Ability to communicate effectively to make recommendations to management and brief them. The supervisor provides limited direction, setting the overall project objectives. The supervisor, in consultation with the incumbent, develops deadlines and project plans. The incumbent is responsible for independently performing assignments and keeping the supervisor apprised of potentially controversial issues. Completed work is reviewed for effectiveness in meeting organizational goals and overall feasibility.
Guidelines consist of standard Federal regulations and organizational directives.
The work involves many different and unrelated work processes and methods including researching rules and regulations affecting the program, analyzing data gathered, and preparing reports with recommendations. The work may require frequent modification of qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques for conducting studies and establishing criteria for information collected. The incumbent utilizes existing policy and established methods to determine what needs to be done and develops method for collecting and assessing the information gathered. The work involves studies of administrative and managerial processes and procedures to assess productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency of program operations. The studies may involve one or several organizations and may affect the administrative methods of the organization, managerial processes, or the operating unit within the organization.