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The City of Peoria is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

SUMMARY: Assists the Director of the Co-Responder Social Services unit in gathering program data. Manages information in the Integrated Referral & Intake System (IRIS) and other relevant co-response statistics that come from multiple sources including calls to the dispatch center. Supports staff members within the Co-Responder Social Services unit with their data-related needs. Coordinates with the current Community Relations Crime Prevention Manager to gather relevant data for program evaluation.

Assist upper management with analysis and research regarding policies, practices, procedures, and operations. This is accomplished by conducting advanced research on best practices; preparing the results of research in presentations for sharing; managing complex projects that can require coordination across departments; formulating, preparing, and monitoring the Department budget; analyzing operating procedures and policies to make recommendations for effectiveness; and serving in a manager capacity when upper management is absent.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Public Administration, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field from an accredited college or university; and one year up to three years of progressively responsible related experience. Any combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job considered.

IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTES: Candidate must also have strong analytical skills, good judgment, effective oral and written communication abilities, and the ability to interact with many different people and professionals. Effective teamwork is also an important characteristic and must possess an adequate level of creativity and good time-management skills. Candidate should possess knowledge of principles and practices of statistical research methodologies, municipal budgeting, public administration, and finance. Some grant writing, planning, and report presentation. Skill in using tact, discretion, initiative, and independent judgment within established guidelines; analyzing and resolving office administrative situations and problems. Ability to identify the need for, design, direct and conduct research to generate accurate and useful management information; write reports, correspondence, procedure manuals; and work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.