Monitoring Specialist

Salary : $53,851.20 - $81,806.40 Annually
Location : Des Moines - 50321 - Polk County, IA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 27-00636
Agency: 427 Department of Inspections, Appeals & Licensing
Opening Date: 09/01/2026
Closing Date: 9/13/2026 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag: #LI-POST
Point of Contact: Lori SchraderBachar; View email address on click.appcast.io


Job Description
The Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) is seeking a highly motivated, skilled, solution-oriented, and enthusiastic professional to join our regulatory department and serve as a Program Planner 2 - Monitoring Specialist within our Licensing Division at our central office at 6200 Park Avenue, near Valley Junction in Des Moines, Iowa.
Who We Are

DIAL's mission is Achieve Compliance through Education, Regulation, and Due Process for a Safe and Healthy Iowa. Our goal is to be an effective, efficient and approachable regulatory agency. To accomplish our Mission, the individual selected for this position will become an integral part of the Monitoring bureau by ensuring compliance with board disciplinary orders in the division.
DIAL is a multifaceted regulatory agency charged with protecting the health, safety, and well-being of Iowans, and is comprised of eight core operational divisions: Administrative Hearings, Building & Construction, Health & Safety, Investigations, Labor/OSHA, Licensing, Workers' Compensation, and Administration.
What We're Seeking

The successful candidate for this fast-paced position is a motivated, organized, and detail-focused individual.
Applicants should have a proven track record of completing tasks within specified timeframes, sound judgment and decision-making ability, and have a desire to learn rules for various professions.
Desired skills and abilities include:

• Ability to gain a strong working knowledge of all statutes, administrative rules, and professional standards
• Great attention to detail and a high level of organizational skill
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience working with diverse populations in a team environment
• Commitment to providing high-quality service
• Displays high standards of professional and ethical conduct

What You'll Do

• Independently serve as the monitoring specialist for the Professional Licensing Division's monitoring program for assigned professions in collaboration with the program coordinator.
• Maintain regular contact with respondents. Use independent judgement, knowledge, and decision-making to determine whether a respondent has violated the terms of a disciplinary order. Discuss noncompliance issues with respondents orally and in writing to devise a plan of action to regain compliance.
• Serve as the intermediary between the board and respondents. Act as the liaison to other bureaus regarding the program.

Background check required.
What We Offer

When you join DIAL, you help to make Iowa safer and healthier, while enjoying an outstanding benefits package! In addition to providing a positive work environment, we offer a great compensation package for all our full-time employees, including:

• Robust benefits, including excellent health, dental, life and vision insurance
• Teleworking options after the first six months
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, and sick leave accrual
• Opportunities for professional development
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package
• Optional 401A plan with employer contribution
• Retirement Investors Club (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan)
• Employee Assistance Program for support when you need it most
• Access to an on-site employee fitness center
• Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, and more)

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Minimum Qualification Requirements


Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Six years of full-time work experience in the administration or operation/execution (i.e., providing consultation and/or technical assistance to stakeholders, research and analysis, or enforcement of program guidelines/policies/procedures) of a program (i.e., the provision of a service or an administrative oversight/enforcement responsibility).
2) All of the following (a and b):
a. A total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
b. A total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
3) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes eighteen months of full-time work as a Program Planner 1.

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How many years do you have of full-time work experience in administration or operation/execution (i.e., providing consultation and/or technical assistance to stakeholders, research and analysis, or enforcement of program guidelines/policies/procedures) of a program (i.e., the provision of a service or an administrative oversight/enforcement responsibility).

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• Less than six years' in the specified areas
• Six years' or more in the specified areas

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Are you a current permanent state Iowa employee with experience in the state executive branch that includes experience equal to eighteen months of full time work as a Program Planner 1?

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Do you have ALL of the following:A.) A total of four years of post high school/college education and full-time experience in the administration or operation/execution (i.e., providing consultation and/or technical assistance to stakeholders, research and analysis, or enforcement of program guidelines/policies/procedures) of a program (i.e., the provision of a service or an administrative oversight/enforcement responsibility).)? Thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; ANDB.) A total of two years of GRADUATE-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.The experience used for A and B must be separate and unique. The same experience CANNOT be counted for A and B.

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