This position serves as the secretary to the Bureau Chief as well as secretarial support to other office staff and field personnel. Receive and screen visitors and telephone calls, answer routing questions and route other to the appropriate staff person. Work and communicate with internal and external clients and customers to meet their needs in a polite, courteous and cooperative manner. Open and distribute mail, compose individualized responses to inquiries. Type and proof correspondence, reports, minutes, etc for accuracy, grammar, spelling and sentence structure. Prepare final draft for distribution. Maintain alpha, numeric or subject matter files and employee time, attendance and performance records. Gather and summarize statistical information or data from files and records. Schedule appointments or conferences and arrange for out-of-town travel. Process employee travel claims for reimbursement. Arrange for servicing and maintenance of office equipment.
Data entry on breeding/foaling/whelping records for the Greyhounds, Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, and Standardbreds.
Have a thorough understanding of the Code of Iowa, Chapter 99d, Chapter 62, 67 and 162 and be able to reply to daily inquiries.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience equal to one year of full-time clerical or closely related work.
Typing Requirement: Applicants must possess the ability to type 40 wpm net. You must provide verification of your typing score prior to the closing date of this vacancy. (Click here for more details about the typing test.)
Additional Qualifications
In addition to applying through DAS/HRE, please submit a cover letter and resume to Gloria Stinson, HR Associate, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Wallace Building, Des Moines, Iowa, or fax to 515-281-8503, or by email to gloria.stinson@iowaagriculture.gov
Post Close Date
10-Jan-2009
To Apply:
Submit a completed Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise (DAS-HRE) application form by the closing date. To complete an electronic application form, click on “Apply for Job Vacancy(s)” button. You may also mail an application form to: Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise, Hoover State Office Building, 1305 East Walnut, Des Moines, IA 50319-0150 or fax your application to (515) 281-7970.
Mailing Address: IDALS, Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319: PH: 515-281-5321
