Review Vacancy
AgencyTemporary and Disability Assistance, Office of
TitleProgram Research Specialist 4
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $88603 to $109133 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Eligible for a lateral transfer or a 52.6 transfer by having one year of permanent competitive service in an appropriate title.
NOTE: Candidates who are currently on the eligible list for the Program Research Specialist 4 in Albany need not submit an application for this posting unless they are applying directly as a result of the transfer qualifications listed above.
Duties Description The position will be within the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance's (OTDA) Data Management and Analysis (DMA) program area. Under direction of the DMA director, the incumbent will be required to supervise one of two units, each containing 3-4 professional staff engaged in developing, maintaining, and analyzing data from various OTDA automated systems and other available data sources (such as Census products) to support OTDA’s public information, reporting, program performance, budget development (fiscal estimation) and policy analysis functions, and directly perform such tasks. Specific functional areas assigned will depend on the incumbent's skills and experience, and unit needs. The primary analysis areas will be in human services program (e.g., cash welfare, nutrition assistance, home energy assistance, welfare to work, etc.) caseloads and expenditures, characteristics of program recipients, and projected and actual programmatic outcomes. The incumbent will be responsible for a) working with program and other interested parties to develop analysis approaches and reporting methodologies, b) using tools such as statistical analysis packages and query tools to extract data from OTDA's various data systems and arranging the data in ways conducive to analysis and reporting, and c) producing reports summarizing the results of the analysis.
Additional Comments Experience, including supervising professional staff, in performing quantitative data analysis, program evaluation or statistical reporting using a statistical analysis and data manipulation package (such as SPSS, SAS, Stata or R), business intelligence tool (such as Cognos), or Structured Query Language or other database access tool including Microsoft Access and Excel is preferred. Experience working with large administrative data sets is also preferred, as well as working with information technology and operational staff to maintain and enhance the data infrastructure and reports needed to support data analysis and reporting functions.
You must be a current NYS employee to apply for this position. A full time, permanent appointment will be made. If certified by Civil Service, mandatory reemployment list candidates must be considered first for appointment to this title.
Please reference posting #17-186 when submitting your application. If submitting electronically, please reference posting #17-186 as part of your subject line.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address jobpostings@otda.ny.gov
Address
Street 40 North Pearl Street, 12B
Notes on ApplyingTo apply, please send a cover letter and resume. Include a current, Civil Service title and grade level and clearly state how you meet the minimum qualifications.
You may be required to provide acceptable proof of education, experience, credential and/or license to demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications for appointment to this position.
Applicants will be required to prove their eligibility for employment based upon acceptance of a position in accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
If you are a retiree currently receiving benefits, indicate this and the name of the retirement system in your response.
In accordance with state law, Governor’s Executive Order No. 6 and Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance does not discriminate against disabled individuals. If you are disabled and require reasonable accommodation at the time of the interview, please contact the Office of Equal Opportunity Development in Albany at (518) 473-8555 or in New York City at (212) 961-8216.