Program Administrator 2

What we need:

Ohio EPA Director’s Office Program Administrator

What we do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

What we need YOU to do:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest program administrator in the Director’s Office at our Central Office in Columbus.

Let’s get started.

As Director Logue’s program administrator, you will be his right-hand person by handling a variety of administrative responsibilities including responding to division and program needs, strategic planning, and agency goals. You will serve as liaison between Director Logue and executive staff, local and state government officials, and the public.

You will be counted on in so many ways.

You will research, plan, coordinate, and prepare information for both the Director and the executive staff. You will help to develop policies and procedures relating to customer service and agency responsiveness, helping to keep Ohioans, our customers, always at the forefront of what we do.

You will manage calendars, helping staff schedules run smoothly with appointments, meetings, travel times, and media events. When it comes to meetings with executive staff, you will research and plan these meetings to make sure location and hospitality needs are met.

In the office, you will manage all business and administrative functions, establishing and overseeing maintenance of fiscal controls and authorizing expenditures and purchases. You will conduct interviews and recommend candidates for hire, as well as perform employee performance reviews and prepare professional development plans for their growth within the agency.

Without you – there is no us.

· Prepare sensitive and confidential correspondence for the Director and executive staff.

· Handle administrative responsibilities (division/program needs, policies, strategic planning, etc.).

· Research and plan Director’s executive staff meetings.

· Produce correspondence, reports, position papers, spreadsheets, logs, records, and files.

· Represent Director or Director’s Office staff at meetings and conferences.

Let’s do this.

THIS POSITION IS UNCLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OHIO REVISED CODE 124.11 (A)(9) FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELATIONSHIP

All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application. Attachments will not be accepted for this posting. Official educational transcripts are required for post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript if they are selected for the position. Current Ohio EPA employees may be required to provide official educational transcripts.

Location/Office\: Director’s Office, 50 West Town Street, Columbus, OH. 43215

Background Check: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

ADA Statement\: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at prior to testing or interviewing.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period

Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year

Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave

Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)

Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

About Us:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is a trusted leader and environmental steward using innovation, quality service and public involvement to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all Ohioans.

Ohio EPA's goal is to protect the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with environmental laws and demonstrating leadership in environmental stewardship.

4 yrs. trg. or 4 yrs. exp. in business administration management science or public administration.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, management science or public administration; 2 yrs. trg. or 2 yrs. exp. in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in academic field commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on file; 2 yrs. trg. or 2 yrs. exp. in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position or staff position involving planning, research &/or policy/procedure development.

-Or 1 yr. exp. as Program Administrator 1, 63122.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above

Job Skills: Program Management, Operational Support

Professional: Customer Focus, Organizing and Planning and Collaboration

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.