ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST (POLICE DEPARTMENT)

The Department
The Torrance Police Department has been proudly serving the community of Torrance for over 100 years.  Known for its low crime rates, the City of Torrance consistently ranks amount the safest cities in the nation!  Joining the Torrance Police Department will give you the opportunity to be part of a progressive, professional law enforcement agency that spans an area of 22 square miles and serves more than 147,000 residents.  The Torrance Police Department strives to remain at the forefront of policing by providing our officers with the latest in public safety equipment and technology, and by providing our officers with the best law enforcement training available. 

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The Division (Professional Standards)
The Professional Standards Division, under the Administrative Bureau of the Torrance Police Department, is responsible for the following goals and objectives:

Goals

• Provide full, clear, and accurate disclosure of all relevant information on issues affecting the Department, the law enforcement profession, the public, or the public's interest.
• Develop, administer, and maintain methods and measures to ensure adherence to policy and training standards.
• Include community-oriented policing and problem solving principles in research, planning, and training efforts.
• Administer the Department budget to ensure consistency with the City's Strategic Plan and accepted law enforcement practices.
• Meet or exceed POST and STC training requirements.

Objectives

• Serve as a consultant to Department Management.
• Timely completion of research projects.
• Strive to achieve basis research goals and criteria of objectivity, impartiality, accuracy, validity, and reliability.
• Confer with other Divisions on issues affecting Department policy and procedure and distribute analytical reports for review and comment.
• Employ appropriate research methodologies and propose solutions that are practical and cost-effective.
• Provide opportunities for the community to participate in the planning and policy-making process.
• Identify, clarify, and consider community values, needs, interests, and goals within the scope of the research and planning processes.
• Closely oversee the Department's budget.
• Ensure the Department's payroll is completed accurately an timely.
• Process purchasing requests in a timely manner.
• Compliance with POST and STC training mandates.
• Continually monitor and upgrade law enforcement training as necessary to reflect new information, case law, ideas, techniques, and other areas of concern or interest within the police training community.
• Strive to achieve basis training goals and criteria that are ongoing, realistic, and verifiable.
• Provide high quality, professional, in-house training to address POST CPT requirements.
• Orient training efforts to reflect the Focus-Based Policing philosophy.
• Develop and implement regular auditing protocols for ensuring policy and training compliance.

The Position (Professional Standards)
The Administrative Analyst for the Professional Standards Division will be responsible for the following:

The Administrative Analyst works under the supervision of the Administrative Sergeants and supports management/supervisory staff with problem resolution, research and data compilation and report preparation; performs related duties as required.

The principle duty of the Administrative Analyst is school/seminar application processing which encompasses the following functions:

• Researches and provides administrative solutions requiring knowledge of records management, forms control, systems and procedures analysis and statistical analysis.
• Conducts studies and surveys, and produces reports, written and oral, recommending appropriate courses of action.
• Prepares written correspondence, agenda items, documents and presentation material.
• Experience with tracking and analyzing operational trends.
• Conduct data collection and analysis.
• Manages POST EDI portal for training records and requirements.
• Compute, interpret and compliance statistics.

Additional Duties include:

• The Administrative Analyst is responsible for monitoring legislation related to public safety and law enforcement. The Administrative Analyst is also responsible for drafting position letters at the request of the command staff, the City Council, and the City Manager's office. Position letters are to be submitted to the Division Commander and command staff for review.
• The Administrative Analyst will be responsible for preparing for and attending the State and Federal Advocacy Council Committee Meetings.

The Division (Services)
 The Services Division is comprised of the Police Property & Evidence Facility, the Torrance Type I Jail Facility, Court Liaison Detail, and Building and Fleet services. The Services Division supports mission-critical functions and operations of the Police Department, to include: the operational readiness of the police marked and unmarked fleet; maintaining the daily security of property booked as lost, found, recovered, and for safekeeping; and the operation of the Torrance jail facility that is used a short-term facility to incarcerate people in various stages of the criminal justice system.

The Position (Services)
The Services Administrative Analyst supports the Services Division under the department's Support Services Bureau. The Administrative Analyst is responsible for liaising with the General Services Department on vehicle fleet matters and coordinating with the Fleet Service Manager to address vehicle fleet issues and opportunities. The Administrative Analyst in the Services Division is a key position that has an active role in the analysis and reporting of the police department fleet; research and interpretation of data impacting key performance indicators; and management of special projects to achieve a dependable and high-functioning fleet.

Responsibilities include and are not limited to:

• Procurement analysis of police department marked and unmarked police vehicles.
• Coordination of vehicle fleet support services including maintenance, fueling, cleaning, and vehicle selection and preparation to meet department expectations.
• Identify and initiate quality improvement processes; resolve fleet-related conflicts.
• Conduct ongoing analysis of vehicle utilization, employee demand and quality control, and develop department communication to enhance program services and revenues.
• Determine fleet program effectiveness, making recommendations to management to achieve related departmental goals and objectives.

Education and Experience
Any combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge and skills would be acceptable.  A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:
 
A Bachelor's Degree from a college or university in Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field AND at least one (1) year of related professional experience.
Two (2) years of related college course work AND four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative or analytical experience.

Successful candidates will possess the following:

• Be proficient in MS Office Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access); 
• Have the ability to monitor and track divisional workloads and projects, identify issues and trends, and make recommendations to ensure accurate and efficient operations;
• Demonstrate the ability to perform research, and analyze and communicate data;
• Exercise sound judgement and strong problem-solving skills;
• Be an affective communicator with the ability to convey clear and succinct messages verbally and in writing;
• Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Interested candidates must submit an online application and supplemental questionnaire at www.TorranceCA.Gov/Jobs. 
First review of the applications will be those received by Monday, September 30, 2024. If a sufficient number of qualified applications are received by the first review date, there is a possibility that the recruitment may close at that time.
  
Exam Component       Exam Weight          Tentative Date
Written Exam                        30%                  Tuesday, October 8, 2024 
Performance Exam              30%                  Thursday, October 17, 2024
Oral Interview                       40%                  Thursday, October 17, 2024
 Candidates must pass a thorough background investigation to be considered for hire. The background investigation will include job and personal references, arrest records, credit history, use of controlled substances, medical evaluations, and a polygraph.

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The City of Torrance Conflict of Interest Code requires that employees in this classification file an annual Financial Disclosure Statement. Information about this requirement may be obtained from the City Clerk's office.

Applicants with disabilities who require special testing arrangements must contact Human Resources.  If you have a disability for which you require an accommodation, please contact us at (310) 618-2915 no later than five (5) business days before the test date.
 
The provisions of this announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract, and any provisions contained in this announcement may be modified or revoked without notice.

The City of Torrance is a welcoming and culturally-rich community. As a pillar of public service, we strive to be an employer of choice by attracting and retaining a talented workforce where people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, religions, and lifestyles are valued. Our mission is to create an inclusive environment where our staff are empowered to perform at their highest level and contribute towards making a positive impact.

The City is an equal opportunity employer and works toward building collaborative teams from all walks of life without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state and/or local law. Come join us to help cultivate a workplace that welcomes and celebrates the diversity of our employees!

Salary : $6,850 - $8,746