Briefly describe the general nature and variety of the tasks, methods, functions, projects or programs carried out in the position being described. The employee may have little or no choice about what needs to be done. On the other hand, certain facts may have to be developed, checked, analyzed, interpreted, or evaluated by the employee before work progresses. In some situations, the work is easily mastered, and the employee takes the obvious course of action. The level of difficulty and originality increases as the employee is required to consider differences in courses of action and refine methods or develop new techniques, concepts, theories, or programs in solving problems.
Projects involve routine management analysis technical processes.
Assignments involve various sources of information but require little modification of established procedures and methods. The incumbent must decide what course of action is required based on a review of the characteristics, practices, objectives and interrelationships of numerous work units and program areas. Projects rarely require departing from past approaches or traditional techniques. However, incumbent may occasionally be required to develop new approaches to meet major objectives without compromising established management analysis techniques and principles. The purpose of the work is to plan and carry out assignments to improve the efficiency and productivity of organizations.