Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives - #BVI00186

Title: Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives - #BVI00186

State Role Title: Policy And Planning Manager II

Hiring Range: Anticipated salary up to mid $120,000 commensurate w/ experience

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept for Blind/Vision Impaired

Location: Blind & Vision Impaired

Agency Website: https://www.dbvi.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) organizational objective is to enable blind and vision-impaired individuals to achieve their maximum level of employment, education, and independence.

DBVI is seeking a Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives. This position provides data governance, policy, and legislative and regulatory leadership for the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired and the Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired.

Its Purpose Is To

• Translate business requirements into strategies and provide information for
  
  

decision-making to various stakeholders from different functions.

• Adhere to the principles and standards of data quality, protection, privacy, and
  
  

security.

• Ensure appropriate policy, legislative, and regulation programs support the agency's
  
  

mission.

• Manage staff and resources effectively to achieve agency goals.
• Strategically plan and execute a communications program across various channels and
  
  

audiences.

Knowledge/Experience

Minimum Qualifications:

• Broad understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks governing data usage, privacy, and security.
• Knowledge of policy, regulatory, and legislative development, and analysis in state and federal governments.
• Knowledge of the ADA, FOIA, HIPAA, PII, and Virginia’s Administrative Code.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team of professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Demonstrated skill in written and verbal communications across multiple platforms, including public speaking with the ability to provide timely and accurate updates.
• Considerable combined experience in data governance, data analysis, policy development, legislative affairs, and regulatory management in a government setting.
• Experience distilling complex information and data into clear, concise, and comprehensible reports and presentations to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee budget and allocate resources effectively to achieve organizational goals.
• Considerable project management experience.
  
  

Skills/Abilities

• Strong data analysis skills with experience modeling, interpreting, and communicating data.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time.
• Capacity and skill to conduct research in order to evaluate data and synthesis knowledge.
• Ability to coordinate agency response to notices of rulemaking.
• Ability to understand the agency’s business requirements to develop strategies, plans, information, and reports.
• Supervisory and leadership skills.
• Strong interpersonal, negotiating, and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Ability to adapt to evolving policy and legislative landscapes and adjust strategies accordingly.
• Proficient in technology applications, including Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Power BI.
  
  

Additional Considerations

N/A

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

• This has been designated a sensitive position under Va. Code
• 2.2-1201.1.
• A fingerprint-based criminal history check will be required of the finalist candidate
  
  

The selected candidate must complete a Statement of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment (Va. Code

• 2.2-3114).
  
  

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, Americorp, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.

To Apply

Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Email: recruitment@dars.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-connected veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.