Human Resources Director

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Human Resources Director

Salary

$98,009.60 - $139,568.00 Annually

Location

Des Moines - 50319 - Polk County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

26-00099

Agency

238 Corrections - Central Office

Opening Date

07/16/2025

Closing Date

7/27/2025 11:59 PM Central

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Point of Contact

Amerist.Chambers@iowa.gov

To Apply

For consideration - all applicants must submit an application through this site.

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Job Description

This is a non-merit position. Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section. Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.

This position serves as the Statewide Human Resources Manager to lead and manage the department’s HR operations across nine correctional institutions and eight community-based district offices, all operating 24/7.

This critical leadership role ensures HR policies, programs, and initiatives align with state and federal regulations and support the agency’s mission.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university and experience equal to six years of full-time management-level work in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation.
• Ten years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation.
• All of the following (a and b):
• Six years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation; and
• A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.
• All of the following (a, b, and c):
• Four years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation; and
• A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
• A combination of a total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, law, education, engineering) equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Public Service Manager 1 or comparable specific management-level position.
  
  

For additional information, please click on thislink to view the job description. (https://das.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/hr/documents/class_and_pay/JobClassDescriptions/PublicServiceManager2-00786-60786-80786.pdf)

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Do you understand that the information provided on your application and resume must be truthful, honest, and accurate to the best of your knowledge?

Knowingly misrepresenting the facts when submitting any information related to an application, examination, certification, appeal, or any other facet of the selection process will result in your disqualification from this application and future employment with the state of Iowa.

• Yes - I understand and agree
• No
  
  

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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Have you filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C.

• 611 et seq?
• No - I have NOT filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C.
• 611 et seq
• Yes - I HAVE filed a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C.
• 611 et seq
  
  

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Have you graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree? IF YES – How many years do you have of full-time management-level work in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation?

• Not applicable - I do not have a Bachelor's Degree
• Less than one year of the identified experience
• One year to less than two years of the identified experience
• Two years to less than three years of the identified experience
• Three years to less than four years of the identified experience
• Four years to less than five years of the identified experience
• Five years to less than six years of the identified experience
• Six years of more of the identified experience
  
  

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How many years of full-time management-level work experience do you have in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation?

• Less than two years of the identified experience
• Two years to less than four years of the identified experience
• Four years to less than six years of the identified experience
• Six years to less than eight years of the identified experience
• Eight years to less than 10 years of the identified experience
• 10 years or more of the identified experience
  
  

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Do you meetALLof the following (a and b): a. Do you have six years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation;ANDb. Do you have a combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education. Note – total experience and education from "a" And "b" must equal a minimum of 10 years

• Yes
• No
  
  

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Do you meetALLof the following (a, b, and c): a. Do you have four years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation? IF YES: b. How many years do you have of post high school education in any field and additional full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience;ANDc. How many years ofgraduate-level educationand additional full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, law, education, engineering) equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education. Note – Total experience and education from "a" "b" AND "c" must equal a minimum of ten years. The experience used to count for A cannot be the same experience used for B or C

• Yes
• No
  
  

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If you are a CURRENT employee for the State of Iowa (executive branch) how many years of full-time experience for the State of Iowa as a Public Service Manager 1 or comparable specific management-level position do you have?

• No experience as a Public Service Manager 1 or comparable specific management-level position for the State of Iowa
• Less than six months of experience as a Public Service Manager 1 or comparable specific management-level position for the State of Iowa
• Six months to less than 12 months of work experience as a Public Service Manager 1 or comparable specific management-level position for the State of Iowa
• 12 months to less than 18 months of work experience as a Public Service Manager 1 or comparable specific management-level position for the State of Iowa
• 18 months or more of work experience as a Public Service Manager 1 or comparable specific management-level position for the State of Iowa
• Not applicable - I am not a State of Iowa Employee
  
  

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Employer

State of Iowa

Agency

238 Corrections - Central Office

Address

Jessie Parker Building

512 E 12th St

Des Moines, Iowa, 50319

Website

https://doc.iowa.gov/

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