WHO WE ARE:
Texas Workforce Commission connects people with careers across the state. While we are based in Austin at 1117 Trinity St., this position is suitable for teleworking 3 to 4 days per week. We're a Family Friendly Certified Workplace with great work-life balance, competitive salaries, extensive opportunities for training and development, and fantastic benefits.

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 leverages strong leadership and management skills, along with excellent writing and research skills, to ensure the team’s projects are completed on time and to ensure policies are accurate and easily understood by internal and external stakeholders. You thrive in a complex environment that emphasizes collaboration, customer service, and attention to detail. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the successful administration of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Non-custodial Parent, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training programs. If you are a self-starter looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, this opening could be the perfect match for you!

This is a hybrid teleworking position with weekly in-office work required. The selected candidate must have a secure, dedicated workspace with reliable access to broadband internet service, ability to maintain a reliable and consistent work schedule and be available for weekly meetings and group collaboration via Microsoft Teams and other applications during regular business hours.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:
The Manager III performs complex (journey-level) managerial work administering the daily operations and activities of a business function, division, or department. Work involves establishing goals and objectives; developing guidelines, procedures, and policies; developing schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving established goals; coordinating and evaluating business function, division, or department activities; developing and evaluating budget requests; and monitoring budget expenditures. Supervises the work of others. Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

YOU WILL BE TRUSTED TO:
-Manage day-today activities of staff in a business function, division, or department.
-Establish goals and objectives; develops and approves schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals; and manage evaluation activities.
-Develop and implement techniques for evaluating a business function, division, or department activities.
-Develop and evaluate budget requests, monitor budget expenditures, and make adjustments as necessary.
-Plan, develop, implement, evaluate policies and procedures; and monitor compliance with policies and procedures.
-Identify areas of needed change and makes recommendations to improve operations.
-Provide technical expertise and guidance for a business function, division, or department.
-May plan and develop a budget for a business function, division, or department.
-May confer with executive management to develop strategic plans and long- and short-term goals for the department.
-May manage the preparation, development, review, and revision of legislation.
-May oversee special investigations, program analyses, research studies, and internal audits
-Supervise the work of others.
-Perform related work as assigned.

YOU QUALIFY WITH:
-Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university plus four years of full-time experience in the development, implementation, or interpretation of policies and procedures in a public or private agency, one year of which must have been in an administrative management or supervisory capacity.
-One year of full-time experience may be substituted for each year (30 semester hours) of education.
-One year of full-time in-service experience classified as a Manager II with regular status will satisfy the minimum qualifications.

YOU ARE A GREAT FIT WITH:
-Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to business function, division, or department areas and of the principles and practices of public administration and management.
-Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
-Skill in operating computers and applicable computer software.
-Ability to manage business function, division, or department activities.
-Ability to establish goals and objectives.
-Ability to devise solutions to administrative problems.
-Ability to develop and evaluate administrative policies and procedures.
-Ability to prepare reports.
-Ability to communicate effectively.
-Ability to plan, assign, and supervise the work of others.

YOU GAIN:
-A Family Friendly Certified Workplace.
- Telecommuting offered from anywhere within the State of Texas (If Applicable)
- Competitive starting salary: $6,597.42 - $6,927.29/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.

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, and apply online at www.workintexas.com or in Taleo.

TWC is not considering applications from persons who require immediate or future sponsorship for an employment visa to maintain work authorization eligibility.

A position utilizing this classification will be designated as security sensitive according to the Texas Labor Code, Section 301.042.