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Job Highlights

The Apprenticeship Program’s mission is to protect the health, safety and education of the apprentice while helping employer and employee groups develop and maintain structured Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs.

As our Management Analyst 5, you’ll use independent judgment to provide senior level, professional analysis to all levels of management. You’ll support ongoing efforts to integrate Registered Apprenticeship programs with the larger workforce education and training system in the state. You’ll also support systems integration efforts, providing analysis and solution based recommendations to highly complex, multidimensional issues impacting apprenticeship.

Some of what you’ll do:

• Perform proactive intervention and/or providing solutions having statewide or precedent setting impact.
• Make recommendations regarding highly complex, unprecedented issues involving organizational change, process improvement and policy development; or issues involving a broad scope and significant impact on outside agencies or institutions, organizations, statewide, and the public.
• Coordinates efforts of employer and employee groups to foster apprenticeship preparation and registered apprenticeship opportunities. Assists in promoting collaboration within economic or industry sectors.
• Leads multi-disciplinary work groups, both in person and virtually, of agency, industry and external stakeholders to determine future policies, procedures and staffing requirements to promote registered apprenticeship in assigned industry sectors.
• Conducts outreach both in person and virtually, within specified economic and industry sectors, makes presentations, attends industry forums, and meets with businesses, labor groups and employer or industry associations within assigned economic or industrial sector.
• In conjunction with the industry platforms, helps in initial steps of program development as new employers, associations or organizations set out to start new registered apprenticeship programs.
• Supervises Apprenticeship Section Management Analysts located throughout Washington State.
• Reviews individual work for consistency with program policies, procedures, and goals.

REQUIRED:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, related field, or field/industry that utilizes Apprenticeship

AND

A combined five years of experience in any of the following areas: conducting research, analyzing laws, laws rules or regulations, conducting business analysis and developing requirements, leading business projects, managing business operations, business policy development, interpretation and explanation of rules and regulations, or supervision or management of people.

OR

4-year Registered Apprenticeship completion certificate

AND

A combined five years of experience in any of the following areas: conducting research, analyzing laws, laws rules or regulations, conducting business analysis and developing requirements, leading business projects, managing business operations, business policy development, interpretation and explanation of rules and regulations, or supervision or management of people.

OR

4-year Registered Apprenticeship completion certificate plus a combined five years of experience in any of the following areas: conducting research, analyzing laws, laws rules or regulations, conducting business analysis and developing requirements, leading business projects, managing business operations, business policy development, interpretation and explanation of rules and regulations, or supervision or management of people.

OR

A 2-year Registered Apprenticeship completion certificate

AND

A combined 7 years of experience as referenced above or 3-year Apprenticeship completion certificate plus 6 years of experience as referenced above.

OR

A combination of education and experience as referenced above totaling 9 years.

Please Note: Experience substitutes for education at the rate of one year of experience for one year of education.

DESIRED:

• Experience working with or in Industry Sectors.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with Apprenticeship Program internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, as well as the ability to manage projects.
• Ability to analyze written or verbal information for the purpose of recognizing and correcting deficiencies, policy or math errors, omissions, etc.
• Experience compiling and analyzing data.
• Must have excellent and current office workplace computer skills: Intermediate to expert skill with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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 Haleigh Missildine (she/her/hers) at miso235@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 Tumwater, Washington.

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 listing the governor’s mandate as a reason for leaving employment, 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.
• Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process will be contacted by email to schedule a skills assessment. Assessments are proctored remotely via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

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 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 Haleigh Missildine (she/her/hers) at miso235@lni.wa.gov.