Senior Staff Analyst
City of HoustonAbout the role
Posting number: 39114
Department: Houston Public Works
Division: Director's Office
Job classification: SENIOR STAFF ANALYST
Posting type: Open
Categories: Administration, Professional
Summary
HPW header for job postings.pngAPPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FROM: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED
SERVICE LINE/SECTION: Director's Office
REPORTING LOCATION: 611 Walker, 25th Floor
WORKDAYS & HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 8AM - 5PM*
*Occasional extended weekdays/weekend hours may be required to support operational needs, special projects, or time-sensitive priorities.
*Subject to change
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Provides senior level professional analytical, administrative, and executive operations support to the Director of Houston Public Works in a fast-paced, high-volume executive environment. Supports the Director in coordinating executive priorities, managing executive office operations for one of the City’s largest departments, serving more than 4,500 employees across multiple divisions and functions. Performs highly responsible professional work involving executive office operations, management analysis, executive communications, and special projects that support departmental operations and executive decision-making.
Supports executive priorities by facilitating communication, conducting research, analyzing information, and coordinating executive office activities. Exercises sound independent judgment while handling highly sensitive and confidential information and frequently serve as a liaison between the Director, executive leadership, elected officials, governmental agencies, external stakeholders, and department personnel.
Coordinates executive operations by evaluating competing priorities, facilitating executive scheduling and coordinating executive commitments, coordinating executive travel and purchasing activities, and related administrative processes, monitoring departmental priorities and executive action items, and supporting executive decision-making through research, analysis, and project coordination. Researches, compiles, analyzes, and interprets information from multiple sources; prepares executive summaries, briefing materials, presentations, reports, and executive correspondence; monitors departmental priorities and executive action items; and develops recommendations to support operational effectiveness and executive decision-making.
The successful candidate demonstrates exceptional organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, manage multiple competing priorities, adapt to changing demands, and work independently in a high-profile executive environment
The Senior Staff Analyst is responsible for the following:
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Provides senior level professional analytical, administrative, and executive operations support to the Director of Houston Public Works in a fast-paced, high-volume executive environment. Supports the Director in coordinating executive priorities, managing executive office operations for one of the City’s largest departments, serving more than 4,500 employees across multiple divisions and functions. Performs highly responsible professional work involving executive office operations, management analysis, executive communications, and special projects that support departmental operations and executive decision-making.
Supports executive priorities by facilitating communication, conducting research, analyzing information, and coordinating executive office activities. Exercises sound independent judgment while handling highly sensitive and confidential information and frequently serve as a liaison between the Director, executive leadership, elected officials, governmental agencies, external stakeholders, and department personnel.
Coordinates executive operations by evaluating competing priorities, facilitating executive scheduling and coordinating executive commitments, coordinating executive travel and purchasing activities, and related administrative processes, monitoring departmental priorities and executive action items, and supporting executive decision-making through research, analysis, and project coordination. Researches, compiles, analyzes, and interprets information from multiple sources; prepares executive summaries, briefing materials, presentations, reports, and executive correspondence;
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