DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR - OPERATIONS

Description

The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) has one (1) opening for a Division Administrator, Operations. 

This is a non-classified position. This position is a full-time, benefitted position located at our Coeur d’Alene Staff Office or the Director’s Office in Boise. 

SPECIAL NOTIFICATION:  This position is exempt from classified state service and the rules of the Division of Human Resources and the Idaho Personnel Commission. Additional information can be found at: State Employee Compensation | Division of Human Resources (idaho.gov)

Salary Range is $57.00/hour +DOE and includes a competitive benefits package.

This position is a non-classified Division Administrator within the Department of Lands (IDL) reporting to the Deputy Director, Resource Management. IDL seeks talented people committed to delivering our land management, regulatory, and assistance missions and preparing IDL for future natural resource challenges.

The incumbent is a member of IDL’s executive leadership team and assists the Director, Deputy Directors, and other Division Administrators with strategic planning, budgeting, and overall program planning, prioritization, and direction. This position plans, directs, leads, and coordinates field operations at area offices where programs including fire suppression, timber management, range management, mineral leasing and regulatory, navigable waters, private forestry, forest practices and more are delivered. The incumbent is responsible for directing, committing, coordinating, and acquiring resources to achieve performance measurements critical to the State Board of Land Commissioners. Results are achieved through two Regional Operations Chiefs, ten Area Managers, and approximately 175 additional staff.

You must possess all the minimum qualifications below. Please make sure your resume and work history support this. Failure to do so may disqualify you from being considered for this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Experience managing professional staff; analyzing management and program problems,

identifying alternatives and recommending and implementing solutions; preparing and making

presentations to groups.

Desired Qualifications:

Graduation from a full four (4) year college with a bachelor’s degree related to the position responsibilities and five (5) years of related experience; or, ten (10) years of successful and progressive related experience of such a nature as to enable the applicant to perform his or her duties successfully at the professional level.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Knowledge, skills, and ability to carry out the responsibilities of the position as described above.
• Experience directly related to one or more programs similar to those within IDL.
• Significant professional training in land management laws, principles, and strategies.
• Knowledge of a wide variety of natural resource programs sufficient to establish the credibility necessary to lead professional natural resource staff.
• Ability to establish a clear vision for programs within the position’s responsibility and guide staff towards efficient implementation.
• Proven experience with management practices, organizational development, and performance management.
• A track record of demonstrated leadership, vision and innovation for delivering results, building accountability for staff, and creating a positive work environment.

Special Requirement:

• Travel up to 30%.
• Occasional long shifts and weekend work.
• Valid Driver’s License.

Examples of Duties:

Administration:

• Sets division priorities and goals.
• Provides for adequate resources and staffing levels in the division.
• Develops division budgets, controls expenditures, and projects income.
• Coordinates work assignments and ensures effective communication among division staff.
• Investigates, troubleshoots, and resolves or recommends solutions to complex or unusual inquiries, problems and issues; recommends, interprets, and applies regulations and policies and ensures consistency and compliance with governing laws and regulations.
• Directs preparation of information and testimony provided to legislative committees.
• Analyzes impact of legislation on division programs.
• Prepares issue analyses and/or audit responses.
• Directs divisional strategic planning and evaluation efforts.
• Ensures conformance to department planning activities, guidelines and requirements; monitors progress relative to plan implementation and recommends actions necessary to ensure achievement of strategic goals.
• Plans and coordinates a variety of special administrative projects and assignments.

Leadership:

• Sets expectations for performance standards.
• Provides coaching and feedback.
• Identifies necessary training and evaluates performance to ensure productivity, quality of work and customer service.
• Recognizes and resolves both internal and external personnel issues; mediates and implements appropriate corrective action as needed.
• Participates in recruiting, interviewing and making hiring recommendations.
• Creates a team environment, providing leadership, direction and motivation for employees to accomplish the numerous goals and targets of multiple programs and projects.

 Management:

• Sets objectives and determines priorities among areas.
• Establishes policies and procedures; oversees preparation of area budgets.
• Directs various programs through Operations Chiefs and Area Managers.
• Evaluates effectiveness of programs to ensure objectives are met.
• Provides technical assistance to staff in program development.
• Directs preparation of reports on program progress.
• Reviews and prepares legislation.
• Hires and trains Operations Chiefs and Area Managers.
• Ensures compliance with statewide reporting requirements.
• Coordinates assigned activities with other department operations.

· May represent the department on state and national committees, task forces, and associations.

Public Relations:

• Makes presentations to the State Board of Land Commissioners.
• Liaison between staff and other state and federal agencies.
• Advocates department programs and legislation to the state legislature and federal agencies.

· Provides information and promotes department services to the media, various officials, special interest groups and the public; responds to complaints concerning department services and activities.

How to Apply:

Application must be received by February 21, 2025, at 5:00 pm MST.

Please contact Jenny Willis at (208) 334-0237 for further information.

Thank you for your interest in employment with the Idaho Department of Lands!

Benefits:

· We have one of the Nation's best state retirement systems (PERSI) that offers a lifetime benefit. 

· Excellent medical, dental and vision insurance- (full-time) employee only coverage for PPO $65/month for medical and vision & $11.80/month for dental.

· Generous vacation and sick leave accrual beginning as soon as you start.

· 11 paid holidays a year.

· Paid parental leave.

· Multiple savings plans, optional 401K, and optional 457.

· Basic life insurance for employee and family (employee covered at one time annual salary; spouse covered at $10,000; child covered at $5,000)

· Wellness programs 

· Ongoing training opportunities 

· An opportunity for student loan forgiveness

· And more!

Supplemental Information:

Overtime/Vacation Accrual FLSA:

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) code for this position is Executive (E) Based on the FLSA code for

this position. Vacation accrual is based on the FLSA code and accrual rates can be found at: https://dhr.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/Section2Vacation-1.pdf (Exception: Employees engaged in Fire Suppression activities for which overtime hours are earned will be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the hourly rate for each one hour of overtime worked. Payment will be made on the regular pay date corresponding to the pay period in which the overtime work occurred.) 

EEO/ADA/Veteran's Preference:

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email [email protected]. Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.

About IDL:
Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources. The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission.

Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners, IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, recreation, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.

Managing endowment trust lands is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation on navigable waterways, and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also provide assistance to landowners to manage their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.