p>Ability to: plan, organize, coordinate, and implement activities for the development of new or revised programs, policies and procedures; research, analyze, evaluate, and interpret data, reports, and other complex materials, and draft comprehensive reports of findings and conclusions; utilize problem solving techniques in addressing problems, issues, and concerns, and recommend alternative solutions; understand and follow oral and written instructions; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; interpret and apply safety policies and procedures; analyze and solve problems; interpret and explain pertinent federal and state policies and procedures, regulations, etc., to a variety of audiences; prepare and maintain accurate written and computer records; and effectively speak and communicate in public, in front of both large and small audiences. Knowledge of: principles and methodology of program planning and development; research and evaluation methods and techniques; report writing; animal behavior, breed identification, and basic animal health; community organizations and agencies, resources, and services that interact with and have an impact on the departments programs and activities; federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to the care, housing, treatment and impounding of animals; and effective communications techniques, including public information publication techniques and materials preparation.