The Caseload Forecast Council (CFC) was created by the Legislature in 1997 to provide state government with accurate, unbiased, and transparent caseload forecasts as a foundation to the state budget process, and to provide accurate statewide adult and juvenile sentencing data as a foundation to criminal justice policies and practices.  Council employees are led by an Executive Director, who serves at the discretion of a Council composed of four legislative members and two executive branch members appointed by the Governor.

The Analyst assists senior-level staff by developing and analyzing charts, graphs, and tables from data files and performing editing, reliability, and validity checks of compiled data.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

•  Performing first-level professional work in research, statistics or data analysis primarily in the criminal justice arena;
• Compiling, coding, and analyzing data from superior court Judgment and Sentence (J&S) forms that detail juvenile dispositions;
• Managing, organizing, archiving, and backing up information after compilation into the system for later retrieval and record requests;
• Monitoring and evaluating the validity of administrative data;
• Preparing tables, charts, graphs and statistical reports;
• Composing routine correspondence to furnish, request, or clarify information primarily related to the accuracy of J&S forms;
• Writing summaries, histories and reports of limited scope;
• Collaborating with programmers, systems analysts, and research analysts;
• Participating in meetings to assist in developing methodology;
• Following well-defined plans, methods and procedures and gathering, compiling, coding, classifying and analyzing data in accordance with these plans and procedures;
• Working under the direction of a senior analyst who reviews work for accuracy and completeness;
• Upholding the CFC’s mission of providing accurate and unbiased data to inform state budget writers and policy makers.

• A Bachelor’s degree, including coursework in statistics or one year of work experience in statistics, analysis, or research OR equivalent education/experience;
• An interest in the Washington State criminal justice system;
• Intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach to problem-solving;
• Attention to detail;
• Ability to interpret data and make computations quickly and accurately;
• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, Adobe Acrobat, PowerPoint, scanners, and other software;
• Experience working with administrative databases.

Employee benefits include: vacation and sick leave; paid state holidays; health, life and other optional insurance; retirement; social security; and military leave.

The specific salary will depend on the candidate’s education and experience.

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT:

•  A letter of interest, describing how you meet the specific qualifications for this position;
• A current resume, detailing experience and education; and
• A list of three (3) professional references with current telephone numbers.

Please submit application materials to Kathleen.turnbow@cfc.wa.gov  or the following address:

Application Deadline:  This recruitment is open until filled. The hiring authority reserves the right and may exercise the option to make a hiring decision at any time. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application materials as soon as possible. First round application reviews will likely begin the week of June 25, 2018.

The Caseload Forecast Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation and gender expression/identity, age, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability.

The State of Washington is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with a disability who need assistance with their application or that need this announcement in an alternative format, may call (360) 664-1960 or toll free (877) 664-1960. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Washington Relay Service.