Operations Specialist V (Legislative Affairs) - Oahu

Hawai`i State Judiciary•Honolulu, HI

About The Position

The Operations Specialist V functions as a staff specialist in the Legislative Affairs and Special Projects Division. The role researches and analyzes legislative matters affecting the Judiciary, coordinates legislative activities, assists with preparing proposed legislation and testimony, and supports special projects and operational improvements.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or progressively responsible administrative, professional, investigative, technical, or other responsible work experience providing a general background of the required type and quality; qualifying experience may substitute for the degree on a year-for-year basis.
Two and one-half years of progressively responsible professional work experience in analyzing, evaluating, developing, or improving managerial policies, practices, systems, methods, and procedures, and considering relationships among resources, facilities, services, needs, and values; and/or independently performing professional work involving written analysis, evaluation, and recommendations for problem resolution.
One year of staff specialist or supervisory experience of the specified type and quality.
Staff specialist experience must involve difficult and complex situations in a specialty, providing advisory services to management on program development and evaluation, or intensive work on complex assignments such as developing or revising procedures, reviewing management practices, developing legislative proposals, analyzing proposed legislation, or researching management-system improvements.
Supervisory experience must include supervising professional staff in a specialized field of public or business administration, including planning and directing work; assigning, reviewing, and evaluating work; advising staff on difficult problem areas; scheduling work; and training and developing new employees.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated knowledge of the legislative process, such as through reviewing bills or drafting testimony.
A master’s degree in business or public administration or a related field that demonstrates knowledge and skills in operations research and program analysis and evaluation methods may substitute for one and one-half years of specialized experience.
A Ph.D. in business or public administration or a related field that demonstrates knowledge and skills in operations research and program analysis and evaluation methods may substitute for two and one-half years of specialized experience.