WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM (LEAP)

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JOB TITLE:

Applications Consultant

LOCATION:

Olympia, WA

SALARY:

$106,512 to $184,520 annually

CLOSES:

June 14, 2024. Please be aware that the LEAP Committee reserves the right and may exercise the option to make a hiring decision prior to the conclusion of the recruitment process. Candidate evaluation will be ongoing and it will be to the applicant's advantage to submit materials as soon as possible.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Applications consultants are full-time, non-partisan positions that are exempt from civil service.  They serve at the pleasure of the LEAP Administrator.

ABOUT THE AGENCY

The LEAP Committee was created in 1977 to provide the Legislature an independent source of information and technology for developing budgets, communicating budget decisions, and tracking expenditure and revenue activity.

Toward that end, LEAP staff create and maintain systems and models for use by budget writing staff; provide access to state fiscal information, including through the state's fiscal transparency website; administer data to support budget development and oversight; assist fiscal staff in creating publications, provide training for legislative staff and respond to requests for information.

The legislative budget-writing committees use LEAP applications to support their analysis of budget requests. LEAP systems are used to record and communicate the underlying assumptions that support proposed funding levels for each agency of state government. LEAP systems are also used by the Legislature to compare different versions of the budget and facilitate negotiation of a final budget.

LEAP works closely with staff from the legislative fiscal committees, other legislative agencies, and the Office of Financial Management to ensure the Legislature has the most accurate, complete, and comprehensive information possible to make strategic decisions about the fiscal course of state government.

LEAP is a bipartisan committee comprised of four members of the Senate and four members of the House with a current staff of 10 and a biennial budget of $6.1 million. The agency office is in Olympia, Washington. Fully remote work has been authorized.  While most staff choose to work remotely, staff may also choose to work in a hybrid environment.  For more information regarding LEAP, please visit the website

https://leap.leg.wa.gov/.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide the Legislature with accurate and timely information and reports for use in budget formulation, historical analysis, and expenditure tracking

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``` - Understand legislative fiscal processes, the agency and executive branch budget development processes, the data utilized by each LEAP system, and the business processes associated with each system in order to communicate with those directly involved in carrying out those processes

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``` - Partner with legislative fiscal staff to understand business needs and provide them with consulting support

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``` - Work collaboratively as part of the LEAP Applications Development Team to:

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