Assistant Bureau Chief

Job Description

The Iowa Insurance Division is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Executive Officer 3 to help manage our policy and technological programs that regulate the securities, preneed funeral, perpetual care cemetery, service contract, and continuing care retirement facility industries. This position is in the Securities and Regulated Industries Bureau located in Des Moines, Iowa.

The selected candidate will be responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for these regulatory programs, leveraging technology to improve regulatory processes, and ensuring compliance with state laws and rules to protect consumers.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists the Bureau Chief in managing and directing the Bureau's examination, licensing, and enforcement programs as well as the associated technological programs.
• Helps develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the statutes and rules the Bureau enforces.
• Monitors and evaluates industry trends to help keep the Bureau’s programs up-to-date and responsive.
• Utilizes advanced technologies and tools to streamline regulatory processes, enhance data analysis, and improve examination, licensing, and enforcement activities of the Bureau.
• Leads complicated examinations and investigations, develops strategy, and directs work of other Bureau members, with a focus on consumer protection and ensuring compliance with all relevant state laws and rules.
• Monitors regulatory programs and makes recommendations to management regarding program outcomes, challenges, and opportunities for improvement.
  
  

The Iowa Insurance Division Offers a Strong Team Culture And a Respect For Work-life Balance. We Have a Competitive Total Compensation Package For All Our Full-time Employees, Including

• Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC)
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation and Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
• Teleworking available Monday and Friday
  
  

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to five years of full-time professional-level work in program administration, program development, program operations, or management.
• A total of nine years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
• All of the following (a, b, and c):
• Three years of full-time professional-level work experience in program administration, program development, program operations, or management; and
• 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; and
• 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, public health, 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.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes twelve months of full-time work as an Executive Officer 2 or two years of full-time work as an Executive Officer 1 or comparable specific management-level position.
  
  

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