Job Description

Posting number: 2026-03677

Department: Hidalgo County - Urban County - CDBG

Job classification: Division Manager II - Grade 16

Posting type: Open

Categories: Management, Miscellaneous

Summary

Performs complex managerial work administering the daily operations and activities of an agency’s business function, division, or department. Work involves establishing goals and objectives; developing guidelines, procedures, rules, and regulations; 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. Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others. Works under general supervision.

Examples of duties

Manages activities of staff in a business function, division, or department.

Oversees the preparation of management and productivity reports and studies.

Oversees special investigations, research studies, and internal audits.

Establish goals and objectives; develops and approves schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals; and manages evaluation activities.

Develops and implements techniques for evaluating business functions or division or department activities.

Develops and evaluates budget requests, monitors budget expenditures, and makes adjustments as necessary.

Plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates policies and procedures; and monitors compliance with policies and procedures.

Identifies areas of needed change and makes recommendations to improve operations.

Provides technical guidance for a business function, division, or department.

Represents the business function, division, or department at meetings, hearings, trials, conferences, and seminars or on boards, panels, and committees.

May manage staff development plans and activities.

May manage the preparation, development, review, and revision of legislation.

Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others.

Performs related work as assigned.

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in business administration or related field.

• Two (2) years of related experience may be substituted for one (1) year of education.

Two (2) years of experience in the management of a related field.

Certificates, Licenses and Registration:

Must have a current valid Texas motor vehicle operator’s license.

Must be able to be insured by the County’s insurance carrier.

Supplemental information

Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to a business function, division, or department; 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; and in operating computers and applicable computer software.

Ability to manage business function, division, or department activities; to establish goals and objectives; to devise solutions to administrative problems; to develop and evaluate administrative policies and procedures; to prepare reports; to communicate effectively; and to plan, assign, and supervise the work of others.

Bilingual (Spanish and English) with the ability to converse fluently in both languages.