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Description
NOTE: Public Counsel Section will consider a possible in-training from the Regulatory Analyst 1 level or the College Career Master's Graduate for Business, Finance, and Public Administration (see below)
A challenging opportunity exists in the Attorney General's Office in Seattle.
Agency Profile
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) serves more than 230 state agencies, boards, commissions, colleges and universities, as well as the Legislature and the Governor. The mission of the Office is to deliver the highest quality professional legal services to officials, agencies and citizens of the state of Washington. The Office is comprised of over 400 attorneys and 700 professional staff.
Division Profile
The Public Counsel Section represents consumers (customers/ratepayers) who would not otherwise have an effective voice regarding the rates, services and business practices of their investor-owned telephone, electric and natural gas utilities operating in the state. Cases are conducted and issues presented in formal adjudications and rulemaking proceedings before Washington's Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC), as well as informal workshops, investigations, and collaboratives. Public Counsel also appears in state court, and in other forums as appropriate.
The Role
- The Analyst will manage a variety of diverse tasks, and the work is generally complex in nature.
- Duties are performed primarily at the direction of the Section Chief for Public Counsel.
- Task supervision is general in nature and the Analyst is expected to work independently.
- The Analyst will perform research and analysis to formulate and support the Public Counsel's position on a broad range of energy and telecommunications regulatory issues including rates, competition, consumer protection, service quality, and demand side management as an advocate for the citizens of Washington.
- The Analyst will use a variety of analytical and research techniques to independently coordinate and perform research on telecommunications, electricity, natural gas, regulatory and consumer protection issues.
- As a representative of the Section, the Analyst will formulate recommendations and communicate Public Counsel's position to the Deputy Attorney General, other Assistant Attorneys General, policy-makers at the WUTC and other governmental agencies, and other interested parties in a variety of settings.
- The Analyst may direct the work of professional staff on a project basis.
This is a part-time position with a schedule of 70% of an FTE. Office hours for the Attorney General's Office are between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Compensation
Depending upon qualifications, annual compensation is at the range for the classification hired. Washington State employees are offered a solid benefit package that includes retirement, options for deferred compensation and a full array of health, dental and life insurance coverage. [NOTE: Leave accruals are earned on a pro-rated basis based on the percentage of hours worked.]
Regulatory Analyst 2 70% of Range 55 - $41,520 - $53,136 - DOE
Desired Qualifications
Regulatory Analyst 2:
Desirable Qualifications: Bachelor's degree involving major study in public policy, regulation, economics, accounting, business or public administration, environmental studies, finance, social sciences, engineering, law or related field, AND
three years of professional research or analysis experience with an agency, institution, private company, or non-profit organization engaged primarily in regulatory matters; OR
two years as a Regulatory Analyst for the WUTC or equivalent.
An advanced degree in one of the fields listed above will substitute for the one year of the desired experience.
NOTE: As indicated above, consideration may be given to an In-Training appointment made from either the Regulatory Analyst 1 register or the College Career Master's Graduate - Business, Finance & Public Administration.
The corresponding salary ranges and qualifications for these levels are listed below:
Regulatory Analyst 1 --70% of Range 47 - $34,092 - $43,644 - DOE
Desirable Qualifications: Bachelor's degree involving major study in public policy, regulation, economics, accounting, business or public administration, environmental studies, finance, social sciences, engineering, law or related field, AND
One year of professional research or analysis experience with an agency, institution, private company, or non-profit organization engaged primarily in regulatory matters.
An advanced degree in one of the fields listed above will substitute for the one year of the desired experience.
College Career Master's Graduate
- Business, Finance, & Public Administration - 70% of Range 42 - $30,312 - $38,580 - DOE
Minimum Qualifications
A Master's degree involving major study in public policy, regulation, economics, accounting, business or public administration, environmental studies, finance, social sciences, engineering, law or related field.
College or university students, including state employees, who are enrolled and scheduled to complete their Master's degree requirements within 9 months may apply. The degree must be achieved, however, prior to appointment.
Note: Selective certification may be requested and applied to designated disciplines and/or internship/fellowship/work-study programs.
Application Process:
This recruitment will remain open until the position is filled
If you feel you have the qualifications for this position and are interested in applying, please submit the following items to:
Kim Siebs, Recruitment and Retention Manage
Attorney General's Office
900 4th Avenue, Suite 2000
Seattle, WA 98164
1. A complete resume of employment history
2. A completed Washington State Application (accessible at http://hr.dop.wa.gov)
3. Letter of interest explaining why you want this job
4. List of 3 business/professional references
5. Under Part 9 of the Washington State Application Form, provide the answer to questions 1 through 13 listed on pages 4 and 5 of this job announcement
6. Applicant Profile Data Form (optional)
Fax and e-mail copies will be accepted. The Attorney General's Office vigorously pursues diversity in the work force. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons over 40 years of age, persons of disability, and disabled and Vietnam era veterans are encouraged to apply.
This agency makes every effort to meet accommodation and access needs in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). To request disability accommodations for the application or subsequent interview process, please contact our ADA Coordinator, Eleanor Lymus, at the address listed above, telephone number (360) 407-0423.
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As part of the application process, all applicants must submit their answers to the following questions:
EXAMINATION
INSTRUCTIONS: This test uses Part 9 "Test Answers" on your employment application. Answer each of the 13 questions listed below by darkening the appropriate answer choice (a, b, c, d, or, in some cases, e). For questions #1 - #9 and #12, mark only one answer per question. For questions #10, #11, and #13, you may mark more than one answer choice. On the short line to the left of your answer, you MUST specify the job(s) in which you gained that experience by listing the job number (located to the left of the employer's name in the Employment History section of your application). You will not list a job number for #11 and #12, which ask about your education.
Use the following answer choices to indicate the number of times you have performed each activity listed in items#1 - #4 below. This experience must have been part of your professional job duties.
a. I have not performed this activity.
b. I have performed this activity 1-2 times.
c. I have performed this activity 3-5 times.
d. I have performed this activity 6 or more times.
1. Testifying under oath as an expert witness before a governmental body.
2. Preparing testimony for a legislative or other governmental hearing.
3. Making formal oral presentations to a legislative or other governmental body.
4. Leading a project team to completion. The team must have met at least four times.
Choose your highest level of experience from the answer choices below for each activity listed in items #5 - #9. This experience must have been part of your professional job duties. In the answer scale, months refer to number of months of full-time, paid work experience, or the equivalent. If you worked 12 months at 20 hours per week, you would indicate 6 months of experience. For volunteer experience, 174.3 hours is equivalent to one month of paid, full-time experience.
a. I have little or no experience performing this activity.
b. I have performed this activity 12 - 23 months.
c. I have performed this activity 24 - 47 months.
d. I have performed this activity 48 or more months.
5. Conducting Investigations or research that included gathering and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and recording the results of your findings.
6. Writing reports, letters, or recommendations as a result of your investigation or research.
7. Interpreting laws and rules for a regulatory agency to assist and educate regulated companies, consumers, and other stakeholders (e.g., attorneys, accountants, consumer or industry groups).
8. Performing regulatory activities (e.g., analyzing rate proposals or tariff revisions, reviewing business practices and transactions, enforcing regulations, providing consumer education).
9. As a frequent part of job duties, applying alternative dispute resolution or similar techniques to resolve complex complaints between parties (e.g., company-company, company-consumer).
10. Listed below are specific areas of experience relevant to certain Regulatory Analyst positions. Indicate those areas in which you have one or more years of professional work experience. (Please mark all that apply.)
a. Accounting and auditing
b. Economic forecasting and modeling
c. Cost study analysis
d. Rate design
e. Development of policy recommendations
11. Mark each of the following fields of study for which you have successfully completed 15 quarter of 10 semester credit hours of upper-level course work (300-level or higher). (Mark all that apply, but do not count the same course more than once.)
a. Accounting
b. Economics and Finance
c. Law
d. Engineering
e. Business or Public Administration
12. Indicate your highest educational level:
a. I do not have a college degree.
b. I have an Associate's degree.
c. I have a Bachelor's degree
d. I have a Master's degree
e. I have a Ph.D. degree
13. Indicate any of the areas below in which you have one or more years of professional work experience. Your response to this item will not be scored. However, it may determine whether you are referred for job openings that require specialized experience. (Please mark all that apply.)
a. Consumer Affairs
b. Gas and Electric
c. Solid Waste
d. Telecommunications
e. Water
State of Washington
APPLICANT PROFILE DATA FORM
Completing this form will enable Washington State to assess the many talents and skills that are available throughout the workforce. To ensure equal employment opportunity, we ask your voluntary cooperation in responding to the questions below. This information will be treated as confidential, and will be available only to authorized personnel. Please review the Affirmative Action Definitions at the bottom of this page.
Name:_______________________________________ Social Security #:______________________
1. What race or culture do you consider yourself? If you are more than one race, please check "Other Race".
q Aleut
q Cambodian
q Filipino
q Hispanic
q Korean
q Spanish
q Asian
q Chinese
q Guamanian
q Indian
q Laotian
q Vietnamese
q Black
q Eskimo
q Hawaiian
q Japanese
q Latino(a)
q White
q Other Race (specify):______________________
2. Are you: q Male q Female
3. Have you ever been on active duty in the U.S. Armed Services? q Yes (if checked, see 3a and 3b) q No
3a. Dates served: from:_________ to ___________
3b. Are you a disabled veteran? q Yes (____ %) q No
4. Do you have any physical, sensory, or mental condition that substantially (rather than slightly) limits any of your major life functions, such as: driving, walking, speaking, seeing, hearing, breathing, working, learning, caring for oneself or performing manual tasks? q Yes q No
5. Do you have a physical, mental, or other health condition that has lasted six (6) or more months and which limits the kind or amount of work you can do at a job? q Yes q No
Date of Birth:_______/_______/_______
AFFECTED GROUP DEFINITIONS
American Indian or Alaskan Native. A person with origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through documented tribal affiliation or community recognition.
Asian/Pacific Islander. A person with origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. For example, China, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, the Philippine Republic, and Samoa.
Black/African-American. A person with origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
Hispanic. A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. For example, persons from Brazil, Guyana, or Surinam would be classified according to their race and would not necessarily be included in the Hispanic category. This category does not include persons from Portugal, who should be classified according to race.
White/Caucasian. A person with origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
Disabilities. For Affirmative Action purposes, people with disabilities are persons with a permanent physical, mental, or sensory impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities. Physical, mental, or sensory impairment means: (a) any physiological or neurological disorders such as mental functions; or (b) any mental or psychological disorders such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, or any specific learning disability. The impairment must be material rather than slight, and permanent in that it is seldom fully corrected by medical replacement, therapy or surgical means.
Disabled veteran. A person entitled to disability compensation under laws administered by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for disability rated at 30 percent or more, or a person whose discharge or release from active duty was for a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
Vietnam-era veteran. A person who served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which occurred between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975, and was discharged or released from duty with other than a dishonorable discharge.
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