Management Analyst II (Office of Public Safety)

Description

Pay Range: $50255-$80911 FLSA Status- Exempt

NOTE: This is an internal promotional opportunity that is only available to regular-status DeKalb County Police employees.

Essential Functions:

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar related or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Conducts operational research productivity analyses and management studies to assist in the management of departmental operations programs and services; compiles and/or monitors various administrative and statistical data pertaining to divisional operations; researches information pertinent to task or project; analyzes data and identifies trends; prepares or generates reports; makes recommendations for changes in policies and procedures to improve operations provide more responsive service and/or optimize the use of resources; develops recommendations for changes in departmental policies and procedures; and provides technical assistance and information to management to aid decision making.

Performs financial reviews and analyses for the department; compiles and evaluates operational data and cost histories; monitors and reviews billing activities expenditures and financial reports; conducts detailed cost analysis; makes recommendations to improve cost and operational effectiveness; and participates in budget development.

Coordinates routine projects for the department conducted either in-house or via third party contractors including management studies and various professional services; assists in defining the scope of the project; formulates solutions and recommends problem resolution; facilitates implementation of the project; and provides administrative support to the project as needed. Work at this level is usually relegated to coordination of the departments participation in major County-wide projects and serves in a secondary or subordinate role to the designated construction manager for large capital improvement projects.

Assists division managers with strategic and long-range planning for departmental operations; keeps managers apprised of developments at the state and federal level that impact the department; monitors pending legislation for impact on operations; and oversees compliance with new legislation.

Administers grants for various state and federally funded programs; compiles and submits grant applications; researches funding sources and program opportunities; assists departments with grant activities; and monitors and ensures compliance with all requirements for awarded grants.

Responds to complaints and questions related to County or department operations activities or other issues; provides information researches problems and initiates problem resolution; and works with supervisors and managers to ensure effective coordination and cooperation across units.

Represents the director and department at various meetings functions and events; serves as a liaison to various civic or governmental organizations and committees task forces boards and commissions; confers regularly with officials from the state authorities and commissions; provides information about departmental operations; participates in discussions and decisions; and keeps the director apprised of activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Public/Business Administration a field related to assigned operation or equivalent technical experience and certification; three years of experience in area of assignment; or any equivalent combination of education training and experience which provides the requisite knowledge skills and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required: None.

Supplemental Information:

Technical Skills:

-SQL and SSRS experience

-R or Python skills for cross-system data analysis

-Excel

-Power BI

-Ability to normalize data and display it in a way for non-technical individuals.

Systems Knowledge:

-Ability to learn and search across several different records/case management systems

-Comfort working without a unified data source

Analytical Skills:

-Trend and performance analysis across departments

-Data quality and normalization

Reporting/Visualization:

-Ability to build separate reporting logic

-Executive-level rollups for leadership

Soft Skills:

-Comfortable being the sole analyst across siloed departments

-Documentation discipline since theres likely no existing unified data dictionary

Required Experience:

IC