Senior Program Specialist

Job Summary

The University of Connecticut School of Social Work has an opening for a Senior Program Specialist. The Program Specialist will provide coordination to support project management to the Parent, Infant, and Early Childhood Team (PIEC). This position will support a range of grant‑funded activities related to improving the quality, accessibility, and effectiveness of home‑ and community‑based services for very young children and their caregivers with behavioral health needs.

The position coordinates and tracks project timelines and deliverables and collaborates with others to accomplish the established goals. The successful candidate may independently manage processes, projects, or resources, exercising discretion and contributing to assignments and projects that require significant evaluation, originality, and ingenuity.

This position works under the supervision of the Director of the Parent, Infant and Early Childhood (PIEC) Team.

The ideal candidate will be able to organize multiple work streams and coordinate across projects to ensure deliverables are met efficiently; write and present information clearly and concisely; and work cooperatively and demonstrate professional, ethical, respectful, and courteous behavior when interacting with others.

• Coordinates the Parent, Infant and Early Childhood (PIEC) Unit functions, contracts, and monitoring of scopes of work and related work plans, including preparing periodic reports on program activities, progress, status, or other special reports for management or outside agencies. Oversees daily operations and coordinates activities of the unit in collaboration with PIEC Unit Leadership and Lead staff. Makes recommendations to PIEC Leadership, staff, and partners.
• Works with programmatic leadership to develop and monitor detailed work plans that support accomplishing grant‑related deliverables, including coordinating new or revised program goals and objectives and ensuring that goals, objectives, and deliverables are achieved in accordance with priorities, time, and funding limitations.
• Establishes effective communication channels and acts as liaison among the PIEC Program Director, Program Manager(s), national partners, state or organizational staff, and other stakeholders within and outside Innovations Institute.
• Assists in conceiving, developing, and drafting written products such as training materials, website content, final progress reports, promotional materials, and other information resources to improve organizational elements or programs.
• Performs administrative duties with significant impact on overall PIEC Unit goals, including coordinating logistics for conference calls, webinars, taking meeting notes, creating agendas, participating in technology demos, and disseminating resources.
• Contributes to communication and dissemination strategies, including overseeing social marketing, making media appearances, and maintaining website content.
• Monitors and maintains relationships with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., contractors, state agencies, legislature, and sponsors) to ensure compliance with the work plan and deliverables.
• Leads the preparation of final program and financial reports for submission to management or outside agencies.
• Supports the development and facilitation of workshops, meetings, or conferences with high program impact, coordinating logistics, scheduling, communications, and participation.
• Performs other related duties as required.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Three (3) years of child and/or family program coordination experience, or related experience in program and/or project management that may substitute for the minimum experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of child welfare systems and implementation science.

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Demonstrated fluency in Spanish.

This is a full‑time, end‑dated position with the possibility of renewal subject to performance and funding. Positions with the Innovations Institute are fully remote, subject to the Alternate Work Arrangements Policy, and are expected to travel to UConn’s…