Public Administration Associate – Grade 16

This position will under fill a Legislative Senior Aide I, grade 18.
This is a term position scheduled to expire on December 4, 2017. Continued employment is contingent on renewal of the term.

Employee will serve as an assistant to professional staff members in a Councilmember’s office.
Duties include researching and responding to inquiries from constituents, citizen’s groups, and County government officials and business organizations; assuring quality, completeness, and timeliness of correspondence and reports; using and maintaining databases; conducting research assignments using available data collection and analysis techniques; and maintaining Councilmember’s calendar.

This position requires the ability to exercise sound judgment, courtesy, confidentiality and discretion in responding to telephone callers and visitors, and to respond to changing work priorities.
The ability to communicate tactfully and effectively with people, both orally and in writing is essential.

This position requires the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside the office.

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based
solely
on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to
special.accommodations@montgomerycountymd.gov
. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on
Hiring Preference
.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:
None.

Education:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree.

Equivalency:
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Preferred Criteria

Resume must include information specific to the preferred criteria listed below. Make sure that your resume references your knowledge, skills, and abilities as they relate to the preferred criteria. Ideally, the preferred criteria should be addressed in a separate section in your resume.
The system only allows for one document to be submitted so your preferred criteria must be part of the resume.

1)
Experience in conducting issues research and expressing ideas, conclusions and recommendations effectively, clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;

2)
Experience in setting priorities and organizing work assignments within deadlines;

3)
Experience in working effectively with constituents/residents, community groups, and/or elected and appointed officials,

4)
Experience in providing an advanced level of office and administrative support;

5)
Experience with direct public contact.

If selected for interview, you may be asked to provide a writing sample.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

All applicants will be reviewed by OHR to determine whether or not they meet minimum qualifications for the position.
All applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be reviewed and rated by subject matter experts based on the Preferred Criteria.
Based on the results of Preferred Criteria evaluation, applicants will be rated and placed on the Eligible List as either “Qualified” or “Well Qualified.” The highest rated applicants will be placed on the Eligible List and may be considered for interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a “Lateral Transfer” candidate and may be considered for interview.
Note:
In the event there are 10 or fewer minimally qualified candidates, all will be placed on the Eligible List as Qualified and Hiring Managers will be required to interview a minimum of five candidates. For “seniority” jobs (as shown in Article 8), resumes will be reviewed and rated by subject matter experts based on the Preferred Criteria.

Minimum Salary

41140

Maximum Salary

67542

Currency

USD