Senior Staff Analyst

County of Shasta•Redding, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general direction, plans, directs, evaluates, and participates in the work of administrative and technical support staff responsible for data collection and analysis, policy recommendations, and special projects of a major work unit; performs complex administrative and technical work for the department; and performs other work as required.

Requirements

Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of public and business administration; principles and practices of assigned areas of specialization including administration, fiscal, staff development, information processing, and/or program analysis; knowledge of the principles and practices of effective supervision; considerable working knowledge of departmental relationships; program goals, requirements, and operations; and community assets and needs.
Plan, organize, direct, and review the work assigned to staff in the unit; select, train, supervise, evaluate, and discipline subordinate staff; analyze problems, select alternatives, project consequence of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of departmental objectives; understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, and regulations as they relate to assigned area of responsibility; collect, interpret, and evaluate narrative and statistical data pertaining to policy, fiscal and management matters; provide verbal and written technical directions to others; communicate effectively in writing and orally in order to prepare a variety of reports, correspondence, and presentations; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted through the course of work; operate a personal computer, including word processing, statistical analysis, spreadsheet, database, graphics presentation, and electronic file transfer software packages; maintain confidentiality, prioritize work independently, manage personal stress, accept increasing responsibility; and actively promote the mission of the department to which assigned.
One (1) year of experience performing duties comparable to an Agency Staff Services Analyst II with Shasta County.
Two (2) years of experience performing a broad range of analytical and/or administrative duties in the areas of general administration, personnel, fiscal, staff development, policy analysis, or information processing, including the preparation of recommendations and reports AND equivalent to graduation from college.
Supervisory experience or experience providing program management recommendations may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis up to two (2) years.

Nice To Haves

Experience extracting large amounts of data and organizing it into a readable format
Ability to manage projects with competing priorities involving multiple customers simultaneously
Experience reading, researching, and interpreting complex rules and regulations
Data analysis and evaluation experience
Ability to present findings in a manner that is understandable to a broad audience
Skilled at interacting with diverse groups with varied information needs and levels of understanding
Experience using Microsoft Access and SQL
Experience using Excel for data analysis

Responsibilities

Leads or supervises assigned staff and participates in the work of a unit of professional, technical, and clerical support staff engaged in the review and analysis of departmental policies, operations, and procedures; in the preparation and monitoring of contracts executed by the department; and in the preparation of major departmental reports.
Assigns, coordinates, schedules, and reviews the work of subordinate staff members; makes recommendations regarding the hiring and disciplining of staff.
Gathers, studies data, and makes recommendations regarding department operations; reviews and analyzes organizational studies, policies and procedures, budgetary requirements, personnel management practices, and other aspects of agency operations; prepares reports with recommendations and alternatives.
Reviews and analyzes legislation, state regulations and procedures to determine impact on departmental operations; makes recommendations for necessary actions.
As directed, represents the department in meetings with personnel from other agencies.