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About This Job

At the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, our mission is to administer the State's highway safety grant program. Louisiana's highway safety program is designed to reduce traffic crashes and the resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC) is seeking an Executive Staff Officer to join our team--an initiative-taking, forward-thinking team that moves our mission forward using focus and collaboration. This position will serve the LHSC as the Executive Staff Officer and serve as the primary confidential assistant to the LHSC Executive Director which will include coordinating the Executive Director's schedule with consideration for critical timelines, preparing briefings and presentations for the Executive Director on traffic safety issues, and coordinating the Director's activities with the Governor's appointed Highway Safety Commission, the LHSC staff, and other traffic safety stakeholders including the Louisiana Legislature. This position is critical to the management of the administrative functions of the LHSC and ensuring compliance with state and federal timelines.

Selected Preferred Competencies:

• Accepting Direction: The ability to be open and willing to follow guidance or instructions.
• Acting Decisively: The ability to make timely, confident decisions using sound reason.
• Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to make choices that reflect ethical standards, integrity and honesty, regardless of circumstances or personal benefit.
• Adapting to Change: The ability to demonstrate flexibility in thoughts, behaviors, and actions in response to evolving circumstances or unexpected change.
• Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
• Displaying Professionalism: The ability to uphold workplace standards through consistent conduct, responsible communication, and consideration for others.
• Managing Time: The ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and allocate time to ensure timely completion of work goals.
• Networking: The ability to build and maintain relationships across internal and external networks.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well supported.
• Using Data: The ability to collect, analyze, and use data to generate insights and inform decisions.

Minimum Qualifications

Six years of experience in administrative services; OR Six years of full-time experience in any field plus three years of experience in administrative services; OR A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in administrative services; OR An advanced degree, or a Juris Doctorate, plus two years of experience in administrative services. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

As the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission's (LHSC) Executive Staff Officer, you will report directly to the Executive Director and serve as their primary confidential assistant. The LHSC serves as the State's Highway Safety Office and is responsible for making application, receiving, and administering federal grant funds and coordinating behavioral traffic safety programs and strategies to reduce the deaths and injuries on Louisiana's roadways.

• Manages and coordinates the Executive Director's schedule with consideration for critical timelines.
• Relieves the Executive Director of a variety of administrative matters in assigned areas related to highway safety and legislative matters.
• Prepares briefings and presentations for the Executive Director on highway safety and legislative issues and participates in planning, policy and legislative meetings.
• Assists with planning of Commission meetings and related follow-up reporting requirements.
• Assists the Executive Director and Deputy Director in activities involving compliance with federal and state regulations and supervises the activities of the LHSC office manager.
• Composes and transmits directives or assignments to LHSC staff on behalf of the Executive Director. Composes and types correspondence involving routine and non-routine matters. Disseminates requested information to the public.
• Conducts programmatic studies and assignments related to improving highway safety and programmatic delivery. Studies efficient highway safety program delivery and makes recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Manages subgrant agreements or projects assigned by Executive Director throughout project lifecycle.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Work Schedule: Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday, Flexible options available.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

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 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.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Department of Public Safety ATTN: Human Resources/Ariyana Perkins P.O. BOX 66614 Baton Rouge, LA 70896

Email: DPSEmployeeAdministration@la.gov