Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working!
Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

Here is your chance to show your data analysis, visual management and reporting for results skills. Come join the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) Office of Human Resources (OHR) IT Unit. In this role, you will help identify the needs for OHR data to be used agency wide in support of agencies goals. As a Management Analyst 5 (MA5) in the OHR IT Unit you will have a direct impact to the operational success of OHR and its’ programs, which increases the value of L&I’s services to its customers by improving the effectiveness and efficiency in which the agency can understand and make improvements based on human resource data. The OHR IT Unit is a dynamic and innovative team, supported by an inclusive and fun culture responsible for supporting OHR.

Please Note: This recruitment is for a non-permanent position.

Some of what you’ll do:

• Compile, analyze, and create visual reports and dashboards for the agency using OHR data.
• Review highly complex data sets and provide expert advice, consultation, and recommendations.
• Responsible for developing visual management systems using software such as Mural, Monday.com, and Power BI
• Able to balance multiple competing priorities and clarifies priorities with leaders.
• Advise, consult, and prepare complex reports, presentations, and communication tools.
• Manages OHR’s intake process: adds new opportunities, consults with requestors about requests and timelines.
• Using expert knowledge of visual management, develop tools and resources to present data in a user-friendly way.
• Develop partnerships throughout OHR and L&I to create, maintain, and host visual management and performance measurement projects.
• Create and execute a formal training program for the OHR IT Unit that can be used to train current and future members of the team.
• Train the OHR IT Unit on:

• Best practices for data gathering and analysis.
• Use of visual management systems such as Mural, Monday.com, and Power BI.
• Reporting capabilities of visual management systems and data reporting best practices.

REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, law, public health, health administration, or related field OR year for year equivalent experience
AND

Five years of demonstrated experience in two or more of the following areas

• Using analytical problem-solving methods
• Compiling, analyzing complex data and making recommendations to leadership about findings
• Conducting research
• Professional work experience, at an expert level, developing performance measures, including databases and visual management dashboards, through the use of PowerBI, or requisite database construction.
• Communicating complex information clearly and succinctly for a variety of audiences, settings, and styles, orally and in written formats

Demonstrated ability to align with agency core competencies: Safety, Customer-Centered Actions, Treats Others with Respect and Curtesy, Accountability and Dependability, Judgment and Problem Solving

DESIRED:

• Master’s degree in public administration, business administration, organization development, organizational psychology, operations research, or similar field.
• Project Management coordinator certificate/certification
• Organizational Change Management experience or certification

Supplemental Information

Things You Need To Know

To help you maintain a proper work-life balance, teleworking is one of the work schedule options for this position. L&I also offers flexible custom work schedules.

State employees who meet the qualifications will become eligible for a generous retirement package at the end of the employee’s career. Click on the “Benefits” tab to learn more.

At L&I, your voice matters. In addition, L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3.3 million workers. Take a look at this brief video and learn more about why L&I is an employer of choice.

Per Governor Inslee’s Directive 22-13.1, state employees must be fully vaccinated effective November 4, 2022. Providing proof of being fully vaccinated is a condition of employment and your vaccine status will be verified by Human Resources prior to your first day of employment. Please contact Rachael Niles (she/her/hers) at jobs@lni.wa.gov if you need information on medical or religious accommodation.

For this position, telework is permitted full time. The assigned duty station for this position is within Washington State. With supervisor approval and location availability this position is allowed to work from any L&I Office location state wide or a hybrid of telework and in office.

For positions where in-office work is necessary, the frequency of telework will be discussed with the supervisor of the position at the time of offer.

Application process

We will contact the top candidates directly to interview for this position. Because we base the selection on information provided by you, it is in your best interest to identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities that address the mandatory and desirable qualifications described in the announcement.

Please include the following documents with your application:

• A cover letter describing specific qualifications.
• A current resume detailing applicable experience and education.
• A list of at least three professional references with current telephone numbers.

Please do not attach or place any information about your vaccination status, including disclosure of leaving employment due to a vaccination requirement for COVID -19, within the application, resume, or cover letter. If you do, we will have to reject your application to safeguard others from receiving your confidential information. You will have to remove the confidential information before you can apply again.

Other information

• A job offer is contingent upon completion of a background check that includes a criminal record review.
• For positions requiring travel, you must have a valid unrestricted driver's license and have insurance if driving a privately owned vehicle on state business.
• This position is represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).
• Candidates who are offered a job with L&I must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.
• The Department of Labor & Industries complies with the employment eligibility verification requirements of the federal employment eligibility verification form, I-9. The selected candidate must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States consistent with the requirements of that form on the first day of employment.
• Please note: L&I may use this announcement to fill multiple permanent and/or non-permanent positions.

Did You Know?

Washington is America's Top State to live, play, and work, according to U.S. News (2021). Join the L&I team and enjoy all the Evergreen State has to offer.

In addition to offering a positive balance between life and work, L&I provides one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation. We also believe your voice matters. We value our employees and their work-life balance by encouraging flexible schedules. L&I is a diverse state agency dedicated to the safety and health and security of Washington's 3 million workers.

Veterans Preference

Applicants wishing to claim Veterans Preference should attach to their application a copy of their DD-214 (Member 4 copy), NGB 22, or signed verification of service letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Please blackout any personally identifiable data such as Social Security numbers. For further information, contact L&I’s Jobs@lni.wa.gov.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Employer

L&I employees come from all walks of life. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We believe in the importance of recognizing the value each of us contribute to the success of the agency mission. Having a diverse workforce is this agency’s greatest resource of strength and knowledge. It is through the combination of talents and abilities that we can pursue finding effective measures to provide the best customer service. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone and we strongly mean everyone.

The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with a disability who need accommodation in the application process or testing process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call 360-902-5700. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Washington Relay Service.

You are welcome to include the name and pronoun(s) you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our award-winning diverse and inclusive organization.

For more Information

If you have any questions regarding this job posting, program, or the agency, please contact the Rachael Niles at Jobs@lni.wa.gov.