Management Analyst - Senior (Tahoe)

(2018-13573-01)

Supplemental Questionnaire

Part I - Examination Questions (Scored)

This supplemental questionnaire will serve as the Civil Service examination for this recruitment and will be scored based on your checked responses below. Narratives provided by applicants describing training and/or experience will not be scored but will be available to the hiring authority and may be utilized for interview and selection determination. Scores received from this section will determine applicant ranking and placement on the eligible list. Resumes, letters, and other materials will not be evaluated or considered as responses to the items in the supplemental questionnaire. In addition, responses to this questionnaire will not be used for determining minimum qualifications for this position.

By continuing in this examination process, you are certifying that all information provided in the supplemental questionnaire is true to the best of your knowledge.

Are you willing to accept employment in the Tahoe area?

Do you currently reside in the Tahoe region?

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Indicate your level of experience managing, overseeing, or leading an activity for the topic areas listed in 2a through 2e:

a.  Local Government Public Administration

b.  Land Use/Development

c.  Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

d.  Economic Development/Redevelopment

e.  Capital Project Planning/Finance

Indicate your level of experience working directly with department/division heads reviewing, analyzing, and writing effective and appropriate reports, agenda items, and/or presentations related to complex environmental, land use, and/or sensitive policy issues.

If you indicated experience above, please describe below. If you indicated little or no experience, please describe how you would approach this task.

Indicate your level of experience presenting reports to a large audience or in a public forum.

If you indicated experience above, please describe below. If you indicated little or no experience, please describe how you would approach this task.

Indicate your level of experience consulting with departments, divisions, senior managers, outside agencies, organizations, and interest groups on issues related to project or program preparation and administration.

If you indicated experience above, please describe below. Include the size and type of the organization, stakeholders involved, complexity of issues, and your recommendations. If you indicated little or no experience, please describe how you would approach this task.

Indicate your level of experience with project and program management, including contract preparation and compliance, developing and adhering to tasks and timelines, and managing contractors.

If you indicated experience above, please describe below. Provide a specific example, including the project/contract description and budget, your specific role, approach, and methodologies on performance measures, and related outcomes. If you indicated little or no experience, please describe how you would approach this task.

Indicate your level of experience staffing boards, commissions, or committees where you had responsibility for policy recommendations, compliance, and reviewing annual budgets.

If you indicated experience above, please describe below. If you indicated little or no experience, please describe how you would approach this task.

Part II - Additional Narrative Responses (Not Scored)

This section of the supplemental questionnaire requires narrative responses provided by applicants describing training and/or experience. This information will not be scored but will be available to the hiring authority and may be used for interview and selection determination.

Describe a situation in which you had to quickly become a subject-matter expert in order to provide written and verbal recommendations on the subject to executive management, elected officials, and/or external stakeholders. Include the subject matter, the steps you took to analyze and understand the subject, and how you implemented your recommendations.

Describe the resolution to a significant problem that you encountered on a project/program you managed that best characterizes your leadership style. Define the nature of the problem, the procedures and methods you used to resolve it, and the results.

Describe your experience managing special projects, including your approach to understanding project objectives, identifying strategies, and ensuring project deadlines were met.

Describe in detail your experience writing, reviewing, and analyzing reports, agenda items, and/or presentations related to complex environmental, land use, economic development, and/or sensitive policy issues.

As noted on the job bulletin under the "Training and Experience Rating (100%)" section, you are required to upload a writing sample of a report, agenda item, or presentation related to a complex environmental, land use, economic development, and/or other sensitive policy issue in order to complete all steps of the examination process. The sample should be no longer than five pages or 1,000 words. Before you submit the application and supplemental questionnaire, you must upload this writing sample on the "Other" tab in the employment application.

Use the section below to describe the extent to which additional persons (if any) assisted with writing, reviewing, and/or editing the attached document. Please include their titles as applicable.

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