OAG - Legal Strategy | Research Specialist II - III | 26-0645

Responsibilities

• Conducts, plans, develops, coordinates, and administers research projects for the Attorney General, Deputy AG for Legal Strategy, and/or Division Chief of Legal Strategy regarding high-level matters and initiatives.
• Performs highly advanced professional administrative and policy research work, including overseeing, planning, and directing organizational studies of issues affecting the OAG.
• Develops solutions to highly complex organizational issues and concerns.
• Develops organizational change strategies and plans, advising management by identifying priorities and defining parameters.
• Interprets historical, current, and projected data to identify problems, causes, and areas for which procedural or system changes are indicated.
• Collections, compiles, and analyzes research data.
• Evaluates agency functions and activities being considered for conversion to contract operations.
• Evaluates industry developments and makes recommendations for possible agency application.
• Analyzes data sets using statistical methods and relational databases.
• Prepares reports of research findings, researching data sets, documents data structure, and definitions.
• Consults on research design, planning, instrumentation, statistical analysis, and reporting.
• Writes, edits, and reviews technical reports and summaries of findings.
• Affords assistance in conducting data quality assurance procedures.
• Develops policies and procedures used in conducting and administering research, demonstration, and evaluation activities.
• Affords assistance in planning, developing, coordinating, and administering research projects.
• Prepares research budget estimates, maintains cost accounting records of project expenditures, and prepares monthly budget reports.
• Might afford assistance in the development of computer programs for research applications.
• Prepares and conducts presentations.
• Provides guidance to others.

Requirements

• Maintains relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functions.
• Attends work regularly in compliance with agreed-upon work schedule.
• Ensures security and confidentiality of sensitive and/or protected information.
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity.

Qualifications

• Research Specialist II: Education - Graduation from high school or equivalent; 90 credit hours from an accredited college or university; experience in research and planning work, business or public administration, computer science, statistical analysis, research methodology; Skill in conducting qualitative and quantitative research; Skill in handling multiple tasks, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines; Skill in effective oral and written communication; Ability to plan, organize, and administer research projects; Ability to evaluate research data; Ability to ensure the development of measuring instruments with respect to reliability, relevance, and validity; Ability to interpret and publish research findings; Ability to communicate effectively; Ability to provide guidance to others; Ability to receive and respond positively to constructive feedback; Ability to work cooperatively with others in a professional office environment; Ability to provide excellent customer service; Ability to work in person at assigned OAG work location, perform all assigned tasks at designated OAG work space within OAG work location, and perform in-person work with coworkers (e.g., collaborating, training, mentoring) for the entirety of every work week (unless on approved leave); Ability to arrange for personal transportation for business-related travel; Ability to work more than 40 hours as needed and in compliance with the FLSA; Ability to lift and relocate 30 lbs.; Ability to travel (including overnight travel) up to 5%.
• Research Specialist III: All of the above qualifications for a Research Specialist II, PLUS: Education - 30 additional credit hours from an accredited college or university; experience in research and planning work, business or public administration, computer science, statistical analysis, research methodology.