State of Maryland

A Management Specialist IV is the supervisory level of work involving management systems analysis at the headquarters of a secretariat level department or independent agency. Employees in this classification perform complex analytical studies of organizations, work processes, management functions and serve as project leaders. Employees in this classification supervise lower-level Management Specialists and support staff.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a Management Specialist Supervisor II or a designated administrator.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Management Specialist IV is differentiated from the Management Specialist III in that the Management Specialist IV has supervisory responsibility for lower-level Management Specialists, while the Management Specialist III performs the full range of duties and responsibilities under general supervision. The Management Specialist IV is differentiated from the Management Specialist Supervisor II in that the Management Specialist Supervisor II has supervisory responsibility for Management Specialist Supervisors I and service as a principal assistant to the Director of Management Systems Analysis.

Plans, coordinates, supervises and evaluates the work of lower-level Management Specialists and staff;

Trains lower-level Management Specialists;

Plans, develops and initiates projects to obtain information and data useful to department management in the decision-making process;

Evaluates existing or proposed programs to assist in determining if program objectives or agency objectives are being met;

Assists an agency in the planning and installation of new and improved management systems and programs;

Aids in the development of plans to coordinate the activities of the agency with those of other agencies performing similar or related functions;

Recommends changes in legislation, policies or procedures based on either operational experience or changes in the mission or role of the agency;

Recommends changes in operations, appropriate work measurement techniques and control measures to insure improved administration of programs and more effective use of resources and assists in implementation of recommended improvements;

Consults administrative officials regarding policies, trends, interpretation of data, and program needs and to discuss new ideas for improving work methods;

Provides for the orderly expansion of organizational functions;

Conducts or supervises studies and analyses of agency programs, organizations, procedures or systems;

Assists in the directing and implementation of recommended improvements;

Develops and/or evaluates management consultant proposals;

Plans special projects to obtain information useful in the decision-making process;

Plans new or revised programs, evaluation methods, procedures, practices and organizational structure;

Participates in the formulation of agency policies and regulations;

Performs other related duties.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.