Class Code: 04023
94023
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ▼
HUMAN RESOURCES
PROGRAM PLANNER 3
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DEFINITION |
Performs advanced professional level program planning
work of broad technical scope and depth in a comprehensive, statewide, or
master plan area; may act as a lead worker; may perform related work as
required.
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The Work Examples and Competencies
listed are for illustrative purposes only and not intended to be the primary
basis for position classification decisions. |
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WORK EXAMPLES |
Assists supervisor by performing duties such as instructing
employees, answering questions, distributing and balancing the workload and
checking work; may make suggestions on selection, promotions, and reassignments.
Provides advanced planning assistance to state and
local planning councils in developing area program plans; guides groups in the
preparation of program funding applications.
Develops and updates statistics on economic and
sociological conditions on a municipality, county and/or statewide basis;
designs research projects and conducts field investigations, surveys, and
demographic studies.
Reports on specific planning projects and problems on municipal,
county or state level; coordinates and administers federal grant-in-aid
projects working with local planning units.
Inspects sites under consideration for acquisition; recommends
action; supervises related program office work.
Develops resource data and assembles background
information for urban, regional or statewide planning; coordinates, reviews,
and provides technical assistance to local governments, schools, and community
organizations on planning needs and requirements of an assistance program.
Recommends/drafts policies and procedures for carrying
out a planning program; provides assistance to local governmental units on
policy and technical issues.
Assures conformance with standards
in plans developed by other state departments, regional and local planning
officials and/or consultants.
Prepares technical reports and public informational
materials for other professional planners/organizations, local and state
government officials, and the public; performs planning research including
legislation analysis.
Coordinates agency objectives and activities with
local governments; makes public appearances to represent the agency program.
Develops environmental data used in the analysis of
highway construction projects for the ultimate approval of state, federal, and
local agencies.
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COMPETENCIES REQUIRED |
Knowledge of principles, techniques,
current trends, laws, policies, and programs concerning all phases of state,
local, and community development.
Knowledge of the various methods of
financing local and state services and related projects.
Knowledge of the functions and
organization of local and state government.
Knowledge of environmental,
public health, social, and other problems affecting the development of local
and state human and physical resources and projects.
Ability to carry out major project
activities.
Ability to interpret and apply agency
policy.
Ability to plan work, think
conceptually, observe and evaluate trends, analyze data, draw logical
conclusions, and make sound decisions and recommendations.
Ability to express ideas clearly and
concisely, both orally and in writing.
Ability to speak before public and
private groups.
Ability to plan, organize,
and control the work of subordinates.
Ability to develop and maintain
effective working relationships with other people.
Ability to meet customer needs in a consistently
helpful and courteous manner.
Ability to work cooperatively with
others as part of a team.
Ability to apply personal work attitudes such as
honesty, responsibility and trustworthiness required to be a productive
employee.
Displays high standards of ethical conduct. Refrains
from dishonest behavior.
Works and communicates with all clients and customers providing quality
professional service.
Displays a high level of initiative, effort, and
attention to detail and commitment by completing assignments efficiently with
minimal supervision.
Follows policy, cooperates with supervisors and aligns behavior with the
goals of the organization.
Fosters and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, group identity and
team spirit throughout the organization.
Exchanges information with individuals or groups
effectively by listening and responding appropriately.
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EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS |
The equivalent of seven years of full-time economic,
environmental, social, health care or agricultural program experience (at the
local, regional, statewide, or national level) requiring knowledge in the
following: program content, related community resources, user problems, and
program/treatment methods - demonstrated by one of these types of work; program
counselor; program administrator; program trainer; technical assistant or
program consultant;
OR
an
equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting thirty semester hours of accredited college
course work for one year of the required experience with a maximum substitution
of four years;
OR
an
equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting thirty
semester hours of graduate course work in one of the below listed fields from
an accredited college or university for one year of the required experience;
accounting
agriculture
architectural engineering
business administration
civil engineering
computer science
criminal justice
ecology
economics
education
finance
geography
gerontology
health
history
horticulture
law
marketing
natural science
nursing
physical science
political science
psychology
public administration
regional planning
sociology
special education
traffic engineering
transportation planning
urban planning
OR
graduation
from an accredited school of law;
OR
employees
with current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes
experience equal to nine months of full-time work as a Program Planner 2;
OR
employees
with current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes
experience equal to twenty-seven months of full-time work as a Program Planner
1.
SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION |
For certain designated positions, the appointing authority,
may request those applicants possessing a minimum of twelve semester hours of
education or six months of experience or a combination thereof in one of the
following:
025 fluency
in the American Sign Language system
037 adult
nurse practitioner
039 agriculture
education, extension services and public awareness
063 business
092 emergency exercises (state and local)
107 criminal
justice
146 disabilities
179 emergency
medical services
184 environmental science
185 epidemiology
187 energy
192 economic
development
204 emergency
planning, state and local
206 homeland
security or emergency management operations
210 finance
214 risk
management – homeland security
215 operations
security – homeland security
216 financial
aid programs
230 geographic
information systems
244 gerontology
246 grant
writing and management
248 geriatric
nurse practitioner
274 health
planning
288 horticulture
319 international
trade
341 job
development
353 law
387 meat
inspection
397
mental health
406 mass
communications
408 Medicare/Medicaid
449 natural science
450 natural
resources
595 regional
planning
596 refugee
resettlement services
612 experience
working with senior adults
655 Masters
degree in social work
656 social
work
658 integrated
solid waste management
663 substance
abuse programs
704 senior health insurance
709 transportation
planning
713 secondary
or higher education (6 months’ only)
731 urban
planning
866 ability
to speak and write Spanish fluently
872 registered
nurse
880 marketing
980 strategic
planning
For designated positions, the appointing authority,
may request those applicants possessing a minimum of six months of experience
in the following area:
064 Medicare – elderly services
For
certain designated positions, the appointing authority, may request applicants
possessing a minimum of twelve semester hours of personal computer training, or
equivalent contact hours, that includes data base management training, or
twelve months of experience operating personal computers to produce work
products which includes creating, modifying, or maintaining data bases.
554 database
management
Applicants
desiring to be considered for these positions should be sure to list related
course work and experience on the Experience and Special Requirements section
of the application.
Effective
Date: 11/12 BR