RESEARCH & STATISTICS CONSULTANT - 76000491

State of Florida•Tallahassee, FL

About The Position

The Research & Statistics Consultant works with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ Office of Analytical Support, supporting operational and administrative personnel in deploying and managing resources to prevent and suppress criminal activities. The role provides timely, relevant information on traffic crash data, crime patterns, and enforcement initiatives and trends. It analyzes data and produces reports to help reduce traffic crashes and increase offender apprehension, using geographic information software, crime mapping concepts, spatial analysis, and structured query language. The position also develops and maintains relationships with data users and technical personnel to resolve problems and recommend solutions involving the design, maintenance, and use of relational databases on a SQL Server database. The position requires a valid driver’s license maintained in good standing and travel on day trips and overnight trips, including trips of seven or more consecutive days. Employment is subject to Level 2 background screening and Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) clearance.

Requirements

Apply working knowledge of research, data analysis, spatial analysis and mapping, and statistical tools and methodologies to collect, analyze, and report statistical data, particularly in a law enforcement capacity.
Have database management skills, including building, integrating, and maintaining databases, and statistical analysis and reporting software skills.
Use critical thinking, judgment, and problem-solving techniques to evaluate information and make sound decisions.
Understand and integrate departmental needs to support operational assessment, resource allocation, strategic planning, and change management.
Have active listening, oral, and written communication skills, and be able to convey information clearly.
Have business application skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
Organize and manage a busy workload, balance priorities, and meet timeframes while maintaining accuracy, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Adapt to changing conditions and act professionally.
Demonstrate initiative, commitment, urgency, and personal accountability.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with diverse groups of people and communicate respectfully and professionally.
Handle confidential information with discretion and maintain its integrity.
Maintain a valid driver’s license in good standing, with no cancellations, suspensions, or revocations for at least three years before employment and throughout employment; meet the stated requirements concerning chargeable crashes and violations of Chapter 316, Florida Statutes.
Be able to travel on day trips and overnight trips for up to seven or more consecutive days.
Meet Level 2 background check and CJIS clearance requirements, including a fingerprint-based FBI criminal records check.

Nice To Haves

Experience collecting, summarizing, and analyzing data using statistical methodologies.
Experience preparing reports, charts, graphs, diagrams, and other pictorial representations of statistical data.
Experience using statistical reporting software such as Crystal Reports or Tableau, and/or geographic information system mapping software such as ESRI products.
Experience programming in and/or consuming data in Oracle or SQL Server databases.

Responsibilities

Assist operational and administrative personnel in deploying and managing resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activities.
Provide timely and relevant information on traffic crash data, crime patterns, and enforcement initiatives and trends.
Analyze data and prepare reports intended to reduce traffic crashes and increase the apprehension of offenders.
Use geographic information software, crime mapping concepts, spatial analysis, and structured query language.
Develop and maintain liaisons with data users and technical personnel.
Resolve problems and recommend solutions related to relational internal database design, maintenance, and usage using a SQL Server database.
Collect, compile, analyze, and report statistical data, and prepare reports and visual representations of data.