In addition to any of the duties listed below, this position will be assigned to the Budget Area within the County Executive Office.
Depending upon area of assignment, duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Review of contracts and action items submitted for Board of Supervisors' agendas.
- Develop meeting agendas and recommend resolutions for complex issues and concerns.
- Reviews fiscal information and makes recommendations regarding funding levels.
- Prepare, monitor, review and analyze annual budgets, including coordination with departments as a budget expert to provide a comprehensive package for Board consideration.
- Perform as a Team Leader and provide training and mentorship to other analysts.
- Represent the County at meetings, committees, boards, and commissions. Also acts as a liaison between the County Executive Office and the general public.
- Review, analyze and interpret legislation.
- Responds to the most sensitive and complex complaints.
- Participates in community outreach activities.
- Handles special projects for the County Executive Office or Board of Supervisors.
- Reviews and analyzes legislation for potential impacts to the County.
- Manage County’s legislative platform, write press releases and liaise between County departments and the media.
- May be asked to attend Municipal Advisory Counsel (MAC) meetings.
- Handles complex and sensitive constituent issues or complaints.
- Assigned various special projects to independently handle to completion.
Experience:
Level I – No experience required.
Level II – Two (2) years of responsible professional experience in a public agency or administrative position involving the review and analysis of budgeting matters or study and recommendation on administrative procedures.
OR
One (1) year successful performance as a Management Analyst I in Merced County.
Level III – Three (3) years of progressively responsible professional experience in a public agency or a managerial, administrative, or staff position which included the analysis of sensitive, complex administrative, fiscal matters and the development and implementation of recommendations.
OR
Two (2) years successful performance as a Management Analyst II in Merced County.
Education:
Level I – Equivalent to graduation from a four (4) year college or university in public, business, business administration, political science, economics, sociology or related field. (Progressively responsible professional experience may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.)
Level II/III – Equivalent to graduation from a four (4) year college or university in public, business, or business administration, political science, or related field. (A Master's Degree in Public or Business Administration may be substituted for two (2) years of the required experience or additional directly related experience may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis.)
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Assist in preparation and review of operating, annual and capital improvement budgets.
- Recommends resolutions to sensitive and complex issues to the Board of Supervisors as designated.
- Analyze data, interpret policies, procedures and regulations, develop appropriate conclusions, and prepare reports.
- Resolve conflicts and respond appropriately to complaints.
- Complete multiple priority projects with conflicting deadlines and under stressful conditions.
- Establish, implement and achieve goals and objectives.
- Operate a personal computer and other modern office equipment.
- Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone.
- Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
- Represent the County with the community and other agencies.
- Prepare multi-media presentations for the Board of Supervisors and other groups.
- Maintain a professional and effective working relationship with the administrative team.
- Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
- Occasionally lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
- Frequent use of hand-eye coordination.
- Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
- Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
- Normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
- Sit or stand for long periods of time.
- Regular attendance is an essential function.
Knowledge of:
- Current principles, practices, trends and theories of Public Administration, including fiscal, administrative and personnel management, budget management, program evaluation, management systems, methods and procedures.
- Federal and State funds available for local purposes and methods of securing grants.
- Applicable County ordinance, resolutions, policies and procedures.
- Myers-Milias-Brown, and other related Federal and State laws and regulations.
- Research and statistical methodology and methods of graphic presentation.
- Personal computers, spreadsheet, data base software and information systems.
Ability to:
- Learn and interpret pertinent federal, state and local laws, codes, rules and regulations.
- Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.
- Remain abreast of developments in the field of administration, budgetary preparation and management.
- Organize and develop comprehensive narrative and statistical reports.
- Plan, initiate and complete work assignments with a minimum of direction.
- Determine priorities and design methods for achieving objectives.
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships in a team environment, and with officials, department heads and other personnel in Merced County and other agencies.
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