How to hire a program review director

How to hire a program review director, step by step

Here's a step-by-step program review director hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a program review director job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new program review director
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the program review director you need to hire. Certain program review director roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect program review director also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents program review director salaries for various positions.

   Type of Program Review Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Program Review Director	Anthropologists and archeologists study the origin, development, and behavior of humans. They examine the cultures, languages, archeological remains, and physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world.	$16-40
   Youth Program Manager	Youth program managers are responsible for developing and contributing to a program design. As a youth program manager, you're charged with technical support to various management tasks like the planning, directing, measuring, partnership development, or community outreach program... Show more	$14-45
   Program Manager	A program manager is responsible for monitoring the project's progress, improving and developing new strategies, and coordinate various projects across the organization to ensure the success of the business objective. Program managers also manage the program's expenses, ensuring that the projects adhere to the budget goals without compromising the quality and accuracy of the result... Show more	$31-67

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Appeals
   • Social Work
   • Review Process
   • Review Programs
   • FCC
   • Regulatory Compliance

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage implementation of referrals, coordinate assignment of new physicians and create support network for transitioning patients during clinic closure.
   • Maintain knowledge of FCC regulations, rules and technology relate to the program.
   • Maintain ACICS database and assure all colleges and schools program information are up to date.
   • Perform appeals review for auditing contest applications.
   • Represent the logistics business division for all quality relate issues including process development for all ISO and Non-ISO certify warehouse locations.
   • Ensure that the entire bill review staff are current on all PPO issues and changes.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your program review director job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A program review director salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, program review directors' average salary in idaho is 44% less than in connecticut.
   • Seniority. Entry-level program review directors earn 60% less than senior-level program review directors.
   • Certifications. A program review director with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a program review director's salary.

   Average program review director salary

   $53,589yearly

   $25.76 hourly rate

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   Entry-level program review director salary

   $34,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 31, 2026

4. Writing a program review director job description

   A program review director job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a program review director job description:

   Program review director job description example

   What You'll Do:
   
   The Director, Local Listings and Reviews is a key thought leader and expert in the Local SEO space, serving all Publicis Media agencies. We ask that you have a proven ability to showcase strategic thought leadership and development of tactical best practices. You should have an understanding of all major Local SEO and Local Page Optimization platform capabilities and be able to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences. We need someone who loves to take on obstacles, collaborate across agency teams, and has a strong POV with the ability to identify needs and build solutions.
   
   This role is unique as it drives best practices, thought leadership, and innovation across all agencies. Rather than working for a single client, our work impacts all clients. The Director is able to define our roadmap, team priorities, and lead content that directly influences all clients in the US. self-starters and people who naturally curious and are comfortable working in grey space are successful in this role.
   
   Responsibilities:
   
   Develop Local Listing Management content, including POVs, playbooks, training, and educational 101, 201, and 301 content pieces.
   
   Understand the Local SEO and Local Page Optimization space to satisfy business outcomes
   
   Contribute to curation of first-to-market solutions, collateral development, and testing frameworks
   
   Identify and document FAQs, automating responses to common agency questions
   
   Develop ad hoc Local SEO content based on custom requests from agency teams and reactions to relevant marketplace changes
   
   Build relationships with Publicis Media agency executives and media channel leads
   
   Identify clients that are candidates for Local Listing Management and assisting agencies with converting opportunities
   
   Administer Local Listing Management assessments and guide agency teams on recommendations
   
   Maintain a strong understanding of performance marketing and speak to current industry trends
   
   Advise on the development of agency Local SEO practices
   
   Assist agencies with new business presentations that include Local SEO
   
   Contribute to account planning and coordination with key SMEs across agencies to improve how we serve clients across Publicis Media
   
   

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right program review director for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

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   • Post your program review director job on Zippia to find and recruit program review director candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
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6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit program review directors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new program review director

   Once you've decided on a perfect program review director candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new program review director. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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