Administrative Specialist - Licensing
State of Nebraska

Job Info

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Hiring Agency:
Liquor Control Commission - Agency 35

Location:
Lincoln Job Posting

Hiring Rate:

Classification Salary Range:
$18.44 - $27.19

Job Posting:
JR2024-00005841 Administrative Specialist - Licensing (Open Date: 04/29/2024)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
05-11-2024

Job Description:
Description:
The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission is seeking an Administrative Specialist for our licensing department. This position is primarily responsible for processing special event licenses, liquor license applications, and amendments; providing assistance with the licensing process to callers and walk-in customers; responding to inquiries concerning liquor licenses; composing letters and other correspondence; reading and interpreting the Liquor Control Act Rules & Regulations and Statutes; along with other miscellaneous administrative duties as needed.

What we can offer you:
• Stable Employment Opportunity and Hours
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 156% match of first 4.8% contribution to Retirement Plan
• 79% employer paid health insurance plans
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately

For more information about the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, please visit our website, https://lcc.nebraska.gov/.

Examples of Work:
Plans, organizes, and implements work assignments in various administrative service areas such as accounting, budgeting, grants, contracts, personnel, legislation, public relations, or in program operational and interagency/intergovernmental liaison areas, of the employing agency or an assigned function to meet goals and objectives.

Advises senior administrators and managers and other employing agency employees and external persons on matters pertaining to substantive program-administrative functions and processes to provide interpretations of the agency's or assigned function policies and procedures and to intercept and/or mitigate adverse reactions, concerns, or pressures.

Designs work procedures and operations to be used by program-administrative staff to ensure the proper use of staffing, equipment, information, and material resources. Coordinates workflow and schedules office operations/support staff activities to facilitate the management of assigned program technical operation.

Determines applicability of and explains policies, procedures, and processes pertinent to program and/or administrative functions to agency employees, state and local officials and employees, and the public to answer their inquiries and to facilitate proper application of these directives and processes; evaluates policies, procedures, and processes and applies them to situations to make determinations.

Conducts surveys and literature searches and examines existing files/records to gather data for analysis; consolidates and evaluates data, summarizes results, and prepares non-standard written reports that include findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Investigates operational problems and recommends corrective actions such as policy, process, or procedural changes, forms revision, shifts in work distribution, and changes in organizational structure to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of work activities.

Drafts policies/procedures and makes revisions if laws/regulations change; monitors the program's compliance with rules/procedures and goals/objectives established by the manager/ administrator; assumes hands-on program responsibility/accountability.

Develops and implements monitoring/evaluation procedures to oversee the effectiveness of the program-administrative processes and to identify any associated problems.

Represents the immediate supervisor at task force, management team, inter-agency, commission, council, and board meetings to relay the supervisor's position on given issues.

Requirements / Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: At least one year of post high school coursework or experience in: administration, office management, accounting, finance, planning, policy analysis and implementation, administrative/management analysis, operations research, program evaluation, research, or similar fields or in a field related to the programs or functions of the employing agency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of: Federal and State laws and regulations governing work assigned; office management and record keeping methods and practices; administrative report preparation practices; research and administrative survey techniques; work planning and organizing; business computer and communication systems.

Ability to: interact with immediate supervisor and senior managers, employees, and the public to gain their cooperation and to establish work relationships; formulate and recommend modifications to operational directives to attain agency goals; apply management practices, techniques, and methodologies to assigned activities; collect, assemble, and analyze facts and draw conclusions to recommend solutions to problems; identify and interpret program-administrative requirements, policies, and regulations to provide guidance and advice; organize and present facts and opinions to managers and groups; learn the structure, functions, goals, and policies of the employing agency.

Key Skills: Must be proficient in Excel, Word, and Outlook. Must be adept at learning new software systems. Attention to detail, problem solving skills, and ability to stay on task while working independently. Must have excellent customer service phone and email correspondence skills. Must be organized with the ability to multi-task.


Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! For more information on benefits currently offered to permanent teammates, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits

Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.

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