Program Specialist

A⠀bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀accounting,⠀business⠀administration,⠀economics,⠀finance,⠀public⠀health,⠀public⠀policy,⠀health⠀administration,⠀health⠀policy,⠀public⠀administration,⠀biology,⠀microbiology,⠀sociology,⠀political⠀science,⠀analytics,⠀statistics,⠀epidemiology,⠀horticulture,⠀chemical⠀engineering,⠀agriculture,⠀plant⠀sciences,⠀communications,⠀urban⠀studies,⠀criminal⠀justice,⠀or⠀psychology,⠀AND three⠀years of⠀experience⠀in a⠀regulatory⠀compliance/oversight⠀entity⠀where your⠀major job⠀responsibilities⠀(over 50%)⠀included⠀two or⠀more of⠀the⠀following:⠀accounting⠀and⠀auditing;⠀investigating⠀and/or⠀inspecting⠀regulated⠀entities⠀and⠀facilities;⠀interpreting⠀and⠀explaining⠀policies,⠀rules,⠀regulations,⠀or laws to⠀organizations,⠀government⠀or⠀corporate⠀officials,⠀or⠀individuals;⠀policy⠀analysis⠀and⠀research;⠀surveillance;⠀quality⠀assurance⠀that⠀included⠀evaluating⠀whether⠀projects⠀met/are⠀meeting⠀requirements⠀that⠀included⠀risk⠀assessment;⠀providing⠀professional⠀level⠀economic⠀development⠀products⠀or⠀services;⠀community⠀outreach⠀which⠀included⠀vulnerable⠀populations;⠀negotiating⠀and/or⠀approving⠀contracts⠀or⠀agreements⠀with⠀suppliers,⠀distributors,⠀federal or⠀state⠀agencies,⠀or other⠀administrative⠀control⠀processes.⠀A⠀master’s⠀or higher⠀degree in⠀one of the⠀specialized⠀fields⠀listed⠀above may⠀substitute⠀for one⠀year of⠀experience.

Duties⠀Description

The⠀incumbents⠀of these⠀positions⠀will serve⠀as team⠀lead under⠀the⠀general⠀direction⠀of the⠀Program⠀Specialist⠀3⠀(Cannabis).⠀The⠀incumbents⠀will work⠀closely⠀with the⠀Surveillance⠀and⠀Regulatory⠀Compliance⠀units and⠀are⠀responsible⠀for⠀overseeing⠀the⠀development⠀of⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures⠀for the⠀processing⠀of license⠀and permit⠀applications⠀and⠀renewals⠀following⠀all the⠀implementation⠀of Office⠀of⠀Cannabis⠀Management⠀(OCM)⠀laws,⠀rules, and⠀regulations.

Duties⠀include,⠀but are⠀not⠀limited⠀to: