GOT-IT

Nutrition Program Manager 1

Grade 27

New York State has approximately 3 positions* in this title statewide. You may view a breakdown of positions by county. This position exists in Health, Department of. View links to all New York State agencies including agencies that have this title. For more information, New York State employees can contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322. If you are not a current New York State employee, you can use the Department of Civil Service Web site to explore possible employment opportunities.

*The number of positions is approximate and represents the number of positions established (both filled and vacant); it is not an indication or reference to position type or duration, or intent to be filled. If you are viewing a trainee title, please note this number reflects the number of positions established at the journey level. Agencies may fill at the trainee level(s) or at the journey level based on employee qualifications. GOT-IT does not provide information on any job postings or job availability. For information on current job postings, please visit State Jobs NY. You may also visit specific New York State Agency websites for information about an agency and its job opportunities.

Career Ladder

A listing of titles that are most commonly used as steps for upward mobility for this title series. The salary schedule for this career ladder is also available.

  1. Nutrition Program Manager 1

    Grade 27

  2. Nutrition Program Manager 2

    Grade 29

Summary of Job Description

As a Nutrition Program Manager 1, you would oversee the daily management of a nutrition program unit or a small nutrition program, including supervising staff and managing resources. You would develop and implement program policies, procedures, and guidelines for a nutrition program; oversee program review and management evaluation processes; and develop and implement internal administrative policies and procedures.

View the classification standard for this title, on the Classification and Compensation webpage.

The NYS Title and Salary Plan provides additional information regarding other titles. If there is a classification standard available there will be a link under the column labeled STD. NO. If no link is available there is no classification standard available at this time for that title.

Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and five years of professional administrative work experience in one or a combination of the following settings: in a governmental agency's public health nutrition program* and/or in a governmental agency sponsored or funded public health nutrition program. This experience must have involved responsibility for nutrition program management and supervision of professional staff. One year of the required five years of experience must have involved second-level supervision.**

* The nutrition program management experience must include at least five of the following responsibilities:

preparation of a Request for Proposal/Request for Application and managing a procurement process;
development of policy and/or procedures to implement policy;
grant and/or contract oversight;
fiscal management, budgeting, or managing the use of program funds and revenue;
staffing/staff development;
governmental communications/relations;
management of information systems;
program planning and implementation; and/or
program evaluation and monitoring.

** Second-level supervision must have included supervision of professional staff, who in turn supervise lower-level professional staff. When describing your second-level supervisory experience include the titles of the professional staff you directly and indirectly supervised.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

25-445

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for announcement notification by email so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Career Mobility

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through other examinations, additional education and/or work experience or transfer opportunities. For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office. Visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists. If you are not a current New York State employee, see Employment Opportunities with New York State and find out how to become a New York State employee.

back to top