Commonwealth of Kentucky

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6/24/2025 (8:00 PM EDT)

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Administrative Branch Manager

Pay Grade 16

Salary

$4,230.04 - $5,686.20 Monthly

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Education & Labor Cabinet | Department of Education

Location

300 Sower Boulevard

Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) employees work to support and improve Kentucky’s public education system so that the nearly 650,000 students attending public schools will have a bright and successful future. KDE offers its employees exciting and rewarding careers supporting Kentucky’s public education system. In addition to rewarding work, KDE employees enjoy excellent benefits and flexible work opportunities, including telecommuting commensurate with job duties and responsibilities. KDE is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in Kentucky’s public schools and the KDE workforce.

Our mission is to partner with districts, schools, families, students, business and industry, and communities to provide leadership and support to ensure success for each and every student.

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Office of Finance and Operations, Division of District Support, District Financial Management Branch has an opening for an Administrative Branch Manager position in Frankfort, KY.

The department seeks to hire a smart, experienced, hardworking, and dependable Administrative Branch Manager to join our dedicated team. We seek persons of the highest moral character who understand it is a privilege to represent the Kentucky Department of Education and work on behalf of Kentucky’s children. This role represents a great opportunity to work in a dynamic, challenging, and professional environment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide overall management within the District Financial Management Branch, Division of District Support.
• Request administrative reports and research in the areas of Local District Health/Life Insurance, oversee flexible medical spending accounts, oversee desk reviews of local Board of Education's financial audits to assure economical and efficient operations. Supervise the collection of district submission of required financial and reimbursement documents. Respond to requests from internal and external customers.
• Analyze, interpret, and make recommendations in development of policies and procedures, for assigned program areas. Apply and enforce department rules, regulations, and policies. Ensure compliance with federal and state reporting requirements. Actively seek ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Authorize overtime and leave, recommend salary increases and promotions and evaluate the performance of staff. Recommend disciplinary action, investigate, and respond appropriately consistent with laws, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to personnel. Coordinate branch training activities. Assist in the development of the division budget and monitor the use of budgeted funds assigned to the branch.
• Prepare and deliver oral or written communications to the general public, school district personnel, courts, attorneys, legislators, and local, state, and federal government officials on all branch activities as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Skill: Accounting, Financial Reporting, and/or Financial Auditing experience.

Applicants and employees in this classification may be required to submit to a drug screening test and background check.

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. KDE will only use E- Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that KDE has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 999-897-7781 or visit https://www.e-verify.gov/

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: Graduate of a college or university with a bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Five years of professional administrative experience.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A master's degree in public or business administration or a related field will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Additional administrative, business or research experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): NONE

Working Conditions

Incumbents working in this job title primarily perform duties in an office setting. Minimal travel may be required.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Kanaka Aspari at kanaka.aspari@education.ky.gov or 502-564-3716.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D

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