New Job Executive Management Officer In Louisiana

The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and State as a Model Employer (SAME) to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

The Executive Management Officer will serve as the manager of the LaVet Corps program. The incumbent will manage a detailed and complex program to establish on-campus Veterans Centers with statewide higher education and community college systems of public and private institutions that serve veteran students. Directly supervises an Administrative Coordinator, and 28 Navigators located throughout the state. The incumbent receives direct supervision from the Deputy Secretary.

Preference may be given to candidates with experience in Higher Learning Administration, such as working with the Presidents Office’s, Chancellors, Registrars, or Office of Financial Aide; federal grant writing experience or working with E-Grants, On-Corps; and/or expertise with AmeriCorps or other volunteer and service organizations.

The position will be filled by a probation appointment or promotion of a permanent state employee.

A Resume will not be accepted in lieu of work experience. An application may be considered incomplete if the work experience and education sections are not completed.

There is no guarantee that all applicants will be interviewed. The hiring manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The advertised maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make while in this title/level over their career and not the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

Testing Information:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

DISQUALIFICATION:
While we encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:

Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; (Please note for the education section that the semester area refers to the # of credit HOURS and not the # of semesters you completed)

Submission of a resume and/or SF-10 application in lieu of the online application. Information on the resume will not substitute and must also be included on the actual job application in order to be considered.

Failure to list complete license information (if applicable to the job position).

Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement.

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Jodeci Alsobrook, Human Resources Specialist

[email protected]