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Iowa Department of Administrative Services Legislative Liaison in Des Moines, Iowa
Legislative Liaison
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Legislative Liaison
Salary
$75,774.40 - $116,542.40 Annually
Location
Des Moines - 50313 - Polk County, IA
Job Type
Full-time
Job Number
24-03738
Agency
238 Corrections - Central Office
Opening Date
05/01/2024
Closing Date
5/22/2024 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag
#LI-DNP
Point of Contact
Paul Cornelius
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Job Description
This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department of Corrections. Only applicants who meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements (listed below) will be placed on the eligible list.
This position serves as the liaison between legislators and the Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC).
This position will be tasked with advocating and monitoring laws and regulations related to the DOC, ensuring the agency is in line with all laws and regulations. This position will establish relationships with government officials, elected representatives, and lobbyists to ensure that policies fall within the federal and state requirements of the agency.
Duties and responsibilities to include, but not limited to the following:
• Serve as a communication link between legislators and the public sector organization.
• Monitor legislative activity and evaluate impacts on the organization.
• Advise executive leadership and staff on legislative developments and trends.
• Engage with legislators and other stakeholders to promote the organization's priorities and interests.
• Coordinate the development of legislative positions, messaging, and related content.
• Prepare and deliver testimony and supporting materials for legislative hearings and meetings.
• Build and maintain relationships with key legislators, staff, and other government officials.
• Attend legislative functions, such as committee meetings or receptions, on behalf of the organization.
• Analyze legislative proposals and provide input on potential impacts on the organization's policies and operations.
• Responsible for Department open records requests. Prepares, reviews, or edits information for open records requests.
• Responsible for management, development, review and implementation of Department administrative rules.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
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 five years of full-time professional-level work in program administration, program development, program research/evaluation, or management.
2) A total of nine 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. Three years of full-time professional-level work experience in program administration, program development, program research/evaluation, 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 twelve months of full-time work as an Executive Officer 2 or two years of full-time work as an Executive Officer 1 or comparable specific management-level position.
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description. (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class_and_pay/JobClassDescriptions/ExecutiveOfficer3-00712-90712.pdf)
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Have you graduated from a four-year college or university? IF YES - How many years do you have of full-time professional-level work in program administration, program development, program operations, or management?
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How many years do you have of COMBINED full-time work experience (described in Number One) AND/OR undergraduate college education? 30 semester hours of undergraduate education equals one year of experience.
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Have you graduated from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program? IF YES - How many years do you have of COMBINED full-time work experience (described in Number One) AND/OR undergraduate college education? 30 semester hours of undergraduate education equals one year of experience.
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No education and/or experience in the identified areas
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How many years do you have of combined GRADUATE level (post bachelor's degree) course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, public health, law, education, engineering) AND/OR full-time professional-level work experience in program administration, program development, program operations, or management? 24 semester hours equals one year of experience. Applicants can only count up to 48 semester hours (two years) of post graduate level course work and must have a minimum of three years of the required experience.
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If you are a CURRENT employee for the State of Iowa (executive branch) how many years of full-time experience in the classification of Executive Officer 1 do you have?
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One year but less than two years in the classification of Executive Officer 1
Two years or more in the identified in the classification of Executive Officer 1
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If you are a CURRENT employee for the State of Iowa (executive branch) how many months of full-time experience in the classification of Executive Officer 2 do you have?
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12 months or less in the classification of Executive Officer 2
12 months or more in the classification of Executive Officer 2
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Agency
State of Iowa
Agency
238 Corrections - Central Office
Address
Jessie Parker Building
512 E 12th St
Des Moines, Iowa, 50319
Website
https://doc.iowa.gov/
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