Minimum Qualifications
Either 1: Two years of experience in Sacramento County service in the class of Associate Administrative Analyst and/or Administrative Services Officer II.
Or: 2. Two years of administrative experience at the full journey level or higher; such experience (1) must be comparable and at a level equivalent to the duties of Associate Administrative Analyst (Level II) as described in the Distinguishing Characteristics and Examples of Duties for that class, and (2) must include duties in budget analysis, review and control; analysis and development of policies and procedures; and, development, analysis, or administrative liaison for special projects or programs.
NOTE: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS MINIMUM QUALIFICATION is experience that would enable an appointee to perform, and supervise an analyst staff in performing, the full range of analytical, fiscal, and special projects duties in Sacramento County service with minimal orientation to the specific job assignment.
Typically, such experience includes: a Bachelor’s or higher degree, or college coursework, or college-level training, in the fields of public administration, business administration, economics, accounting, management, or personnel, or a field directly related to the administrative, management or fiscal duties of this class. And, work experience at a department-wide or organizational-wide level which involved duties equivalent to those of the journey-level Associate Administrative Analyst. Governmental administrative experience is preferable, although experience in private enterprise may provide the necessary background. Within County service, experience in journey-level or advanced level administrative classes usually provides the necessary experience; experience in other County classes at the supervisory or management level may also provide the necessary experience if it included the duties described in the Minimum Qualifications above.
Note: If the word “experience” is referenced in the minimum qualifications, it means full-time paid experience unless the minimum qualification states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part-time paid experience may be accumulated and pro-rated to meet the total experience requirements.
Note: If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements, please click here or speak to someone in our office before the cut-off date listed in this notice.
NOTES APPLICABLE TO MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS CLASS:
- The "Objectives" Note following the Minimum Qualifications for each class is not part of the Minimum Qualifications; it is included only to assist employees and applicants.
- Where experience in "Sacramento County service" is used, it means experience in a Sacramento County Department or Office or Sacramento County Municipal or Superior Court which is listed in the annual salary resolution.
- All experience means paid experience unless otherwise stated.
- All experience requirements are stated in terms of full-time experience; part-time experience is acceptable and is converted to full-time on the basis of: 173.6 hours = 21.7 days = 1 work month.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT FOR SOME POSITIONS IN THIS CLASS:
SYSTEMS COORDINATOR CLAUSE
Some positions within the class may require specific knowledge and abilities to perform the responsibilities of a system coordinator function. These include knowledge of systems and data processing concepts and terminology; costing and budgeting techniques; the ability to understand and apply the knowledge unique to the operating department; analyze system requirements, design solutions and implement processes and communicate with users who have no technical data processing background. In some cases, application programming using a variety of programming languages or system utility languages may be performed by incumbents.
The Systems Coordinator function is not limited to data processing systems alone but also includes the management and coordination of departmental manual as well as data processing systems. This functional responsibility is a department-wide responsibility and not that of single unit areas. Additionally, this function comprises the major part of the position’s work assignment. Designation must be approved by the Department of Human Resources from a classification and testing perspective on a position-by-position basis.
Where required, these special skills may be used in performing such tasks as the following:- Plans, coordinates, supervises and participates in system analysis, development, design and documentation involving the use of both computerized and manual systems.
- Coordinates system activities between the operating department and other appropriate resources, including the Office of Communication and Information Technology.
- Meets with and assists users within the operating department on existing systems, as well as future application design to effectively prioritize and allocate departmental resources.
- Monitors and evaluates projects to assure quality and timely completion.
- Prepares time and costs estimates of proposed projects and applications; evaluates and selects computer hardware and software products.
- Prepares and administers the operating department data processing budget.
- Performs application programming using programming languages, system utility languages and job control languages.
- The Civil Service Commission approved the use of selective certification for the above special skills for Senior Administrative Analyst and Associate Administrative Analyst on August 22, 1985.
Probationary Period
The probationary period for this classification is six (6) months.
APPLICATION
Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by 5:00 PM on the posted cut-off date. Click here to apply.
County of Sacramento
Department of Personnel Services
Employment Services Division
700 H Street, Room 4667
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 874-5593; 7-1-1 California Relay Service
Email EmployOffice@Saccounty.net
Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667
www.SacCountyJobs.net
- Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
- Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
- Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date.
- Application information must be current, concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.
- A resume may be included with your application, however it will not substitute for the information requested on the application.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked "Supplemental Questions". Please be descriptive in your response.
Note: Responses of "See Resume" or "See Application", or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.
- Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.
- The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.
- Please provide place of employment, pertinent dates, and concise, descriptive and detailed information for each question.
- If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.
- Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.
- If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question.
- For many individuals, it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
- If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam, failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire, the candidate's application and/or attachments will not be reviewed, therefore, a candidate's responses to the questions should be accurate, thorough, detailed, and complete.
FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)
All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.
This examination will evaluate the relevance, level, recency, progression and quality of candidate's education, training and experience. The candidate's application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore, the candidate's responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough, detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.
All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs.com inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.
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