Class Code: 04023
94023
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES –
HUMAN RESOURCES
PROGRAM PLANNER 3
Performs advanced professional level program planning
work of broad technical scope and depth in a comprehensive, or master plan
area; performs related work as required.
The
Work Examples and Competencies listed are for illustrative purposes only and
not intended to be the primary basis for position classification decisions.
Assists supervisor by instructing employees, answering
questions and distributing, balancing and checking work; may make suggestions
on appointments, promotions, performance 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; maintains files and planning kits
or literature.
Develops and updates statistics on economic and
sociological conditions by county and state area; designs research projects and
conducts field investigations, surveys, and demographic studies to guide
planning of program services.
Conducts studies and reports on specific planning
projects and problems on the county, municipal, or state level, and coordinates
and administers federal grant-in-aid projects working through local planning
units.
Inspects sites under consideration for acquisition and
recommends action; supervises related program office work.
Develops resource data and assembles background
information for urban and regional planning; coordinates, reviews, and provides
technical assistance to local governments, schools, special districts, and
community organizations on planning needs and requirements of the planning
assistance program.
Recommends policies and procedures for carrying out a
planning program; provides assistance to local governmental units on policy and
technical determinations.
Assures conformance with standards of technical
adequacy 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, government officials, and the
public; performs planning research including legislation analysis.
Coordinates agency objectives and activities with
local governments and agency field office; 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.
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. Exhibits honesty and integrity. Refrains from theft-related, dishonest or
unethical behavior.
Works and communicates with internal and external
clients and customers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous, and
cooperative manner. Committed to quality
service.
Displays a high level of initiative, effort and
commitment towards completing assignments efficiently. Works with minimal supervision. Demonstrates responsible behavior and attention
to detail.
Responds appropriately to supervision. Follows policy and cooperates with
supervisors.
Aligns behavior with the needs, priorities and goals
of the organization.
Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust,
and group identity. Fosters commitment
and team spirit.
Expresses information to individuals or groups
effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the
information. Listens to others and
responds appropriately.
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.
For certain designated positions, the Appointing
Authority, with Iowa Department of Administrative Services – Human Resources
Enterprise approval, may selectively 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
107 criminal
justice
146 disabilities
179 emergency
medical services
185 epidemiology
187 energy
192 economic
development
204 emergency
planning, state and local
206 homeland
security or emergency management operations
210 finance
216 financial
aid programs
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
408 Medicare/Medicaid
450 natural
resources
595 regional
planning
596 refugee
resettlement services
612 experience
working with senior adults
656 social
work
658 solid
waste
663 substance
abuse programs
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
980 strategic
planning
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.
For
certain designated positions in the Department of Transportation, an Appointing
Authority may, with Iowa Department of Administrative Services – Human
Resources Enterprise approval, selectively request applicants possessing a
minimum of eighteen semester hours education with twelve semester hours, or six
months experience, in:
230 geographic
information systems
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.
For
certain designated positions, an Appointing Authority may, with Iowa Department
of Administrative Services – Human Resources Enterprise approval, selectively
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 personal
computer 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: 02/08 DK