Student Planning Assistant

State of careers Rhode Island • Meriden, CT

12d • $16 - $22

About The Position

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: To assist in making standard technical planning studies in connection with community, regional and state planning activities or highway planning activities; to perform duties related to policy research, program planning and development, project management and Civil Rights/EEO; to prepare reports thereon; and to do related work as required.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the supervision of a superior from whom specific instructions are received; work is reviewed in process and upon completion.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Usually none.
Illustrative Examples of Work Performed Planning/Transit – To work in one or more areas of transportation planning performing activities such as: conducting commuter rail on-board passenger surveys at three RI train stations and preparing an analysis of the ridership data; assisting in the effort to coordinate and build consensus within the state's existing Freight Working Group and with private sector representatives to facilitate the preparation of the State's Freight Plan; developing a methodology to assess the economic impact of transportation infrastructure improvements; assessing the applicability of transportation financing methods in peer states, and assist with Transportation Alternatives Program, corridor analysis and capital programming. Project Management – To provide support for all project management activities including the monthly Key Performance Indicators submission to the Office of Management and Budget; to prepare an annual performance report, including goal setting and review of existing processes for streamlining. Responsibilities include: assisting with the tracking, analyzing, and trending of existing metrics to measure specific program outcomes; evaluation of data collected through various means (e.g., interviews, surveys, site visits, document reviews, workflow analysis, etc.) and establishing new metrics as needed; to research topics on Transportation Performance Management including best practices among the state DOT's and the national performance management goal areas under MAP-21; to assist in the development of business process workflows, policies and procedures; development of organizational communications, training materials and other resources supporting RIDOT's performance management processes and standards; development of talking points, briefing documents and other presentation material as needed; updating of scorecards and dashboards as needed. Civil Rights/EEO – To assist in policy research and development, data analysis and management, program evaluation, outreach, program manual development and training in program area, such as ADA, Title VI, Internal and External Programs. To do related work as required.

Requirements

• Must possess an understanding of basic statistical techniques and analysis
• the ability to collect and analyze data with attention to detail
• the ability to produce professional written reports for a range of audiences
• a sound knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Applicants must be a second-year student, graduate or law school student currently enrolled at an accredited college/university

Nice To Haves

• Students majoring in public administration, community planning, political science, business administration, management, or related concentration programs are given preference
• A student's academic standing and GPA are considered for placement preference

Responsibilities

• conducting commuter rail on-board passenger surveys at three RI train stations and preparing an analysis of the ridership data
• assisting in the effort to coordinate and build consensus within the state's existing Freight Working Group and with private sector representatives to facilitate the preparation of the State's Freight Plan
• developing a methodology to assess the economic impact of transportation infrastructure improvements
• assessing the applicability of transportation financing methods in peer states, and assist with Transportation Alternatives Program, corridor analysis and capital programming
• provide support for all project management activities including the monthly Key Performance Indicators submission to the Office of Management and Budget
• prepare an annual performance report, including goal setting and review of existing processes for streamlining
• assisting with the tracking, analyzing, and trending of existing metrics to measure specific program outcomes
• evaluation of data collected through various means (e.g., interviews, surveys, site visits, document reviews, workflow analysis, etc.) and establishing new metrics as needed
• research topics on Transportation Performance Management including best practices among the state DOT's and the national performance management goal areas under MAP-21
• assist in the development of business process workflows, policies and procedures
• development of organizational communications, training materials and other resources supporting RIDOT's performance management processes and standards
• development of talking points, briefing documents and other presentation material as needed
• updating of scorecards and dashboards as needed
• assist in policy research and development, data analysis and management, program evaluation, outreach, program manual development and training in program area, such as ADA, Title VI, Internal and External Programs

Benefits

• For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
• Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed