Posting number: 27-01240
Department: 282 Iowa Department of Education
Job classification: Administrative Consultant
Posting type: Open
Categories: Administration, Education, Training & Library
Iowa Department of Education’s mission is ensuring all students experience a world-class education. To accomplish our mission, we need talented, passionate people working together to build an excellent education system that empowers all students to achieve their full potential.
We are looking to find a highly qualified leader to serve as the Department’s Administrative Consultant for Community Colleges in the Bureau of Community Colleges. This person will provide key leadership and oversight for the Department.
Serve as team lead/project manager for ongoing work of the community colleges academic and student affairs team. In this lead capacity, you will collaborate and network with education consultants and leadership across Iowa working on key community college programs including concurrent enrollment, program quality, faculty support, student success and accreditation. You will also play a key leadership role with community college accreditation desk review and site visits.
Coordinate and lead teams related to emerging community college reform efforts. In this lead capacity you will 1) develop the scope, timing, elements, and priority of projects assigned by bureau management; 2) develop and implement project plans including goals, objectives, procedures, and resources; 3) collaborate with management on organizational matters, evaluate/resolve operational issues, and prepare supporting rationale or documentation; 4) present data team products to stakeholders such as community college presidents, trustees, legislative committees, and at national conferences; 5) serve as liaison with statewide community college groups; 6) resolve complex program or project administration problems by analyzing a variety of information including federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and developing solutions that may be innovative; and 7) represent the bureau on national research, data sharing, and initiatives related to community colleges and workforce development.
Serve as lead project manager of the Iowa Skilled Worker and Job Creation Fund (ISWJCF) Programs and activities, and other workforce related initiatives. Related duties include: 1) Collaborating and networking with education consultants and leadership across Iowa working on ISWJCF programs; 2) Providing leadership and technical support related to processes and procedures required to design and implement appropriate policy guidance, technical assistance, record keeping, and data collection and analysis for the following state programs: Workforce Training and Economic Development (WTED), Pathways for Academic Career and Employment (PACE), Gap Tuition Assistance and Accelerated Career Education (ACE) Infrastructure, and Workforce Pell.
Candidates are encouraged to include detailed information about their relevant experience in their application, or submit a cover letter and resume in addition to their application.
If you wish to review a copy of the Position Description Questionnaire, please contact idoe.hr@iowa.gov.
To ensure full consideration for this position, all requested materials must be completed and uploaded through the NEOGov online application process.
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday; some nights and weekends, occasional in-state and out-of-state travel
A successful candidate will bring or have the ability and desire to learn:
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
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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, and experience equal to five years of full-time, professional-level work in program administration, development, management, or operations.
2) A combination of a total of nine years of education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work may substitute for one year of full-time experience.
3) Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in social work, law, education, engineering, or public or business administration, and experience equal to three years of full-time, professional-level work in program administration, development, management, or operations.
4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as an Education Program Consultant.
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