Your opportunity to be a key part of how we live our vision and build the nation's best and most future ready workforce – starts right at ESD!

This position is an operational resource for ESD Leadership, Communications Office, Policy & Legislation and other ESD divisions. The ideal candidate for this position will have strong quantitative skills, and experience working with large, complex data sets. If you pride yourself on an analytical approach to problem solving and a collaborative and practical approach to working with others, this may be the opportunity for you!

This position provides specialized expertise on key Unemployment Insurance (UI) Department of Labor requirements for the UI program, including collecting, analyzing, and reporting of Data Validation activities and division’s performance on Benefit Timeliness and Quality standards, UI extensions (EUC and EB) and Federal Additional Compensation (FAC). This position supports ESD’s mission to help Washington’s workers and employers succeed in the global economy by delivering timely unemployment benefits and a fair and stable unemployment insurance system.

Power to Help: At Employment Security, we believe in the Power to Help when people need it most. We provide economic security to the people of Washington every day and in every corner of the state. We help people find jobs, bridge gaps in employment and now we're providing paid family medical leave!

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Four years of experience in a combination of the following:

• Data analysis and/or data validation
• Analyzing and reporting on performance measure data
• Building data visualizations using business intelligence tools
• Data extraction technologies (SQL, scripting, spreadsheets, databases, reporting tools, standards-based connectivity options, unstructured data extraction tools)

OR

A Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, economics, statistics, computer science, data science, or closely related field.

Our mission and values drive every decision we make and are at the core of who we are. We value Collaboration, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Innovation, and Integrity, Investing in our people and Service with kindness. We understand that a work environment that respects your work/life balance is key, that's why many of our positions are eligible for flexible work schedules and teleworking opportunities. Through support, value and trust our employees are empowered to grow and develop into their best self.

Opportunity for All

The Employment Security Department is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, sexual orientation, and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, people over 40 years of age, people with religious beliefs, veterans or people with military status, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply.

Other Information

• If you need assistance in the application process or have general questions about this opportunity, please contact Sanyu.Tushabe@esd.wa.gov the Talent Acquisition Team, or Washington Relay Service 711.
• Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
• If you are having technical difficulties creating, accessing, or completing your application, please contact careershelp@des.wa.gov or (360) 664-1960 or toll free (877) 664-1960.

Additional Requirement of Employment:

• Must be able to pass an Unemployment Insurance (UI) Claim & Benefit Information Review.
• Must be able to travel as needed.
• Per Gov. Inslee’s Directive 22-13.1, (Download PDF reader), employees and volunteers of the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine series. As a condition of employment, ESD employees and volunteers are required to provide proof of vaccination before starting work. A medical or religious exemption may be requested for accommodation.

Please submit your Cover Letter, and Resume with your Online Application through the "Add Attachments" field. A resume will not substitute for the "work experience" section of the application or vice versa. Applications with blank fields, or supplemental question responses with comments such as "see attachments" may be considered incomplete.

This recruitment may be used to fill additional agency-wide positions in accordance with Article 4 of the WFSE Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Candidates who are offered a job with ESD must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa now or in the future.