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Job/Position DescriptionThe Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for protecting the unprotected and#151; children, elderly, and people with disabilities and#151; from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. DFPS accomplishes this responsibility by employing over 12,000 workers who live up to the agency's Mission, Vision, and Values in service to the 27 million citizens of Texas.WHY WORK FOR DFPS?DFPS is not only a qualifying organization for the Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which forgives the remaining balance on college student Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments, but also offers excellent health benefits, special discounts on many products and services through the Discount Purchase Program, a lifetime monthly retirement annuity as well as Texa$aver 401(k) and 457 Programs under the Employees Retirement System of Texas. An additional benefit you will receive is 12 days of paid annual leave, 12 sick days, and the potential to earn up to four days of administrative leave each year. Your annual paid leave accrual increases as your tenure increases.The DFPS Management Consulting Group assists agency leadership in improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and outcomes of their operations and programs to support the agencyand#146;s mission. Our team of highly skilled and experienced consultants provide professional advice and expertise to DFPS programs and support divisions.The Senior Management and Project Consultant performs highly advanced (senior-level) professional administrative and policy analysis work. Work involves overseeing and implementing organizational studies and evaluations, evaluating systems and procedures, overseeing work simplification studies, and evaluating operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. May supervise the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Telework: Per current agency policy, this position may telework up to two days per week.Essential Job FunctionsAttends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.Oversees, plans, and directs organizational studies of work problems.and#149; Oversees all planning efforts that impact DFPS, including (but not limited to) the agencyand#146;s five-year strategic plan and any DFPS program area requesting assistance with their strategic or business plan.and#149; Oversees and implements organizational studies and evaluations, evaluates agency systems and procedures, process improvement and streamlining studies, and evaluates procedural manuals to assist agency programs in operating more efficiently and effectively.Develops new or modifies existing administrative program policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.and#149; Develops and implements evaluation plans; identifies priorities, defines the purpose and scope of study, and ensures clear articulation within these plans of the evaluation subject and program.Develops solutions to organizational issues and concerns, develops organizational change strategies and plans, and/or conducts training for their implementation.and#149; Facilitates goal-setting meetings with DFPS senior leadership and ensures that DFPS leadership prioritizes recommended changes to its operations as part of its planning processes.and#149; Reviews project plans, identifies objectives and goals to support agency program strategies, identifies resources needed, an https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=605848 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.