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>Chief Information Officer
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>Salary: $57,595.20 - $89,356.80 Annually
>Location: Des Moines, Polk County
>Job Type:  Full-time
>Agency:  131 Iowa Department for the Blind
>Job Number: 23-00543
>Closing:  September 5, 2022 at 11:59 PM Central
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>Point of Contact:  <mailto:emily.wharton at blind.state.ia.us>Emily Wharton
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>Job Description:
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>The Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB) is seeking a Chief 
>Information Officer. We are looking for an enthusiastic professional 
>who shares our mission values, and philosophy of blindness. This 
>position will be responsible for planning and producing agency 
>internal and external communications and public relations events. 
>This position will put together legislative open houses, create an 
>engaging social media presence, coordinate, and disseminate press 
>releases, ensure that agency events and services are being widely 
>publicized, and ensure that the public is made aware of what is 
>happening at IDB. This position will serve as part of the leadership 
>team and report to the Director.
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>The ideal candidate will possess excellent written, verbal, and 
>interpersonal skills. They will be highly organized, responsive, and 
>creative. They will be very comfortable with technology and able to 
>learn new apps and platforms easily. They will be skilled in the use 
>of social media and excited by the opportunity to improve our 
>agency's outreach to underserved communities. They will have 
>experience in creating print and digital flyers, handouts, booth 
>displays, and other promotional materials. They will be able to 
>gather information and create a compelling story that is in 
>alignment with our philosophy of blindness and share that story 
>across the state. They will have the confidence to contribute to 
>leadership team discussions with highly intelligent, competent, and 
>opinionated leaders. They can communicate clearly and effectively 
>with a wide range of people including but not limited to:  a diverse 
>staff working across multiple divisions with different priorities 
>and processes, legislators of both parties, reporters, employers, 
>frustrated citizens, teens, seniors, educators, people with low 
>English proficiency, and bureaucrats. Experience with creating 
>accessible materials/implementing universal design is a plus.
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>Minimum Qualification Requirements
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>Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum 
>requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
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>1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university 
>with a degree in journalism, public relations, graphic design, or 
>communications and experience equal to four years of full-time work 
>planning and developing content for dissemination through 
>traditional media (newspapers, publications, radio, and television), 
>websites, social media, and/or public speaking.
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>2) All of the following (a and b):
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>a. Four years of full-time work experience in planning and 
>developing content for dissemination through traditional media 
>(newspapers, publications, radio, and television), websites, social 
>media, and/or public speaking; and
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>b. 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 course work in journalism, public relations, 
>graphic design, or communications equals one year of fulltime experience.
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>3) Number two above, where twenty-four semester hours of 
>postgraduate coursework in journalism, public relations, graphic 
>design, or communications from an accredited college or university 
>may substitute for one year of the required full-time work experience.
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>4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that 
>includes experience equal to 18 months of full-time work as an 
>Information Specialist 2.
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>This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department for the Blind. 
>Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section.
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>Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral 
>requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - 
>Human Resources Enterprise.
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>Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
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>Phone: 515-281-1333
>E-mail: <mailto:information at blind.state.ia.us>information at blind.state.ia.us
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