Program Planner II Victim Assistance Engagement Coordinator

About the role

This is a non-merit position. Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other members of the Training and Outreach team to close the gaps in stakeholder knowledge about the Victim Assistance Section’s programs;
• Present and regularly update the basic training of Victim Assistance throughout Iowa;
• Represent the Attorney General’s Office and Victim Assistance Section at conferences and events around Iowa;
• Aid the Strategy and Compliance manager in discretionary grant reporting and searching and applying for future discretionary grants;
• Maintain grant data entry for Training and Outreach activities and complete quarterly reports;
• Conduct regular community outreach and support;
• Work with law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim service agencies and state and local agencies across Iowa to improve training and outreach activities;
• Modernize and routinely review Victim Assistance Section outreach materials, including brochures, pamphlets, signs, training catalog, and giveaway items;
• Disseminate outreach materials to offices statewide and manage inventory;
• Completes other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements and Preferences

• Victim-centered and supportive of law enforcement;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Experience with presenting and training;
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and computers in general;
• Friendly and courteous;
• Familiarity with the criminal justice system;
• A passion for helping crime victims;
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines;
• Willing and able to travel throughout Iowa.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in any field;
• A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience, where one year of full-time experience in the administration or operation/execution of a program equals thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field;
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Planning Aide.

Benefits

The Office of the Attorney General offers an excellent work-life balance and benefits.