School Nutrition Program Administrator (Principal Consultant #724)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates multiple projects/program assignments which assist in the administration of various school-based nutrition programs, including on-site visitations to monitor project implementation and/or compliance with program rules and regulations for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
• Serves as a primary contact for school-based nutrition program administrators.
• Captures and analyzes data and compiles reports for review, executive approval and implementation.
• Applies technical expertise in areas of program administration, nutrition and fiscal management of child nutrition programs to research, develop and implement project assignments.
• Assists in the development of departmental information systems and the gathering of department planning data.
• Provides technical assistance to Agency staff, local educational agencies and program administrators.
• Serves as a contact for school districts and program administrators on fiscal, nutrition and programmatic issues related to the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
• Affords technical support to interdisciplinary team members for the completion of assigned projects for divisional activities.
• Makes recommendations for department functional systems and activities.
• Functions as a team member and/or team leader for diverse Agency, center and department project teams.
• Coordinates fiscal, staffing and material resources to complete assigned projects.
• Monitors projects and activities of team members.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences, Home Economics, Food Service Management or related field, or, a Bachelor’s degree plus two years of relevant professional experience in one of the above fields.
• (COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION)
• Professional experience in nutrition or experience through an internship in a nutrition environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of nutrition and food service management.
• Knowledge of resources allocation and project coordination involving interdisciplinary teams.
• Considerable knowledge of information systems.
• Knowledge of computers, database and spreadsheet applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple priorities and work independently or with teams.
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to define problems and apply problem solving techniques to complex issues.