Licensing Program Administrator

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Job ID: 30412
Agency: Game Fish & Parks
Location: Ft. Pierre, SD
Salary: $64,101.60-$80,116.00 Annual Salary, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: K
Closing Date: 02/17/2025

This is a Full-Time position with the Game Fish & Parks. For more information on the Game Fish & Parks, please visit https://gfp.sd.gov/.

Why the Department of Game, Fish and Parks?

Culture and tradition run strong at the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Our skilled workforce believes in professionalism and accountability to meet the growing expectations of our customers. Working here isn’t just a job – it’s a life’s passion. Our atmosphere empowers professional success, team building, and facilitating relationships with organizations and individual outdoor enthusiasts to ensure our state’s rich outdoor heritage lives on for the next generation.

License dollars collected from sportsmen and women is an integral part of nearly all aspects of what we do as a department. Our department uses these funds to assist in creating habitat for wildlife and fish resources, provide access opportunities, managing and monitoring fish and wildlife populations, provide law enforcement to protect resources, developing new educational programs, enhancing and developing shooting ranges, repairing infrastructure, and funding research projects. As a Licensing Program Administrator, you will lead the licensing system that makes this all possible. Sportsmen and women across the country depend on having the latest licensing technology so they can participate in traditions that South Dakota holds dear – hunting and fishing. All we need is you! Sound like a good fit? As a Department of Game, Fish and Parks employee, here’s what you’ll experience:

• Innovation – The GFP team is consistently revolutionizing the way the agency handles data and makes decisions. In 2021, we implemented a new licensing system, and you will become the subject matter expert in this area to help lead the department.
• Professional Development – We provide trainings and support for you to become an expert in the field and stay up to date on the latest technology.
• Facilitation and Project Management – Seeing a project through from start to finish is always something to be proud of. You will take the lead on enhancing our current licensing system.
• Collaboration and Communication – The Licensing Program Administrator works with various teams within the agency, our licensing vendor, outside agencies, and public stakeholders.
• Part of the Big Picture – Our work is user-friendly and extends past the licensing program. Our product is relied upon daily by many different user bases.

Who We’re Looking For?

• Are you excellent at organizing and prioritizing multiple tasks and projects while maintaining a positive attitude?
• Do you take pride in ensuring that your work is accurate and detailed?
• When problems occur, you don’t get overwhelmed, but you are quick on your feet to find a solution?
• Are you an effective communicator that enjoys providing superior service to the department’s customers and staff?

What Will You Do?
This Licensing Program Administrator is responsible for serving as the lead liaison with GFP’s fish/hunt licensing system vendor and oversees GFP’s fish/hunt call center. This liaison role also includes working with GFP’s BIT developer to review limited draws, data sets, and draw statistics. This position works with various staff across the state to implement the responsibilities of this position and the successful operation of the licensing system. The role of this position is to: 1) provide administrative oversight of the licensing program, operations, and related staff (supervise four full-time licensing staff), 2) serve as the lead liaison with GFP’s fish/hunt license system vendor and South Dakota Bureau of Information and Technology, 3) understand and implement all applicable laws, rules and regulations as they pertain to fishing and hunting to ensure proper administration, 4) collaborate with other staff to develop regulation guides, maps, and applicable materials, and 5) create and build necessary relationships and partnerships with department staff and our public customers. Most of these duties are completed in an office setting; however, some overnight travel for trainings, meetings, and conferences will be required of this position.

What You Need?
The ideal candidate will have knowledge or experience with:

• strong background in customer service;
• leadership and team building skills to successfully oversee a team and ability to collaborate closely with other department staff across the state;
• communicate clearly and timely with staff, vendor, and customers;
• familiarity with basic accounting and budgeting principles;
• capability to interpret and apply state and federal regulations;
• understanding of marketing and communication strategies, and project management;
• basic principles, terminology, and use of operations associated with data processing (e.g., Access, Excel, Word, OneNote, Outlook, Teams, etc.).

About the Area
Ft. Pierre/Pierre, South Dakota is centrally located along the edge of the beautiful Missouri River. Being the state capital, this community has a rich frontier history and offers some of the best outdoor recreation opportunities in the nation. Fishing, hunting, and photography are all popular activities in the area and offer year-round opportunities for residents. Oahe Dam and multiple state parks in the area offer a quick getaway for hiking and biking, even though Pierre offers the amenities of a larger city, but with a small-town feel.

If you enjoy a career that is both exciting and challenging, possess good organization and communication skills, and want to make a difference in public service, we’d like to hear from you!

This position is exempt from the Civil Service Act.

This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=142
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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