Executive Officer 1

DUTIES: Under the direction of the Service Area Manager (SAM), this position performs non-supervisory program management work directing a program/organizational segment thereof that represent a limited part of the service area's total operations, collaborates with community entities and DHS staff on the planning and implementation of strategies for the delivery of interventions and services to achieve results for clients.
Tasks involved include:

• Carries out the service area level contracting processes according to State of Iowa and DHS standards and regulations to include acting as the contract manager for all services area and Decategorization contracts.
• Acts as Issuing Officer and monitors the bid process for all service area level contracts. Monitors all service area contracts and provides technical assist to all contractors.
• Processes all invoices and assures that all charges are within the parameters for the contract. Monitors the Decategorization contracting process for adherence to all standards and rules. Assumes responsibility for various service area projects as required or requested by the service area manager.
• Works to maintain/improve relationships with agency components, community groups and other state, local, or federal agencies.
• Assists with the development and maintenance of effective community partnerships, facilitating communication and resolving problems with the Service Area's provider network, Decategorization Coordinators, Boards of Supervisors and other community entities.
• Assures coordination of Decategorization Projects and Boards and Empowerment Boards with local DHS line supervisors and related community service entities on a variety of issues affecting those entities and DHS.
• Collaborates with agency management on organizational/financial management matters; evaluates/resolves operational problems and prepares supporting justification for equipment, facilities, budget and staffing; attends management planning/policymaking meetings and provides input.
• The position requires the ability to clearly and effectively express ideas, verbally and in writing.

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Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to three years of full-time professional-level work in program administration, program development, program operations, or management.

2) A total of seven years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

3) All of the following (a, b, and c): a. One year of full-time professional-level work experience in program administration, program development, program operations, or management; and b. A total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and c. A total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, public health, law, education, engineering) equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.

4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes thirty months of fulltime work as a Program Planner (any level), Management Analyst (any level), or Administrative Assistant (any level).

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Employment Type: Full-time