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State of Minnesota Seeks Director of Minnesota Office of Continuous Improvement

6/19/2015 10:14:43 AM

Director, Minnesota Office of Continuous Improvement
(State Program Admin Manager - $63,162 - $91,350)

The director leads and directs all aspects of the Minnesota Office of Continuous Improvement (MNCI), a nationally recognized program that provides custom-designed services to government agencies. Admin created MNCI in 2007 to act as the State's central office of continuous improvement. The CI approach aims to refine processes, reduce waste and ensure the highest levels of efficiency and performance within an organization. The principles originated in the worlds of business and manufacturing, and the State has modeled its approach after those used by a number of Minnesota's leading private sector companies, including General Mills.

This position is responsible for the overall health of the program - its business and financial health, strategic relationships (both inside and outside of state government), staffing, and service mix. This position works to assure that MNCI's unique, deliberate blend of state and external consultants provide the Governor, legislature, state agencies, and other clients with high-quality, cost-effective consulting services targeted to meet their needs.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree and five years of professional level experience in process or quality improvement methods. At least two years must be in a lead, supervisory, or managerial role.

  • Basic Qualifications
    The individual in this position should have expert-level knowledge of the following:
    • Continuous Improvement and/or other closely related process improvement methodologies
    • Facilitating and leading Kaizen and other improvement events
    • Preparing, giving, and hosting training and presentation sessions
    • Issues related to process, system implementation, and support in a government organization

  • Preferred Qualifications
    In addition, the individual in this position should have the following skills:
    • Advanced training in Lean, Six Sigma, or closely related methodologies
    • Strategic planning, visioning, and policy analysis
    • Oral and written communication
    • Interpersonal communication and human relations including interactions with senior management teams
    • Problem solving


For more information

How To Apply

For consideration, please submit your resume and a cover letter to Stefanie.Starsky@state.mn.us by July 7, 2015.

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