Experience and Education: One (1) year of routine research, administrative support, or analytical experience, preferably in public administration, is desirable supplemented by a completion of the twelfth grade and college level coursework or specialized training in public administration, business administration, or a related field, a Bachelor’s degree is highly desirable. An equivalent combination of experience and education sufficient to perform the essential job functions and provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

 

Knowledge of: Operational characteristics, services, and activities of assigned program; basic principles and practices of public administration; basic principles and practices of program development and administration; work organization and office management principles and practices; standard organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of programs, policies, and operational needs related to area of assignment; basic techniques and formulae for administrative, financial, and comparative analyses; methods and techniques of effective technical, administrative, and financial record keeping, report preparation, and presentation; recent developments, research methods, current literature, and sources of information related to assigned programs and service areas; terminology used in area of assignment; basic principles and practices of budget preparation and administration and grant application and administration principles and practices; principles of business letter writing; federal, state, and local government organizations; modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and various software packages; methods and techniques used in customer service and public relations; English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation; pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations; principles of supervision and training may be required for some positions.