TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER 2012-127

ISSUED  DECEMBER 26, 2012

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

Examinations

for

MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS

Exam No.

Job Titles

Job Codes

Starting Salary

1.	Management Analyst 1	01010	MA06
2.	Management Analyst 2	01020	MA07
3.	Management Analyst Supervisor	01030	MA08

When completing your application, please make sure you apply for all job titles for which you want to be tested.  You will NOT be permitted to add job titles after you test.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

VETERANS:  Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

NATURE OF WORK

You will conduct analytical management studies of systems and/or processes of diverse organizational work units ranging from small offices to large Statewide operations.  You will also collect, organize, and analyze information pertaining to the design, organization, use and/or costs of buildings, offices, records, forms, materials, equipment, policies, and procedures.  Based on the analysis, you may recommend improvements to existing management systems/processes or develop new management systems/processes.  Work at the 2 level is more complex.  Management Analyst Supervisors direct the work of Management Analysts 1 and 2.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

For some jobs, offers of employment will be made only if you are willing to travel.  Travel expenses will be paid.

You must be a Pennsylvania resident, of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.

Minimum Requirements

Management Analyst 1 - One year of experience as an Administration and Management Trainee performing technical management analysis work; OR 1 year of experience in technical management analysis work, and a bachelor's degree; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Management Analyst 2 - One year of experience as a Management Analyst 1; OR 2 years of experience in technical management analysis work, and a bachelor's degree; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Management Analyst Supervisor - One year of experience as a Management Analyst 2; OR 3 years of progressively responsible experience in technical management analysis work which included evaluating work methods, procedures or organizational structures, and a bachelor's degree; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training.

Clarification of Requirements

Please make sure you meet all requirements.  You may substitute related education for the required experience or appropriate experience for the required education.  Unrelated experience or education will not be accepted.  If you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement for guidance.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

These positions are located in several State agencies with the majority in the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation, Labor and Industry, and Public Welfare, and the Liquor Control Board, and most are located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County.

Lists created by these tests will be used to fill future vacancies as they occur due to retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth.

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact the human resource office of the agency for which you are interested in working.  Current telephone numbers can be found in the telephone directory under “Government Offices - State”.

TESTING

The test will be administered on a computer.  Information about computerized testing is available online at www.scsc.state.pa.us OR in paper form at any State Civil Service Commission office. 

You will have a maximum of 2 1/2 hours to complete the test which will cover the following subject areas:

	Number of Questions
Subject Area	MA 1	MA 2/MA Sup.

Information Collection and Analysis	20	20
Office Organization and Functions	20	20
Policies, Procedures, and Forms	20	20
Statistics	20	20
Information Technology	--	30
Total	80	110

The test will be administered in the Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh State Civil Service Commission offices, Monday through Friday.

The test also will be held approximately 10 days a month at additional test centers located in Allentown, Erie, Johnstown, Lock Haven, and Scranton.  For further details on test dates, contact the Commission’s Information Services Unit; Telephone (Voice) (717) 787-7811, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 783-8896. 

If you take the test and want to take it again, you may be retested after 6 months from the date of your test.  You must submit a new application to be retested.

If your name is on an eligible list for these job titles and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

TEST RESULTS

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application to:

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN:  Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

1.	State Civil Service Commission:
	Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St., P.O.
	Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058, Text
	Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685
	Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone
	(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
	callers only) (215) 560-4367
	Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219; Telephone
	(Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
	callers only) (412) 565-2484
	Internet:  www.scsc.state.pa.us
2.	PA CareerLink offices
3.	The Human Resources offices listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" section of this announcement

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."