Research Analyst 3 (PCN 212043)

State of Alaska•Juneau, AK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply. Welcome to the Department of Health. We’d be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today. This position is open to Alaskan Residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. We invite you to watch our "Welcome to DPA" video here: https://vimeo.com/1023052645?share=copy In this position, you will be performing the following: Leading complex research projects involving data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting for Public Assistance programs. Developing and maintaining manuals, spreadsheets, computer programs, algorithms, and analytical methods to manage and evaluate data. Serving as a data expert by responding to research requests, combining data sources, forecasting costs and benefits, evaluating policy impacts, and identifying potential fraud. Preparing clear tables, charts, reports, and documentation for program managers, state and federal agencies, legislators, and the public. Working independently while collaborating with program and policy staff, coordinating supporting staff when needed, and maintaining current knowledge through training and cross-functional work. The Division of Public Assistance (DPA) is dedicated to supporting Alaskans in need by providing them with the basic living expenses and promoting self-sufficiency. We treat individuals and families with respect and strive to help them achieve higher levels of independence while valuing their cultural, geographic, and economic diversity. We are responsible managers of the public programs that we are entrusted with. We aim to achieve success by focusing on continuous improvement. The Division of Public Assistance is devoted to developing and sustaining a quality workforce by developing staff and encouraging career advancement within the agency. You will have the opportunity to develop skills and build knowledge and competencies to assist you in your future career goals. We believe in your career growth and advancement opportunities within our division. We provide a competitive benefits package, flexible work schedules, and job stability. The position is located in Juneau, Alaska. This position joins a statewide team in local Public Assistance offices across the state. You will work with other well-trained staff who support our agency mission and values in an environment of mutual respect and trust, where management believes the staff is the agency’s most valuable resource and encourages them to participate in decisions affecting their work. We honor cultural, geographic, and economic diversity. The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below: Database Management Systems: Knowledge of the uses of database management systems and software to control the organization, storage, retrieval, security, and integrity of data Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Research Analyst 3 : https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/ classspecs Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation. Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class. Minimum Qualifications Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information. Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues. Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules. Special Note: “Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation. “Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job. “Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. “Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility. “Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

Requirements

Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
Progressively responsible professional experience which included investigative research or statistical analysis.

Nice To Haves

Database Management Systems: Knowledge of the uses of database management systems and software to control the organization, storage, retrieval, security, and integrity of data
Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Responsibilities

Leading complex research projects involving data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting for Public Assistance programs.
Developing and maintaining manuals, spreadsheets, computer programs, algorithms, and analytical methods to manage and evaluate data.
Serving as a data expert by responding to research requests, combining data sources, forecasting costs and benefits, evaluating policy impacts, and identifying potential fraud.
Preparing clear tables, charts, reports, and documentation for program managers, state and federal agencies, legislators, and the public.
Working independently while collaborating with program and policy staff, coordinating supporting staff when needed, and maintaining current knowledge through training and cross-functional work.