This is supervisory administrative analysis work in the City's central management agency with responsibility for planning and directing the activities of a unit concerned with either strategic planning, management operations administration, or financial planning, monitoring and control. The employee in this class supervises lower level analysts engaged in conducting studies, planning strategies, developing and managing interdepartmental programs, and providing staff support to the Managing Director on city- wide management and policy issues. Contact with departmental commissioners, city administrators, and representatives of public and private agencies and programs to enlist cooperation and coordinate activities in the development and implementation of city policies and programs is a major aspect of the work. Work is performed under the general direction of the managing director, deputy managing director or administrative official.

• Plans, directs and reviews the work of lower level analysts engaged in conducting operational, management, and planning studies for city departments and programs and developing recommendations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of city operations; identifies problems and issues to be studied within context of city policy and objectives; assigns priorities and defines scope of projects and methodologies for subordinates to follow; reviews recommendations of subordinates for compliance with policies and sound management principles; determines adequacy of information gathered by subordinates to support conclusions; reviews and evaluates results to studies and makes appropriate recommendations.
• Directs analysis projects and planning activities pertaining to the operations, procedures and programs of the city departments; evaluates the impact and effectiveness of current or projected management and administrative policies and programs; conducts studies to determine short term and long term effects of municipal programs and policies in accomplishing management goals and objectives; evaluates alternative policies and strategies; directs productivity studies to effect greater efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of city services; reviews departmental budget requests and insures that program objectives are consistent with overall city policy; provides consultative services to departments in the development and review of programmatic performance measures an standards; directs the preparation and policy statements which serve as guidelines for operation departments; reviews and consults on problems pertaining to departmental request or personnel transactions, contracts, equipment expenditures, and ordinances; directs the analysis of and develops recommendations concerning federal and state proposals and legislation which effect the programs of operating departments; coordinates the preparation of background material on labor management issues; analyzes their impact on departmental operations, and makes recommendations concerning appropriate strategies and policies.
• Meets with elected officials and departmental administrators to discuss issues and resolve problems pertaining to the implementation of programs and provisions of city services; may direct departmental and interdepartmental agency task forces formed to address problems; directs the monitoring and evaluation of interdepartmental programs to insure that activities conform to plans and objectives.
• Performs related work as required.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• the principles and practices of public administration as they relate to a large municipal organization.
• the principles and practices of methods and procedures analysis, administrative control, work simplification and forms and records control.
• the principles of management and administration including such areas as administrative planning, budgeting, human resource management, finance, and computer applications.
• the organization and functions of departments and agencies which comprise city government.

ABILITY TO:

• develop proposals and programs which respond to long and short range problems detected during analysis.
• plan, assign and review the work of lower level analysts engaged in the study and development of operational programs and policy issues.
• analyze and comprehend complex organizational and procedural problems involving work production, work flow, forms, records, systems and staff utilization.
• prepare and interpret a variety of reports, charts, layouts and other materials.
• enlist the cooperation of officials of various agencies to implement policy and procedural changes.
• present ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and representatives of other agencies.

• Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university.
• Eight years of general administrative or technical staff experience in a large organization, two years of which shall have been directing and participating in administrative or operational analyses for a central agency of a large public jurisdiction.

NOTE:
Completion of a master's degree program in an acceptable administrative or management field at an accredited college or university may be substituted for one year of the general experience requirement.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.

PAY RANGE: EP26
Class Established: 11/1971
Latest Spec. Revision: 9/1984

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