POLICY PLANNER 4

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　　POLICY PLANNER 4

　　Salary

　　$4,470.00 - $8,767.00 Monthly

　　Location

　　Baton Rouge, LA

　　Job Type

　　Classified

　　Job Number

　　189306

　　Department

　　DOS-Secretary of State

　　Opening Date

　　01/23/2024

　　Closing Date

　　2/6/2024 11:59 PM Central

　　Description

　　Benefits

　　Questions

　　Supplemental Information

　　Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.

　　One (1) vacancy is located in theAccounting Divisionof theSecretary of State, Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA.

　　Preferred experience:

　　Two to three years experience interpreting proposed legislation.

　　Two to three years calculating complex cost analysis.

　　Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.

　　Strong communication skills.

　　Examples of Job Duties:

　　Preparing the AMPAR report which consists of obtaining data from department heads, combining all of the information submitted, and putting the document into proper format (e.g. correcting fonts and grammatical errors).

　　Processing and generating fiscal notes.

　　Calculating election cost estimates.

　　Communicating documents generated with department heads and other local governing authority officials.

　　No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

　　To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

　　Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* For further information about this vacancy contact:

　　Ashley Rathcke, HR Specialist

　　Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin

　　Human Resource Division

　　P. O. Box 94125

　　Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125

　　[email protected] ([email protected])

　　Qualifications

　　MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

　　Either of the following will qualify:

　　A master's degree plus three years of professional level experience in policy planning.

　　A baccalaureate degree plus four years of professional level experience in policy planning.

　　SUBSTITUTIONS:

　　Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.

　　Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:

　　A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

　　30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree.

　　Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.

　　NOTE:

　　Any college hours or degree must be from a school accredited by one of the following regional accrediting bodies: the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the New England Commission of Higher Education; the Higher Learning Commission; the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

　　Job Concepts

　　Function of Work:

　　To provide administrative consultation relative to operational policies, procedures, strategic planning, performance standards and program objectives for agency activities.

　　Level of Work:

　　Manager.

　　Supervision Received:

　　Administrative direction from a higher level executive of the agency served.

　　Supervision Exercised:

　　Functional and/or staff, as required by specific assignments, over any agency employee.

　　Location of Work:

　　May be used by any state agencies.

　　Job Distinctions:

　　Differs from the Policy Planner 3 by the presence of project management responsibilities.

　　Differs from the Policy Planner 5 by the absence of directing and managing all policy planning, research, and analysis functions of a major state agency.

　　Examples of Work

　　Performs major administrative functions for agency.

　　Formulates internal policy and procedures.

　　Designs work programs to obtain and carry out federal grants, to meet requirements of agency's enabling legislation, and to respond to directives from the governor and legislature.

　　Coordinates agency internal activities to ensure response to section needs and maximum utilization of agency resources; provides administrative direction to all agency sections.

　　Reviews and approves agency reports, technical plans, and publications.

　　Presents expert testimony, agency reports, and recommendations to the Executive Director, state officials, the governor and the Legislature.

　　Represents agency on or before state and national commissions, task forces, and organizations.

　　Makes presentations on behalf of the agency at public meetings, legislative committee meetings, special commission meetings, and association meetings.

　　Determines needs, goals, and plans for division; sets standards for research and planning.

　　Works with program managers to prepare and monitor division budget.

　　Monitors division work loads.

　　Delegates specific programs or program functions to subordinates and holds them accountable for timely and accurate completion and attainment of projects, plans, programs, and goals.

　　Oversees training of all policy planning personnel.

　　Maintains awareness of current issues, events, and professional planning and management techniques.

　　Works with university graduate program administrators to place graduate student interns in agency for practicum project periods.

　　Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

　　As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

　　Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

　　Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

　　More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

　　Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

　　New Year's Day

　　Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

　　Mardi Gras,

　　Good Friday,

　　Memorial Day,

　　Independence Day,

　　Labor Day,

　　Veteran's Day,

　　Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

　　* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

　　State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

　　Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

　　Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

　　Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

　　Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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　　Describe your professional experience with conveying communication in an oral format.

　　02

　　Describe your professional experience with communicating in a written format. If called for an interview, you may be requested to submit a copy of your writing skills.

　　03

　　Describe your competency level with using Excel and Word, and provide details as to your knowledge of building and maintaining large spreadsheets.

　　Required Question

　　Agency

　　State of Louisiana

　　Address

　　For agency contact information, please refer to

　　the supplemental information above.

　　Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

　　Phone

　　(866) 783-5462

　　Website

　　http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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