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Design, execute and complete independent projects.\nProvide assistance to Labor/Management Committees as may be required.\nAssist in analysis of State Budget, including monitoring of expenditures.\nProvide technical assistance and consultation to field representatives, officers, Executive Board members, and other departmental staff.\nProvide research assistance to support contract negotiation and enforcement.\nResearch special projects as required.\nPrepare written material to support appeals presented to the Civil Service Commission.\nAssist in preparation with testimony or other presentations as may be required by other departments.\nConsistent and reliable attendance.\nQualifications:\nGraduate level college degree in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Economics, Political Science, Labor Studies, or a related field is required. 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