NO OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS EXAMINATION. 
DEFINITION:
Conducts studies, analyses, and researches sensitive issues for commissions or committees within the Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors and makes recommendations for their solutions; provides professional and technical guidance to commission or committee members.
CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Positions allocable to this class report to a commission or committee executive director within the Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors. Positions are responsible for analyzing, studying, and investigating program areas that support the operations of the commission or committee as directed by the Board of Supervisors. This responsibility includes performing a variety of assignments that are technical, sensitive, and have Countywide impact and require research, data collection, analysis, and evaluation. Positions also have responsibility for advising and providing technical guidance to executive directors, commission or committee members, the Board of Supervisors, and various agency representatives on sensitive, Countywide issues that have a major impact on commission or committee directives, planning and priority setting objectives and goals, operations and activities, membership, or public relation functions.Conducts studies, research, and investigates issues that directly affect commission and committee directives, objectives and goals, policies, and other planning and evaluation activities.
Participates in the more complex and difficult studies, analyses and research activities involving broad program areas and diversified groups of committees, sub-committees, and other public and private agencies.
Conducts needs assessment studies and develops recommendations for comprehensive planning of services and activities, priority setting, and resource allocations.
Ensures that systems and methods of information and data collection, research designs and techniques are implemented in accordance to established procedure and guidelines; prepares and maintains data and statistical records related to assigned specific areas of study.
Complies, analyzes, evaluates, and prepares data required for commission directives, planning, and evaluation activities; develops recommendations based on analysis and evaluation of findings.
Collects field data and information for use in planning and evaluation related studies; maintains and updates statistical records and reports for ongoing trend analysis.
Provides information and recommendations to commission and committee members, executive directors, Board of Supervisors, County departments, and other agency representatives based on conducted research studies and analysis of information or data.
Produces reports and makes oral presentations to the commission, committees, community groups, and other agencies to explain study or project results, statistical summaries and findings.
Communicates with other professionals to coordinate activities, exchange information and resolve technical issues or concerns related to planning and evaluation activities.
Formulates, develops, and implements community relations and media campaigns to raise community involvement in the planning and evaluation activities of the commission and further develop the public awareness of commission or committee related issues.
Coordinates with commission or committee members and inter-agency representatives the scheduling of meetings and the conduct of various activities and assignments.
Implements and monitors grant funded programs with responsibility for fiscal management, operations, evaluations, and administration.
Attends meetings of the commission, committees, and workgroups and participates in discussion and formulation of recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.
Assists commission or committee members in the preparation of commission or committee meetings and professional conferences by designing and developing presentations including statistical graphs and tables.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Three years' experience in a responsible staff capacity* analyzing and making recommendations for the solution of problems of organization, program, systems, legislation, budget, personnel, or research and planning, at the level of the Los Angeles County class of Administrative Assistant III**.
*Staff capacity is defined as having done work in an organization, with the primary purpose is to assist and support administration in the efficient operation of its function by doing research into matters such as: utilization of personnel; allocation of funds/budgeting; workload fluctuations; legislative analysis; programs or procedures for accomplishing work objectives and developing recommendations as a result of the above research.
**Administrative Assistant III is defined as: Defines, analyzes, and makes recommendations for the solution of ***highly complex operating, budgetary and financing, and other management problems of a County department, and participates in the implementation of their solution.
***Highly complex is defined as a significantly greater degree of originality, innovation, critical thinking, resourcefulness, and conceptualization required to perform the task.
LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS:
Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.  
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively interact and communicate with various constituents, Board Members, public officials, commissions, community organizations, and members of the public. 
• Experience analyzing and interpreting highly complex*** statistical data reports from various sources to recommend solutions for issues within a public agency.
• Demonstrates experience constructing and preparing detailed written reports, such as case trend analysis, and/or compliance reports for an organization.
• Demonstrates experience analyzing and interpreting State, Federal, and/or County policies and guidelines to recommend improvements with existing departmental practices.

EXAMINATION CONTENT: All notifications including invitation letters will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application. It is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add jegomez@bos.lacounty.gov and info@governmentjobs.com to your email address and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.
Los Angeles County will not consider claims of not viewing or receiving notification to be a valid reason for late test administration or rescheduling of a test component.  
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
We will process applications on an "as-received" basis. Those who receive a passing final score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly. The names on the register will be active for a period of 12 months following the date of promulgation.No person may participate in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months. 
VACANCY INFORMATION:
We will use the resulting eligible register to fill vacancies in the Executive Office of the Board of Supervisors. 

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

Applications must be filed online only. We must receive your application BEFORE 5:00 p.m., PT, on the last day of filing. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person will not be accepted. Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the 5:00 p.m. PT, deadline. You may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Minimum Requirements to Qualify as listed on this job bulletin. Provide any relevant job experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job. For each job held, give the name and address of your employer, your job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected.

IMPORTANT:
Please note that all information included in the application materials is subject to verification at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment. Utilizing verbiage from the Class Specification and Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties will not be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and you may be disqualified. 

Social Security Number (SSN):Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.User ID and Password: All applicants must file their application using their own user ID and password. Using a family member or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.Do you have a computer and internet access?For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County. Department Contact Name:Jenny GomezJeGomez@bos.lacounty.gov(213) 974-1421ADA Coordinator Phone: (213) 974-1422Teletype Phone: (213) 974-1704California Relay Services Phone:(800) 735-2922CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION!