STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM SPECIALIST III
Class Code: 7125-23
Date Established: 06-20-84
Occupational Code: 7-1-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To analyze and interpret data, policies
and procedures for use in planning and developing state or federal programs.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Researches, develops
and drafts program policy to comply with state and federal law.
·
Analyzes and
interprets information in order to assist in developing program policy and
procedures.
·
Consults with state
and local officials as well as private agencies to ensure coordination in the
implementation of programs.
·
Provides information
and interpretation to other agencies and the public regarding program planning,
policy and procedure.
·
Analyzes existing
policies and procedures in order to recommend effective changes.
·
Makes formal
presentations and explains federal and state regulations in order to implement
program policy and procedures.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing related or similar work, including scheduling work,
recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or
interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
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 reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
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 a major in a field relevant to the program area in
which position is assigned. Each
additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of
required work experience.
Experience: Four years' professional or
paraprofessional experience in a field or occupation relevant to program area
in which position is assigned, with responsibility for program implementation,
direct service delivery, planning or program evaluation. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Eligibility for New Hampshire driver's
license, if necessary for travel throughout the state.
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
Specialist III 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: Considerable knowledge of federal and
state laws and regulations governing the programs to which assigned, and of
federal and community resources and organizations. Working knowledge of research and planning methods and
planning techniques. Ability to
communicate tactfully and effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to write technical
information. Ability to understand
and interpret the functional interrelationship of policy, regulations and
procedures and to evaluate the impact on programs, service delivery, clients
and staff. 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. 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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