Administrative Services Director II Limited Service

Overview

Join our team to lead new and innovative projects in support of Vermonts Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program! The Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA) is seeking leaders with experience designing implementing and reporting on projects and programs to support this new statewide initiative.

Successful candidates will provide leadership and direction of analytical advisory coordination and evaluation work at an expert professional level to develop and successfully execute new programs projects and initiatives designed to advance the objectives of the Vermont RHT Program.

Duties include leading planning directing developing managing and monitoring multiple concurrent complex large-scale projects. This position will be responsible for ensuring project roles responsibilities deliverables and outcomes are clearly defined assigned monitored and successfully completed within time and budget parameters and in compliance with all federal and state requirements. This position will collaborate with unit directors and staff to establish cross-disciplinary and cross-Agency project teams and will coordinate interactions with key external partners. The position requires superb communication skills in order to represent initiatives in leadership forums and with other key stakeholders as needed.

Strong competencies in project management continuous improvement and grant and/or contract oversight will serve this role well. Candidates must be able to operate independently while also working collaboratively with various partners at a professional level.

Mission:
The Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA)s mission is to improve Vermonters health and well-being by providing access to high-quality cost-effective health care. We have identified three priorities that support our mission: Advancing value-based payments modernizing information technology infrastructure and operational performance improvement. Our department commits to executing our responsibilities and priorities while adhering to three core values: Transparency Integrity and Service.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion:
As part of our values of transparency integrity and service we are committed to supporting diversity equity inclusion and accessibility as part of our person-centered culture. We actively celebrate our colleagues and future colleagues different abilities racial identity sexual orientation ethnicity age and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported here.

Our State:
Vermont is a small but mighty state. We are ranked as one of the top 10 states to raise a family in 2022. We are nationwide leaders for progressive social and educational policies. We are in Northern New England 1.5 hours from Montreal and 3.5 hours from Boston. We have beautiful Lake Champlain the Green Mountains and year-round outdoor activities.

The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) project is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $.44 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of nor an endorsement by CMS/HHS or the U.S. Government.

Who May Apply

This position Administrative Services Director II - Limited Service (Job Requisition #54857) is open to all State employees and external applicants. It is a Limited Service position which is non-tenured and authorized for a specific period of time. Limited Service positions are established for specially funded projects or programs.
If you would like more information about this position please contact
Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.
Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.

AHS BACKGROUND CHECKS: Candidates must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the accordance with AHS Policy 4.02 Hiring Standards Vermont and/or national criminal record checks as well as DMV and adult and child abuse registry checks as appropriate to the position under recruitment will be conducted on candidates with the exception of those who are current classified state employees seeking transfer promotion or demotion into an AHS classified position or are persons exercising re-employment (RIF) rights.

Environmental Factors

Work is performed in a standard office setting.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree in accounting business or public administration office administration or a related field AND three (3) years or more of professional-level experience performing and supervising (directly or indirectly) administrative functions for a moderate sized office department or agency.

OR

Bachelors degree AND five (5) years or more of professional-level experience performing and supervising (directly or indirectly) administrative functions for a moderate sized office department or agency.

OR

Masters degree in accounting business or public administration office administration or a related field AND one (1) year or more of professional-level experience performing and supervising (directly or indirectly) administrative functions for a moderate sized office department or agency.

OR

Two years of full-time college coursework or associates degree AND seven (7) years or more of professional-level experience performing and supervising (directly or indirectly) administrative functions for a moderate sized office department or agency.

OR

High School diploma or equivalent AND nine (9) years or more of professional-level experience performing and supervising (directly or indirectly) administrative functions for a moderate sized office department or agency.

OR

One (1) year or more of experience as an Administrative Services Director I with the State of Vermont.

NOTE: Only administrative work experience is qualifying. Administrative support includes those functions which keep the organization running or provide the resources for others to provide the programmatic work (e.g. accounting budget management grant administration finance human resources payroll purchasing or space management).

Special Requirements

For some positions experience working with the VISION system (VISION is the State of Vermont PeopleSoft financial management system) may be required.

Total Compensation

As a State employee you are offered a great career opportunity but its more than a paycheck. The States total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits that are worth about 30% of your total compensation including:

• 80% State paid medical premium and a dental plan at no cost for employees and their families
• Work/Life balance: 11 paid holidays each year and a generous leave plan
• State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)
• Two ways to save for your retirement: A State defined benefit pension plan and a deferred compensation 457(b) plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
• Low cost group life insurance
• Incentive-based Wellness Program
• Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

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