Education Program Manager
About The Position
The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System helps more than 400,00 Iowans earn and enjoy a guaranteed lifetime retirement benefit by offering strategic, impactful and measurable education programming to members who are working in or have retired from public employment. We are eager to add an Education Program Manager to our Strategy Division who will continue to grow the education strategy to reach members throughout Iowa and at all stages along the journey to retirement and beyond. The right employee is an ambitious, creative thinker with outstanding skills in several areas: event planning, project management, public speaking, collaboration, budgeting, contract management and attention to detail. The employee is someone who can identify, create and facilitate useful educational programming using various delivery methods that simplify complex governmental mandates. The employee is a highly skilled communicator who has experience developing and implementing multifaceted communication/marketing plans in support of the education program, including using data to understand member needs and to measure the program’s strengths and weaknesses. The ability to clearly communicate orally and in writing are vital. Excellent interpersonal skills are imperative, as this employee will work with colleagues and subject matter experts across IPERS to achieve success. To ensure full consideration for this position, all requested materials must be completed and uploaded through the NEOGov online application process.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in professional training, teaching, course development, facilitation, or counseling within an educational setting; professional human resources administration including such areas as job analysis, performance appraisal, selection devices, or labor relations; or a technical program area utilized by the employing agency.
- Seven years of full-time work experience in professional training, teaching, course development, facilitation, or counseling within an educational setting; professional human resources administration including such areas as job analysis, performance appraisal, selection devices, or labor relations; or a technical program area utilized by the employing agency.
- Three years of full-time work experience in professional training, teaching, course development, facilitation, or counseling within an educational setting; professional human resources administration including such areas as job analysis, performance appraisal, selection devices, or labor relations; or a technical program area utilized by the employing agency; and a total of four years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university coursework in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
- Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes six years of full-time work as described in number two.
- Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Training Specialist 1.
Nice To Haves
- Event planning
- Project management
- Public speaking
- Collaboration
- Budgeting
- Contract management
- Attention to detail
- Highly skilled communicator
- Experience developing and implementing multifaceted communication/marketing plans
- Using data to understand member needs and to measure the program’s strengths and weaknesses
- Clearly communicate orally and in writing
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- Identify, create and facilitate useful educational programming using various delivery methods that simplify complex governmental mandates.
- Develop and implement multifaceted communication/marketing plans in support of the education program.
- Use data to understand member needs and to measure the program’s strengths and weaknesses.
- Work with colleagues and subject matter experts across IPERS to achieve success.
Benefits
- Discounts from a variety of vendors
- Massive paid time off packages
- Generous vacation accrual
- Separate sick leave
- 9 paid statutory holidays every year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
