The State of Illinois Department of Agriculture is looking to fill a SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTR position to oversee the Bureau of Agricultural Products Inspection and ensure the effective implementation of laws and regulations related to fertilizer, feed, seed, and soil amendments.
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four years of college, preferably with courses in business, public administration, agriculture, or crop and soil management.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to four years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization with duties including management of a program or operations support function.
- Prefers three years of experience in principles, techniques, and practices of public administration, including the application and enforcement of regulatory laws and requirements.
- Prefers three years of experience supervising staff which includes assigning and reviewing work, establishing annual goals and objectives, preparing and issuing performance evaluations, providing guidance and training, and determining staffing needs.
- Prefers three years of experience working with laws, rules, regulations relative to fertilizer, anhydrous ammonia, soil amendments, feed or seed.
- Prefers at least one year of experience resulting in intermediate proficiency working with Microsoft Office products.
- Prefers one year of experience presenting to large or small audiences.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the Bureau Chief of Agricultural Products Inspection performing highly responsible managerial functions in determining policy for the bureau.
- Directs and controls all phases of the duties and responsibilities mandated by the Illinois Fertilizer Act.
- Directs and controls all phases of the duties and responsibilities mandated by the Illinois Commercial Feed Act.
- Directs and controls all phases of the duties and responsibilities mandated by the Illinois Seed Law and the Seed Arbitration Act.
- Directs and controls all phases of the duties and responsibilities mandated by the Illinois Soil Amendment Act.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonable within the scope of the duties above.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
Other
- Requires completion of a name-based background screening and self-disclosure of criminal history.
- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license. Overnight travel may be required.
- Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime.
- Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.
- The State of Illinois does not provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)
