Program Analyst - Posting No. 1516

Date Posted

April 15, 2009

Employer

Tompkins County, New York

Location

Tompkins County, NY

Job Description

 Tompkins County is seeking a visionary, collaborative, and strategic Program Analyst with outstanding people skills to aid Tompkins County government in accomplishing its mission of providing the highest quality public-sector services at a level affordable to community residents. As our new Program Analyst you will:
· Interact and liaise with 27 department heads (who serve as the organization’s subject-matter experts on all matters related to the well-being of the County), and report directly to the County Administrator;
· Establish trust and promote open channels of communication between department heads and the County Administrator

Undertake special studies, analyses, research, or other projects to meet specific management needs:
- to enhance government productivity,
- to identify methods to streamline county operating procedures and systems, with particular attention to opportunities for transfer of improvements to other agencies;
- to encourage the development of reporting systems, programs, and operations to improve their management;
- to encourage all employees to improve operations, achieve savings, and to recognize such efforts;
- to encourage long-range planning by departments and maximize the use of technology to assure that government programs produce results in a cost-effective manner;

Assist in determining the feasibility and potential value of proposed projects and make recommendations regarding such questions as priorities and the extent and scope of studies; 

Develop, prioritize, and implement selected plans and programs in cooperation with government executives and Legislators; 

Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of projects under development and provide progress reports as necessary;

Make contact with governmental officials, representatives of industry, and community leaders regarding management planning objectives; 

Keep up-to-date on new developments in the management planning field; 

Participate in and assist in the preparation of written information and instructional material for projects.

Job Qualifications

 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

(a) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a
Masters degree in industrial
engineering, operations management, operations research, management science, public or business
administration, or a closely related
field; OR

(b) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelors degree in industrial engineering, operations management, operations research, management science, public or business administration, or a closely related field AND two years of full-time paid (or the equivalent part-time and/or volunteer) experience in public administration, business administration or organizational management, administrative or financial analysis, research, accounting, statistics, community planning, or management planning; OR

(c) Any combination of training and experience equal to or greater than that specified in (a) and (b) above.

Salary

42,603-46,280

Contact Information

Stephen Estes

The application form and a full job description are posted at the website listed below. Click the Jobs link. Application review will begin May 10, 2008 (we encourage you to file your application by May 1st). Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found.

 

Phone - 607-274-5527

Fax - Not Available

Cell Phone - Not Available

Email - sestes@tompkins-co.org

Website - http://www.tompkins-co.org