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PROGRAM OFFICER 3

APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY - $64,414.80 to $95,630.40 PAY GRADE: 35

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.

JOB INFORMATION

Work Type: A Permanent, full time vacancy

Department: Secretary of State (http://sos.state.nv.us)

Division: Secretary of State

Job Class Code: 07.643

RECRUITMENT INFORMATION

Announcement Number: 51467

Open to all qualified persons.

Posted 05/15/2025

Close Date: 05/22/2025

Recruiter:

JENNIFER KAUBLE

Phone: (775)684-0128

Email: [email protected]

Applications accepted for another 0 Days 1 Hrs 20 Mins

The Position

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 are responsible for administering a large and complex program which affects a significant number of people on a continuing basis; develop, revise, 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; ensure compliance with State, federal and/or other granting agencies rules and regulations; and draft laws, rules and/or regulation changes.

The Nevada Secretary of State's office has an opening for a Program Officer 3 located in Las Vegas. The selected candidate will have an opportunity to work in a small but progressive and diverse team in support of Elections with a statewide impact. This position will support the Secretary of State's Election Division by joining a team whose primary role is to ensure elections-related information is translated for the 2.1 million Nevadans who are registered to vote and ensure they are provided with timely information about our electoral process in a multitude of languages. This position is responsible for overseeing the contracts related to the division's language access plan. Although this division handles the translation of documents and various languages, the incumbent for this particular position is not required to be bilingual. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class\_Specifications-7\_0/

To Qualify:

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 and two years of professional experience in planning, coordinating or administering a program which included interpretation of laws and regulations; development of program policy and procedures; development and implementation of program performance standards and objectives for providing services; and development and implementation of eligibility requirements; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and four years of professional experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a Program Officer II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Special Requirements

This position requires a State of Nevada/FBI fingerprint based background check as a condition of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.

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.

INFORMATIONAL LINKS

For more information about state employment, visit the following:

Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov

Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org

Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/

More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB

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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 89701-4204TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868 Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 7251 Amigo St, Suite 120 Las Vegas, NV 89119TDD 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.

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