Nathan Ezell, a deputy director for the agency, currently holds the position in an interim capacity.
Specific job responsibilities include establishing ODSI’s strategic plan, goals and objectives; establishing tools and methods of communicating data and related analysis; developing policies, procedures and guidelines; coordinating and evaluating program activities and business functions; reviewing and approving budgets within ODSI and communicating and presenting DFPS data to internal and external stakeholders.
Other essential job functions include:
- Providing leadership and technical guidance for ODSI
- Providing subject matter expertise, performance metrics and data regarding division operations to the deputy commissioner and agency executive leadership
- Guiding and consulting agency leadership in the development of division operations, major program reforms and initiatives statewide
- Overseeing divisions, department budgets, reviews and approving major expenditures
- Assessing division budget requests and expenditures to manage resources, needs and priorities
- Developing program budget information for division and agency leadership
- Overseeing and managing the planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation of ODSI’s budget and major expenditures
- Collaborating with the agency’s finance office to meet funding source requirements
Minimum requirements for the job include having an undergraduate degree and experience in state or federal policy analysis; writing briefing documents, white papers, position papers and policy analysis; amassing, analyzing and interpreting data and supervising staff for at least three years.
The position has a monthly salary range of $8,084 to $13,672. The job posting closes Nov. 13.
