Program Specialist for Adult Education Program

State of Mississippi

$55,000.00 - $65,000.00 Annually

Location

25 - HINDS COUNTY, MS

Full-Time

Job Number

HDS

0291 - COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES BOARD

Opening Date

11/03/2026

11/20/2026 at 11:59 PM Central Time (US & Canada)

Agency Minimum Salary

$55,000.00

$65,000.00

The Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB) provides leadership, coordination, and support to Mississippi’s 15 community colleges. The agency is committed to advancing educational opportunities, workforce development, and student success through strategic partnerships, innovative programs, and responsible stewardship of resources. MCCB plays a vital role in preparing a skilled workforce, expanding access to quality education, and strengthening Mississippi’s economic future.

The employee provides coordinated programmatic, administrative, logistical, and technical support to the Assistant Executive Director of Adult Education and High School Equivalency; the Assistant Director of Adult Education for WIOA Compliance; the Assistant Director of Adult Education for Grants and Special Programs; and the Director of Training and Professional Development for Career and Technical and Adult Education. The position reports directly to the Assistant Executive Director of Adult Education and High School Equivalency.

The employee supports the effective implementation of statewide adult education, high school equivalency, career and technical education, WIOA Title II grant, compliance, data, professional development, monitoring, and special-program activities. The position coordinates assignments and follow-up across functional areas; maintains accurate and complete records; assists with communications, reports, meetings, training events, and site visits; and helps ensure that deadlines, deliverables, and required documentation are completed.

The employee exercises sound judgment and initiative within assigned responsibilities but does not replace the approval, supervisory, fiscal, compliance, or policy-making authority of the Assistant Executive Director or Assistant Directors.

This is a Full-Time position in the Programs Division.

• Document monitoring visits and track follow-up items.
• Coordinate logistics for meetings, webinars, and training.
• Record webinars and upload materials to Canvas.
• Check training materials for ADA accessibility.
• Prepare requisitions and supporting documentation.
• Assist with pulling LACES data and reports.
• Maintain and update the SkillUP Mississippi website.
• Manage OAE social media accounts and content.
• Maintain program records and provide administrative support.
• Correspond with high school equivalency testing sites and monitor sites as needed.

• Coordinates calendars, work plans, deadlines, assignments, and follow-up activities for Adult Education Division initiatives, ensuring responsible staff are informed of upcoming requirements and that supporting materials are organized and available.
• Assists with the preparation, compilation, formatting, proofreading, and routing of correspondence, reports, presentations, guidance, meeting materials, grant documents, monitoring tools, and other internal and external deliverables.
• Provides logistical and administrative support for statewide meetings, trainings, conferences, webinars, monitoring visits, technical-assistance sessions, and partner meetings, including scheduling, registration, materials, attendance records, evaluations, travel coordination, and post-event follow-up.
• Supports WIOA compliance and accountability activities by assisting with desk reviews, monitoring preparation, document collection, data validation, report production, and…