Management Analyst III

The Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families' (The Delaware Children’s Department) primary responsibility is to provide and manage a range of services for children who have experienced abandonment, abuse, adjudication, mental illness, neglect, or substance abuse.  Our services include prevention, early intervention, assessment, treatment, permanency, and after care.

 

We offer desirable career opportunities, attracting and retaining proud and talented employees who are motivated to think of the child first in all that they do.  The Department is the perfect place to kick-start your career!

 

For more information, please visit https://kids.delaware.gov/.

This position is responsible for working with division managers to understand program needs and measures, gather requirements for reporting, and develop applicable reports in the department's case management systems. The position is responsible for analyzing available data and providing statistical and narrative reports to inform the agency leadership of client outcomes, effectiveness of services, trends, population impacts, and other critical elements that impact the work of the department.

Applicants who do not possess the preferred qualification will still be eligible to compete for this position if job requirements are met.

1. Six months experience in creating dashboards and reports in a Salesforce or Oracle database environment using Tableau, Power BI, Cognos or a similar reporting toolset.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Interviews agency staff, observes work processes and gathers data relating to operational and managerial practices and procedures for use in evaluating services provided and/or determining compliance to goals and objectives.
   
• Reviews, performs statistical analysis and interpretation of collected data relating to policies, procedures, organization, managerial and operational practices; Defines and may make recommendations for correcting problems.
   
• Analyzes data gathered and develops solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
   
• Analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
   
• Provides technical assistance in understanding and developing management objectives and controls for resolution of issues and concerns.
   
• Studies pertinent background material such as legislation, administrative orders and regulations.
    
• Makes recommendations for and assists in the implementation of new techniques or procedures to improve methods of operations, strengthen controls, and effectively utilize resources.
   
• Documents findings of studies and prepares recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Management Analyst III
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

1. Three years experience in conducting studies which includes evaluating operations, programs, services, policies and procedures to determine efficiency, effectiveness, whether goals and objectives are met and compliance with laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
2. Three years experience in descriptive statistics such as the mean, median, mode or standard deviation.
3. Three years experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.   
4. Six months experience in designing studies which includes determining study goals and objectives, information needed, data sources, sampling and collection methods.
5. Six months experience in making recommendations for continuation or changes to operations, programs, services, policies or procedures based on findings.
6. Six months experience in narrative report writing.
7. Knowledge of inferential statistics such as correlation, t-tests, f-tests or analysis of variance.

Pre-employment Drug Testing:  Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.

Criminal background check:  A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.  The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position.  It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties.  For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content.   Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

Once you have submitted your application on-line, all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email.  Please keep your contact information current.  You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the “My Applications” tab at statejobs.delaware.gov.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process.  To request an auxiliary aid or service please call (302) 739-5458. TDD users should call the Delaware Relay Service Number 1-800-232-5460 for assistance.  The State of Delaware – An Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.