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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Minnesota IT Services <MNIT_Services@public.govdelivery.com>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 27, 2021 1:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Andrews, David B (DEED) <david.b.andrews@state.mn.us><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Leadership Opportunity at Minnesota IT Services<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal">Hot Jobs - Employment Opportunities at Minnesota IT Services<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Leadership Opportunity<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a href="https://careers.mn.gov/psc/mnjob/MNCAREERS/HRCR/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&JobOpeningId=50098&NoCrumbs=yes&Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&PortalActualURL=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.mn.gov%2Fpsc%2Fmnjob%2FMNCAREERS%2FHRCR%2Fc%2FHRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL%3FAction%3DU%26FOCUS%3DApplicant%26JobOpeningId%3D48512%26Page%3DHRS_APP_JBPST_FL%26PostingSeq%3D2%26SiteId%3D1001%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgovdelivery&PortalHostNode=HRMS&PortalKeyStruct=yes&PortalRegistryName=MNCAREERS&PortalServletURI=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.mn.gov%2Fpsp%2Fmnjob%2F%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgovdelivery&PortalURI=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.mn.gov%2Fpsc%2Fmnjob%2F%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgovdelivery&PostingSeq=1&SiteId=1001&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0077DC">Chief
 Business Technology Officer Job ID 50098</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Minnesota IT Services partnering with Department of Veterans Affairs | Saint Paul, Minnesota</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">This position serves as a senior executive within Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) which requires executive leadership, strategic vision, timely execution and performance as a partner to
 the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The Chief Business Technology Officer (CBTO) serves as a part of leadership teams supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs while also serving as a member of the Senior Management
 Team of Minnesota IT Services. This executive position provides leadership within the department to support innovation and manage change by applying technology solutions to solve business and public policy challenges. The position also provides information
 to the agencies’ senior leadership to support IT investment and cost management decisions. This forward looking leadership position actively looks to build relationships and collaborates with senior state agency and MNIT leaders to create sustainable IT and
 business strategies to meet agency and state business needs and budget challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">This executive position oversees all IT applications, functions, and services delivered to the Department of Veterans Affairs with a team of about 50 MNIT and contract staff and is
 responsible for creating an inclusive work environment in partnership with state agency business partners. Leadership of these resources includes supporting disciplined IT practices that meet enterprise and agency policies, supporting documentation standards,
 change control, secure systems, and risk management approaches.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">In its role as a senior executive within MNIT, this executive position provides insight about agency business needs and identifies opportunities for enterprise-wide innovation. The
 CBTO operates as part of the MNIT senior management team to establish and drive MNIT planning, operations, and culture in a manner that partners with and advances the goals of agency specific business needs while aligning with and supporting Minnesota IT Services
 strategic priorities and services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">This position requires strong working relationships with other senior MNIT leadership (Asst. Commissioners, CBTOs, enterprise service directors, etc.) as well as senior leadership at
 the Department of Veterans Affairs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) is the Information Technology agency for Minnesota’s executive branch. We work in partnership with state government agencies to deliver the technology solutions
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">**Minnesota IT Services will not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.**</span></strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">1. When the posting you applied to disappears from our website, it does NOT mean the position has been filled!  We post our positions for a specific amount of time; when the posting
 comes down, it simply means we are no longer accepting new applicants.  The important work of candidate screening BEGINS when the posting is removed from our website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">2. Our "Minimum Qualifications" are not flexible. In order to be considered for any position at the State, your resume must clearly and explicitly (in the plainest possible language)
 demonstrate exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. If you also possess the preferred qualifications, they too should be stated as plainly as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">3. NEVER use an experience-based resume to apply to the State of Minnesota. Your resume must be laid out chronologically so that we can compare candidates in the most equitable way.
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">There are many benefits to working with the State of Minnesota. Here are some of the reasons that 35,000 Minnesotans have decided to make their careers in government service:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The following benefits are available to any state employee whose appointment is at least six months long, whether temporary or permanent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 do not have a "use-it-or-lose-it" policy and you are permitted to hold up to 275 hours in your vacation bank. Depending upon your employment plan, you may be able to use vacation as deferred compensation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;margin-bottom:5.25pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Retirement Plan.</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> A defined benefit pension, which vests for life after five years of service, is available to
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 several other tax-advantaged programs. Pre-Tax benefits are deductions that lower your taxable wages.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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