and multi-department coordination and operations. * Research & Analysis: Conducts research, gathers data, analyzes programs, and reviews best practices, funding source requirements, and regulations while interpreting policy for consideration. * Communications: Prepares correspondence, reports, presentations, and other materials to communicate complex messages clearly and accurately to various stakeholders. * Process Improvement: Advise on and implement process improvement strategies to achieve development and finance corporation strategic plans, and sound budget management. * Policy & Procedure Management: Facilitates the review and implementation of policies and procedures across departmental teams and ensures they are updated regularly. * Performance Management: Collects, tracks, and reports on key performance measures. * Other duties as assigned. * This Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. * Management may, at its discretion, assign, or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email [email protected]. This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate. Requirements Education: * Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Experience: * Four (4) years of project or operations management experience. Licensure: * Valid Driver's License (Texas upon hire) Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: * Experience in government administration, the operations of public and non-profit corporations, project management, facilitating collaboration, and making persuasive presentations. * Experience in data entry and analysis, financial analysis, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Adobe Acrobat * Strong collaborative skills with the ability to forge and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders. * Strong organizational skills, and ability to handle multiple tasks with competing priorities. * Ability to ask probing questions and have great problem-solving skills. NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications. General Information Position Type, and Typical Hours of Work: * Full-Time | Regular Full-Time * Monday - Friday | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. * Occasional weekends, holidays, and overtime may be required based on the specific needs and demands of the department. Work Environment: * This position is based in an office environment, where the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, scanners, and filing cabinets is routine. Physical Demands: * The physical demands associated with this job are minimal, with occasional lifting and moving of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. * The role is predominantly sedentary, involving mainly sitting with occasional standing and walking. * The role requires traveling to multiple offices as necessary to carry out duties, especially in preparation for and in times of emergencies. Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards. Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department. BENEFITS Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan. The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions: * Medical Coverage * Dental Coverage * Vision Coverage * Wellness Plan * Life Insurance * Long-term disability * Employee Assistance Program * Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service * Accrual rates increase based on years of service * Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday * Professional development opportunities * Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan * Healthcare Reimbursement Account * 457 Deferred Compensation Plan The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees: * Retirement Pension (TCDRS) * Flexible schedule (varies by department) * Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program) In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed. For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website: https://benefitsathctx.com/ 01 Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position? Qualifying information must be documented in the Education section of your application. * High School or GED diploma * Associate Degree * Bachelor's Degree * Master's Degree or higher * None of the above 02 Please describe your educational background including level of education completed, area of study and completed major and minor programs. 03 Which of the following best describes your verifiable project or operations management experience? (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history) * Less than four (4) years * Four (4) years but less than five (5) years * Five (5) years but less than six (6) years * Six (6) years or more * I do not have this experience 04 Please provide details about your verifiable project or operations management experience. Do not use "Please see Resume" or "See Resume" (To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history) Please include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of duties and responsibilities If you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided. 05 Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions: Advanced: A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Intermediate: A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons. Basic: A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it. Entry Level: A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check. * Advanced * Intermediate * Basic * Entry Level * Not proficient 06 This role requires a Valid Driver's License (Texas upon hire) Do you have a Valid Driver's License? * Yes, I have a Valid Texas Driver's License * Yes, I have a Valid Driver's License but understand I must obtain a Valid Texas Driver's License prior to start date * No, I'm not interested Required Question Employer Harris County Address 1111 Fannin St Ste. 600 Houston, Texas, 77002 Phone 713-274-5445 Website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/harriscountytx