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MANAGEMENT ANALYST II: Colorado Judicial Branch, Denver, CO. Summary: Manages specific programs or serves as project leader to develop improved managerial procedures and practices in the Colorado Judicial Department. Duties: Plans, administers, and implements statewide programs and projects. Serves as project leader for the development, implementation and maintenance of new policies and procedures within the state court system; develops training for new policies and procedures. Reviews and evaluates organizational policies, practices, structure, functions, programs, work methods, resources, relationships between various organizational units and management, and program performance; increases efficiency and effectiveness of state court systems. Identifies problems within various departments of the state court system; offers recommendations and implements solutions; compares estimates and trend projections through the application of mathematical or statistical methods. Compiles and analyzes information collected; verifies accuracy of information; identifies issues and problems; formulates recommendations that will encourage change within the state court system. Drafts rules, administrative recommendations, and chief justice directives. Prepares reports, schedules, forms, procedures and directives based upon research and evaluation of issues and problems. Analyzes proposed legislation, judicial processes, and procedures for possible impact on the Judicial Department. Establishes response procedures designed to address internal and external requests for information. Some positions may prepare grant proposals, monitor grant funds, and prepare grant completion reports. Attends meetings and training as required. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Experience with any or all of the following areas is preferred: program evaluation, including the use of both quantitative and qualitative analysis; experience using SPSS; knowledge of the legislative process. The ability to work in a self-directed, independent manner, maintain a service attitude, display initiative and the ability to work in a cooperative manner with other staff. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree and four years of management analysis experience. Additional work experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required formal education. OR: One year of experience as a Management Analyst I in the Colorado Judicial Department. Salary: $4,763 - $6,383 per month. (2007)

CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ANALYST: Administrative Office of the Courts, Fort Myers, FL. Summary: This professional systems analyst position is responsible for the analysis, development, and implementation of technology solutions that address the criminal case management system business processes for the Courts. Criminal case management entails all pre-adjudication and post-adjudication case processes, which include pretrial services, criminal trials, plea processing, criminal calendaring, criminal diversion programs, and County Probation supervision. The systems analyst is required to perform business process analysis, produce detailed specification and analysis models, conduct project planning, establish timelines, and meet deadlines for the development, implementation, and management of the Courts’ criminal case management systems. This position will report directly to the Court Technology Officer. Duties: Business process modeling; system analysis and system requirements definition for the Courts’ criminal case management systems, including case flow diagrams using the Visio program; development of project plans using, for example, Microsoft Project, and providing project updates on an as-needed basis; ability to function effectively as a member of Courts’ technology team; effectively communicating and coordinating the Courts’ systems requirements and plans with the programming staff and contractors; ability to analyze current data requirements and purpose solutions for incomplete or missing data; ability to understand and process query analysis on current data with regards to reporting requirements and future needs of Court Administration; and assisting the technology staff by troubleshooting current software problems that may affect their data or process outcomes. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems or Computer Science from an accredited university; at least 4 years experience in process and systems analysis. Knowledge of: Windows and Web Based Applications including limitations of both; Business process modeling: Systems requirements definition, including detailed specification and analysis modeling; SQL 2000 Server; Windows 2003 Server; Microsoft Office Suite of Products; Query Analysis; Database Relations in reference to keys and indexing; Database architecture; Visio 2003; Microsoft Visio Studio .NET 2003; Oracle Server and Client; Data transformation services. Salary: $39,311 annually. (2006)

PLANNING AND RESEARCH OFFICER: Orange County Superior Court, California. Summary: The Planning and Research Officer will be responsible for creating the Planning and Research Unit. If you excel in designing research projects, analyzing management information and statistics then this is the opportunity for you. Duties: Designing of research projects, including surveys, focus groups, and program evaluations; collaborating with analysts, judicial officers, and others to incorporate their needs and viewpoint into research designs. Analysis of secondary data from court information systems to answer policy questions from the Bench and Court Administration. Conducting field research projects through statewide surveys, interviews, court file review, courtroom observation, focus groups, and analysis of administrative data; Analyzing and summarizing complex qualitative and quantitative data using SAS or SPSS. Project management and lead direction in implementing research projects, including training, and work review; organizing and assigning work; setting priorities; following up to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work; and providing input into selection, evaluation, discipline, and other personnel matters. Presenting project results through reports and journal articles, press releases, and newsletter articles and give oral presentations to a wide range of audiences. Will also respond to questions and provide available information and statistical data to judicial, staff, other governmental agencies, and the public. Qualifications:  At least seven years of work experience performing analytical and/or high level administrative duties which would have developed the knowledge and abilities required for the particular program area.  Successfully completed accredited college or university course work in the fields of business, public administration, criminal justice, finance, economics or closely related field may be substituted as follows: Masters degree may substitute for up to two years experience; graduation with a bachelor’s may substitute for up to one year experience. At least a Masters degree from an accredited college or university in the fields of business, public administration, criminal justice, statistics, finance, economics or closely related field. Salary: 6,298-9,009 monthly. (2006)

SENIOR COURT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST: Arizona Supreme Court, Phoenix, Arizona. Summary: This position administers a wide range of complex projects that involve planning, researching and analyzing court administration and operations in order to implement statewide strategic agenda initiatives. This position will provide high level support, perform research and provide information to committees as directed. This position will work in tandem with a second Sr. Court Management Specialist to coordinate the implementation of CourTools; work with the court community to implement programs that will guarantee the availability of qualified language interpreters for non-English speaking litigants; and staff a new state level committee on victim's rights. Duties: Some essential functions of the job include analyzing court processes to identify problems, providing recommendations and preparing reports, developing projects to improve court operations, researching and developing grant proposals, conducting studies involving data collection and analysis, developing statewide training curriculum, and serving as an educational faculty or facilitator. In addition, this position fosters and maintains cooperative working relationships within the criminal justice community and other governmental and private agencies in order to achieve general organizational and specific project goals. Successful candidates should have the ability to staff, coordinate and facilitate Supreme Court committees comprised of Judges, Court Administrators, Clerks of Court, as well as other criminal justice system stakeholders and the public. Qualifications: Advanced degree in a related field and graduation from an accredited four year college or university with a major in public or judicial administration, criminology, systems analysis, political science or a related social science. Seven years experience in a variety of court management positions, including three years experience in court administration, operations or consulting; knowledge of management planning and research principles, methods and techniques; excellent oral and written communication skills; and excellent project management skills and experience. Graduation from the NCSC Court Executive Development Program (CEDP); mid-to higher-level management experience in a general jurisdiction court; and knowledge of the rights afforded to victims in the court system. Salary: $75,000. (2005)

SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST: State of New York Unified Court System. Civil Court- New York.  Duties: Senior Management Analysts are responsible to the Director of the Office of Court Administration’s (OCA’s) Management and Planning Office, or to other court administrators or administrative judges, for supervising a number of complex, on-going, projects involving research, analysis, planning and policy formulation related to court administration and management.  Senior Management Analysts also participate in complex study projects under the direction of Principal Management Analysts, or work with substantial independence from supervision on individual research projects, and perform other related duties.  The person hired will be primarily responsible for the Volunteer Lawyers Project, the Community Seminar series, the Resource Centers, and will participate in community outreach and other special projects.  Qualifications: One year in the management analyst title; or master’s degree in public or business administration from an accredited college or university and four years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  Salary: $68,125 + Location Pay $1,200. (2004)

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