Administrative Analyst II - County Administration - Staff Services

Howard County: Conveniently located in the heart of central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington, Howard County offers the charm of a historic past mixed with the excitement of a cosmopolitan community. Howard County Government: Howard County Government is a leader in innovation, best practices and sustainability. It is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work in the country. In 2024, Howard County Government received a record-breaking 63 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) - the most awards in the state of Maryland, and the fifth highest in the nation, as compared to more than 3000 counties. NACo Achievement Awards are the premier national honor to recognize innovative and transformative programs that provide new services for county residents, improve existing programs, upgrade working conditions, and enhance citizen participation and public policy making. What are we looking for? We are looking for outstanding individuals to join our team and contribute to excellence in Howard County operations. What you'll like most about working at Howard County Government: We are committed to workplace excellence in every area of County government. We have a highly talented, diverse, and inclusive workplace. Your input will not only be heard, but it will be encouraged We offer competitive compensation and great benefits including medical, retirement, and wellness programs. As a member of the Howard County Government team, you'll be helping drive our culture and directly impact what makes us an amazing place to work. POSITION DESCRIPTION: Performs professional level administrative work for the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer and the Legislative Coordinator. CLASS DESCRIPTION: Performs intermediate professional level administrative work, which may include supervisory responsibility, under general supervision from an administrative or technical superior. Work includes administrative support of a functional program and professional level analysis and coordination of functional office programs and activities.Include the following, other related duties may be assigned: Manages a system to track the status of legislation. Serves as point of contact for Executive staff as to status of legislation. Tracks and analyzes legislation filed by the County Council. May perform initial drafts of routine legislation, amendments, resolutions, and appointments. As directed, ensures that testimony has been received for legislative items and reviews testimony. Attends work sessions and monthly meetings, as directed. Makes copies for pre-file, compiles filed legislation into books for senior staff and maintains legislative files. Distributes passed legislation to impacted parties. Performs initial drafts of decisions of the Personnel Officer designee, as assigned. Handles scheduling of Step 4 grievances and appeal hearings. Performs administrative work in scheduling labor/management meetings and compiling of the contract negotiation process and collective bargaining agreements. Assists with the input of budget data into the budget system, SAP and grants management. Assists in coverage for the front desk administrative aide. Bachelor's degree and four (4) years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree Proficient in Excel/Word/Adobe LANGUAGE SKILLS, MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before customers or employees of organization. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and depth perception. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Class C Maryland Driver's License or equivalent issued by state of residence.