Organization: State of Utah
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Job Type: Internship
Salary: $19.00 - $30.00/hourly
Benefits: This position is eligible for a full benefits package including medical, dental, life, and longterm disability insurance, a retirement plan, plus paid leave to include annual, sick, and holiday pay. The State requires employees to receive their pay through direct deposit. If selected, you will receive more information about these benefit options and enrollment information through our onboarding process and during your first week or two on the job.
Deadline: 07/04/16 11:59 PM
Description: The successful candidate for this position will advise the Legislature on the state budget and fiscal impacts of proposed legislation. The candidate will be assigned to a subcommittee or subcommittees of the Joint Appropriations Committee. The candidate should be or become knowledgeable in the areas under the jurisdiction of the subcommittee and be responsible to the subcommittee's members and its chairs. The person in this position will also furnish the subcommittee and/or Fiscal Analyst with all pertinent records, analyses, and other information that the Office has gathered and assist in obtaining additional information if asked by the subcommittee or Fiscal Analyst. The candidate will also serve as an officewide resource, providing expertise in research design, analysis, and data needed to examine issues, trends, and program evaluations. Preference may be given for candidates demonstrating knowledge of information technology systems, software applications, and methods of collecting and compiling research data using information technology. Preference may also be given to candidates holding a bachelor's or master's degree in Economics, Statistics, or equivalent in academic or practical experience. Qualifying experience may depend upon difficulty of committee assignment, levels of analysis required, and salary approved. This is a career service exempt job. Candidates placed in this title are appointed, nonclassified, exempt from 671912, and are required to be placed in a position schedule of AN (Employees of the Legislature).
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:
- Analyzes, summarizes and/or reviews data; reports findings; interprets results and/or makes recommendations based on the data;
- Performs statistical and/or actuarial analysis; applies appropriate protocols in analyzing data to reach accurate conclusions;
- Assists in preparing models to forecast revenue, expenditures, and/or demand for product/services;
- Prepares analysis of and recommendations on state government budgets for presentation to the Joint Appropriations Committee and its subcommittees:
- Responds to inquiries and requests made by legislators, committees, subcommittees, legislative staff, and/or agencies;
- Prepares fiscal analysis of proposed legislation; Conducts organizational and management improvement studies.
- Develops and maintains webbased budget resources using HTML and Java
- possess knowledge of economic and statistical analysis, principles and theories
- apply economic and statistical analysis to identify underlying principles, reasons, patterns, or facts associated with data, and draw conclusions
- apply knowledge of information technology in gathering and analyzing data
- think critically to analyze issues and identify alternative courses of action, then follow through with those actions
- exercise initiative, discretion, and judgment in making decisions
- demonstrate an understanding of state government including the functions of individual agencies, departments, and institutions, and the relationship between the legislature, judicial, and executive branches of government
- exhibit facility with laws, legal codes, precedents, government relations, executive orders, the democratic political process, and legislative history
- possess knowledge of principals, theories and practices of budget management
- follow written and/or oral instructions
- communicate fluently in English
- possess knowledge of and ability to write code using webbased programming languages like HTML and Java
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
- Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying light items, driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
- Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g. safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.
To Apply: Please email resumes to:
Greta Rodebush
No later than midnight 07/04/2016 (any resumes sent after that will not be considered)
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