Management Analyst II

Writes detailed reports, letters, memoranda; analyzes legislation and public policy issues; organizes and plans a variety of activities and events; prepares documents through word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software; manages a countywide legislative tracking database, including downloading data from other sources, recommending enhancements, basic troubleshooting, and production and analysis of reports; help lead and train a countywide departmental team on use of legislative tracking database; works with senior county staff and staff of elected officials to ensure smooth work process. Provides general support for legislative director.

Note: The assigned functional areas of the position are public administration, legislative policy, administrative assistance, communication, and/or event planning.

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

• Performs a wide-range of professional work in multiple administration functions within an organizational unit including analysis and project management;
• May supervise administrative and paraprofessional staff;
• Performs a variety of technical and professional work related to monitoring and reporting on departmental business processes, activities, and outcomes;
• Plans, develops, and implements comprehensive communication and education plans on programs and services for both county agencies and community organizations;
• Conducts analysis and reporting of quantitative and qualitative data in order to track and monitor various business process indicators;
• Serves as the point-person and liaison within the department and with central county departments regarding a designated program and functional areas of responsibility;
• Prepares reports and presentations of analysis and findings.

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

• Knowledge of the mission, goals and objectives of the organizational unit, program or activities to which incumbent is assigned;
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques relating to various functional areas of business operation (e.g., personnel, budgeting and financial management, contract administration and management);
• Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques governing management, organization, operations and programmatic services;
• Ability to identify and describe a range of possible solutions for solving business problems;
• Ability to apply research methods to design studies and assessments, and statistical analysis techniques to identify patterns and trends in data;
• Ability to use word processing and presentation software to prepare documents, and to use spreadsheet and statistical analysis software packages to store, manipulate, analyze and present data;
• Ability to train, lead, and/or supervise paraprofessional staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in the field related to the assigned functional area; plus two years of professional work experience within the functional area.

• Excellent written and oral communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with attention to detail.
• Experience reviewing legislation and proof reading documents.
• Experience event planning and coordinating travel plans, meetings, conferences etc,
• Experience creating documents with visually appealing infographics and ability to use communication and presentation software to prepare documents, and to use and manage a database.
• Experience working in the private sector and working knowledge of state/local government.
• Experience crafting clear, consistent, audience appropriate messages for executives, teams, customers, or the public.
• Experience preparing responses, statements, and escalation plans during sensitive or high-risk situations.
• Experience overseeing communication platforms such as intranet, email systems, social media, websites, or media distribution tools.
• Proficiency utilizing Microsoft Office applications and Adobe Suite, Microsoft Dynamics and database management software.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.