836254 - ECONOMIC CONSULTANT - 40042025

Requisition No: 836254 

Agency: Commerce

Working Title: 836254 - ECONOMIC CONSULTANT - 40042025

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 40042025 

Salary:  $55,00.00 - $60,000.00 

Posting Closing Date: 10/23/2024 

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JOB TYPE:    FULL TIME /  CS
POSITION LOCATION:      Tallahassee, FL (relocation benefits are not available for this position) 

Economic Consultant
OPEN COMPETITIVE

 

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Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position independently performs advanced level work under limited supervision of the Senior Management Analyst Supervisor-SES in the Workforce Statistics and Economic Research, Workforce Program Analysis team.  Incumbent conducts complex economic research studies and analysis, compiles economic data for various assignments, and distributes and/or presents information to the public. In addition, this position is responsible for researching the appropriate data sources and methodologies to be used in major quantitative and qualitative research projects that are relevant to the agency’s goals and objectives. Data sources and methodologies recommended should be based on industry standards and best practices.

 

Designs, manages, and conducts major quantitative and qualitative research projects from inception to publication, that are relevant to the agency’s goals and objectives. Takes initiative to propose relevant project ideas and complete them if approved. Projects may include applying econometric techniques to predict economic trends, agency program evaluation or historical analyses of demographic employment patterns, as well as internal process improvements.

 

Analyzes and validates data to ensure that performance outcome reports are delivered to entities within the Department of Commerce, United States Department of Labor (USDOL), CareerSource Florida, Inc. (CSF), Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs) and other stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner. Develops survey and data collection instruments in order to collect information for analysis of state workforce program data.

 

 Identifies and analyzes complex management systems and performance reporting problems and issues related to or highlighted by performance reporting for state workforce and workforce related programs including Wagner-Peyser (WP), Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Welfare Transition (WT), Food Stamp and Employment Training (FSET), Migrant Seasonal Farm Worker (MSFW) and Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) state and local.

 

Coordinates with Employ Florida and One-Stop Service Tracking on efforts for integration/interfacing with systems as they relate to reporting requirements.

 

Keeps up to date on proposed changes in laws and regulations affecting federal and state reporting requirements to determine what impact these have on departmental management policies.  Provides consultation in the development of methodology for the collection and reporting of data as these relate to changes in federal and state reporting requirements. Actively follows current events and policy debates pertinent to national, state, and local labor markets.

 

Stays up to date on existing and new resources relevant to their responsibilities, including but not limited to data sources, methodologies, research findings, and software tools.

 

Provides input and expert insight for highly visible policy issues. This includes defining and/or framing issues, identifying appropriate methodologies, and requesting, facilitating, or conducting research, and analysis.

 

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