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Administrative Officer

Salary

$68,702.40 - $106,267.20 Annually

Location

Council Bluffs - 51501 - Pottawattamie County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-01831

Agency

224 Corrections - Community Based Corrections - Council Bluffs

Opening Date

01/13/2026

Closing Date

1/25/2026 11:59 PM Central

LinkedIn Tag

#LI-POST

Point of Contact

Suzanne Schleifman

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Job Description

Serves as a Business Manager of the Iowa Department of Corrections, Fourth District. Assists the Director in managing the Department’s budget, and conducts business aspects of the District’s operation. This is a confidential position.

Assists in development and management of a 7 million (plus) dollars annual District operating budget; administration and compliance of District’s employee pay and benefits; preparation of financial statements, cost reports, and statement of receipts and expenditures, State of Iowa GAAP Financial Reporting Package; oversight of District employee payroll and processing of personnel actions and other personnel regulations.

Job Classification: Public Service Manager 1

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federalRight to Worklaws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visitwww.e-verify.gov.

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 and experience equal to four years of full-time work in program administration, development, management, or operations.

2) Eight years of full-time work experience in program administration, development, management, or operations.

3) All of the following (a and b):

a. Four years of full-time work experience work in program administration, development, management, or operations; and

b. A combination of 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. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.

4) All of the following (a, b, and c):

a. Two years of full-time work experience work in program administration, development, management, or operations; and

b. A combination of 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 equals one year of full-time experience; and

c. A combination of 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, 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.

5) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Public Service Supervisor or comparable specific management-level position.

For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description. (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class\_and\_pay/JobClassDescriptions/PublicServiceManager1-00784-60784-80784.pdf)

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+ No

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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq?

+ No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

+ Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq

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Have you graduated from an accredited four-year college or university?IF YES- How many years do you have of full-time work experience in program administration, development, management, or operations?

+ Not applicable – I have not graduated from an accredited four-year college or university

+ No experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Less than two years of experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Two years to less than four years of experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Four or more years of experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

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How many years do you have of full-time work experience in program administration, development, management, or operations?

+ Not applicable – I do not have experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Less than two years of experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Two years to less than four years of experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Four years to less than six years of experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Six years to less than eight years of experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Eight or more years of experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

05

Do you have a minimum of four years of full-time work experience in program administration, development, management, or operations?IF YES

How many total years do you have of combined post-high school education and ADDITIONAL (not used to count for the first portion of the question) full-time experience in program administration, development, management, or operations?

NOTE 1:30 thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

NOTE 2:Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.

+ Not applicable – I do not have a minimum of four years of experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Four years to less than six years of combined post-high school education and full-time experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Six years to less than eight years of combined post-high school education and full-time experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Eight or more years of combined post-high school education and full-time experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

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Do you have two years of full-time work experience in program administration, development, management, or operations? IF YES - How many years do you have of a combination of GRADUATE level (post bachelor's degree) course work and ADDITIONAL (not used to count for the first portion question) full-time experience in program administration, development, management, or operations?

NOTE 1:24 semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, law, education, engineering) equals one year of full-time experience

NOTE 2:Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.

+ Not applicable – I do not have GRADUATE level (post bachelor's degree) course work or Iowa Certified Public Manager Program certification

+ Less than two years of combined GRADUATE level (post bachelor's degree) course work and full-time experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Two years to less than four years of combined GRADUATE level (post bachelor's degree) course work and full-time experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

+ Four or more years of combined GRADUATE level (post bachelor's degree) course work and full-time experience in program administration, development, management, or operations

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Are you a current State of Iowa employee - executive branch? IF YES - How many months of experience do you have in the classification of Public Service Supervisor or comparable specific management-level position for the State of Iowa?

+ Not applicable – I am not a State of Iowa employee

+ I do not have experience as a Public Service Supervisor or comparable specific management-level position for the state of Iowa

+ Less than 12 months of experience as a Public Service Supervisor or comparable specific management-level position for the state of Iowa

+ 12 or more months of experience as a Public Service Supervisor or comparable specific management-level position for the state of Iowa

Required Question

Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

224 Corrections - Community Based Corrections - Council Bluffs

Address

801 S 10th St

Council Bluffs, Iowa, 51501

Website

https://doc.iowa.gov/fourth-district

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