Thank you for your interest in the position of Assistant Director, Finance and Contracts, Probation Department, Exam #23-6074-01. Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions. Your completed responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your qualifications and must be completed properly in order to be given full consideration for the next phase in the selection process. Additionally, your responses will also be evaluated and used in the selection process in order to identify the best qualified applicants.
Responses should be thorough and specific. A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in failure or disqualification for this position. Clarity of expression, content, experience, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process. A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for properly completed responses.
Information provided in your responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding your employment experiences must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of the application for this recruitment. Please be sure to list all employers and required information, on your application, especially if you are referencing those employers in your responses to the supplemental questions
Do you understand the above statement?
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QUESTIONS 2 AND 3, ALONG WITH YOUR APPLICATION, WILL BE USED TO ASSESS WHETHER OR NOT YOU MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.
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Do you possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in accounting, finance, business or public administration, or a closely related field? If you selected yes, please ensure this information is reflected on the Education section of your application.
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No
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Please describe how you qualify for this recruitment by selecting one of the options below. Please ensure that your experience is clearly outlined in your application. Simply selecting an experience pattern to this question, and/or only including this information on your supplemental questionnaire, will NOT substitute for a properly/completely filled out application, and will result in disqualification.
Pattern 1: The equivalent of two years as an Administrative/Financial Services Manager in the Alameda County classified service.
Pattern 2: The equivalent of two years of full time, progressively responsible experience in a management capacity which included a combination of direct experience in fiscal and budgetary oversight, contracts administration, accounting, and revenue generation. At least one year of the required experience must include the supervision of professional and paraprofessional staff.
Pattern 3: A combination of training, education and experience that is equivalent to one of the patterns listed above that will provide the required knowledge and abilities.
QUESTIONS FOUR THROUGH NINE WILL BE USED IN THE SCREENING FOR BEST QUALIFIED COMPONENT.
4.
Describe your experience in the following areas:
Fiscal and budgetary oversight
Contracts management
Accounting
Revenue generation
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Describe your experience managing a group of professional and paraprofessional staff. In your response, please include your job title, number of years in the position, and the number of individuals you supervised.
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Please describe a time when you used internal and/or external information from a financial plan, budget and other program-relevant information to make recommendations for your office or organization. Please be detailed in your response and be sure to address any challenges you faced.
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Describe your experience planning, initiating and implementing a professional-level project. In your response, be sure to include a specific project, its purpose, and the evaluation methods you used to gauge its success.
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Please describe the most complex financial, revenue or financial strategic planning analysis you have worked on. In your response, please describe the project , what made it complex and what your specific role was.
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Describe an example of a recommendation you made to maximize funding for a specific program area. What was the program? What steps did you use to develop your plan of action? What factors did you consider in developing your plan? What was the result?
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The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to identify the best qualified candidates for this position. Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews.
By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.
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