STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM PLANNER I
Class Code: 7113-19
Date Established: 06-23-75
Occupational Code: 7-1-6
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To plan and monitor service delivery
programs with emphasis on compiling information necessary for program
implementation.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Collects and prepares
information for a variety of programs for use by the public.
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Coordinates community
networks to promote the delivery of services for a designated population.
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Distributes
information regarding state and federal policies and procedures to individuals,
groups, and agencies.
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Assists agencies in
developing proposals for grants-in-aid.
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Reviews and revises
materials and manuals used in training programs.
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Reviews agency
records to determine eligibility of clients receiving services under purchase
agreements.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions under good conditions in a safe working environment.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions
to establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve
practical problems. This level
also requires providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited
standardization exists.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in a field relevant to the program area
in which the position is assigned.
Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for
one year of required work experience.
Experience: Two years' experience in a field or
occupation relevant to program area in which position is assigned, with
responsibility for program planning, monitoring and evaluation. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire driver's license.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Specific degree and experience
requirements must be tailored to meet documented recruitment needs of the
agency or department. All specific
minimum qualifications must be stated on the supplemental job description and
approved by the Division of Personnel prior to posting at the agency level.
2. For appointment consideration, Program
Planner I applicants must successfully participate in a structured interview
measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities identified as necessary
for satisfactory job performance by this class specification. The structured interview is developed
and administered, according to Division of Personnel guidelines, by
representatives of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the policies and
regulations relevant to the program area in which assigned. Knowledge of grant proposal writing. Knowledge of training, planning,
budgeting and programming within specialized program area. Working knowledge of research and
planning methods and planning techniques.
General knowledge of current social and economic problems. Ability to detect and define problem
areas and causes and to create and develop effective solutions, including the
exercise of sound judgment in evaluating situations, planning action, making
decisions and setting priorities.
Ability to work independently to develop new or alternative approaches
to meet changing and variable conditions.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with various levels of government and the
general public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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