Performs professional staff work by assembling, analyzing, and interpreting data and by preparing correspondence and reports with recommendations to management on a wide variety of administrative, fiscal, budgetary, personnel, and managerial problems; and performs related work.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:

A Management Analyst exercises a degree of independent judgment in handling details and specific assignments within relatively well-defined standards and policies, and prepares comprehensive narrative and statistical reports to management regarding assigned tasks.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES:

A Management Analyst in the Program Management Division will perform all of the duties listed below:

· Monitors the programmatic administration and fiscal expenditures of assigned operating agencies.

· Reviews cash requests to assure proper expenditure of funds.

· Responsible for reviewing and analyzing legal documents pertaining to contracts, including third- party agreements, leases, and personal service contracts.

· Utilizes the performance of site visits as a tool to monitor operating agencies for contract compliance.

· Develops contracts and amendments that define the scope and services to be rendered.

· Provides technical assistance to service providers relative to contract compliance, third-party agreements, fund-raising, etc.

· Reviews, analyzes, and responds to all correspondence from service providers.

SKILLS:

· Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively and positively interface with assigned contract agencies, Department employees, and representatives from other City departments.

· Organizational and time management skills necessary to plan coordinate and complete multiple tasks within prescribed time constraints.

· Oral communication skills necessary to present information to individuals or groups, in a clear and understandable manner.

· Written communication skills necessary to prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive narrative reports.

· Computer skills necessary to prepare narrative reports and spreadsheets.

REQUIREMENTS:

· Must be a current City of Los Angeles Employee

· Must possess a valid California driver’s license.

· Experience with the Client Tracking System preferred