APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$43,346.88 to
$63,746.64
PAY GRADE: 31
The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
Program Officers administer a program or major component of a program by planning, coordinating and managing services and activities in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements and established program performance standards and objectives.
Incumbents recommend and implement changes to work plans, program performance standards and objectives for providing services, and eligibility requirements as permitted by program regulations and guidelines; and may train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff and/or a staff consisting of several students, volunteers and/or contract staff. Under the direction of the Supervisor, this position will serve as a Program Officer I within the Assessment Program Unit in the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) Office of Assessment, Data, and Accountability Management (ADAM). This position requires an extensive knowledge of Nevada's Student Information System (Infinite Campus) or related transferable knowledge, including development and enhancement of such systems.
Experience with various Nevada information systems or transferable related system knowledge is required. Successful candidates will have experience coordinating programs across multiple stakeholders, including providing training necessary for stakeholder implementation. The position requires a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and will use Department communication tools to disseminate all necessary information to inform users of upcoming events, policies, procedures, best practices and required regulations. The incumbent will act as coordinator between stakeholders to resolve discrepancies between regulations, policies and processes and the defined user and technical requirements and will be a collaborative member of an assessment team that is responsible for the federally and state mandated assessment programs. Statewide and national travel will be required. The position may also require working evenings and weekends. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business or public administration, or other discipline related to the program assignment; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and two years of para-professional program support experience equivalent to an Administrative Assistant III in Nevada State service which required the application of State and/or federal laws, policy and procedures; reviewing documents prepared by others for program compliance determinations; or preparing reports which summarize financial and statistical information; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Special Notes
Some positions may require agency specific experience which will be identified at the time of recruitment.
Special Requirements
A valid driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
A State of Nevada/FBI fingerprint based background check is required as a condition of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.
Additional Position Criteria
This position requires statewide and national travel.
Experience in the development or enhancement of Student Information Systems such as Infinite Campus is required.
This position requires working evenings and weekends.
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
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Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:
Division of Human Resource Management Northern Nevada 515 East Musser Street, First Floor Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 7251 Amigo St, Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89119
TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
