Program Research Specialist 1/Trainee 1 and 2 (NY HELPS)

NY HELP Yes

Agency Temporary and Disability Assistance, Office of

Title Program Research Specialist 1/Trainee 1 and 2 (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

Salary Grade 18

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $53764 to $85138 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? Yes

County Albany

Street Address Division of Budget, Finance and Data Management

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12243

Duties Description The position will be within OTDA's Bureau of Data Management and Analysis.Under direction of a Program Research Specialist 4, the incumbent will be engaged in developing, maintaining and analyzing data from various OTDA administrative data 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. Specific functional areas assigned will depend on the incumbent's skills and experience and unit needs but will be in the general areas of 1) reporting, 2) ad hoc policy and fiscal analysis, and 3) program performance evaluation. The primary subject areas are 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 program 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 listed above to extract data from OTDA's various data systems and arrange the data in ways conducive to analysis and reporting, c) producing reports summarizing the results of the analysis, and d) creating new and updating existing process documentation.

Minimum Qualifications NY HELPS: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, candidates may be hired via a non-competitive appointment if they meet the below NY HELPS minimum qualifications.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.NON-COMPETITIVE QUALIFICATIONSFor Trainee 1 level, A bachelor's degree or higher including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, or data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics.For Trainee 2 level, A bachelor's degree or higher including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, or data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics, and one year of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data.For the Full Performance Level, A bachelor's degree including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics and two years of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data directed toward review, analysis, and presentation related to program operations.Substitution:A master's degree or higher including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics may substitute for one year of experience.Preferred Experience: Experience in performing quantitative data analysis, program evaluation or statistical reporting using data manipulation and statistical analysis packages (such as Structured Query Language (SQL), SPSS, SAS, MS Access and Excel). 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. OR55 B/C: This position is eligible for 55b/c appointment, and candidates with 55b/c eligibility are encouraged to apply. To be eligible for a 55b/c appointment, candidate must be currently enrolled in the Civil Service 55b/c program and must meet the minimum qualifications listed above. Information about the 55b/c program can be found here: QUALIFICATIONS:Eligible for a lateral transfer or eligible for transfer under Section 52.6 or 70.1 of the Civil Service Law by having one year of permanent competitive service in an appropriate title. Information regarding transfer eligibility is available on the Civil Service Career Mobility Office website at on the appropriate eligible list in Albany.

Additional Comments 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. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.Your resume must indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Non-specific submissions may be disqualified from further consideration if the information you provide does not meet the minimum qualifications.Interested candidates must send both a cover letter explaining their interest and qualifications for this position and resume to [email protected] and reference posting #26-033. DO NOT REFERENCE THE VACANCY ID NUMBER.- $ 53,764 (Trainee 1- NS equated to SG-14)- $ 59,994 (Trainee 2- NS equated to SG-16)- $ 66,951 (Full Performance level SG-18)This position leads to a maximum salary of $85,138 based on annual performance advances and traineeship advances.

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Name Recruitment Unit

Telephone

Fax

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street 40 North Pearl Street

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12243

Notes on Applying To 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.Interested applicants should send an email to [email protected] and reference posting #26-033. DO NOT REFERENCE THE VACANCY ID NUMBER.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. If you require reasonable accommodation at the time of the interview, please contact OTDA's designee for reasonable accommodation at (518) 474-7284.