Department of Human Resources

All applicants are required to complete the Supplemental Questionnaire as part of the online application process. Responses cannot be changed or edited after submission. Insufficient or non-responsive answers to the Supplemental Questionnaire may result in ineligibility or disqualification.

The answers provided should be consistent with the information in your general application and are subject to verification. Once your application is submitted, you will not be allowed to modify your responses on the Supplemental Questionnaire. Please keep a copy of the Supplemental Questionnaire for your own records.

The purpose of the Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire is to assess whether the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the classification. The information provided must be consistent with the information on your application and is subject to verification.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university, and five (5) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level analytical work as described in Note A; OR
2. Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university with major college coursework as described in Note B, and four (4) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level analytical work as described in Note A; OR
3. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and six (6) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level analytical work as described in Note A; OR
4. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with major college coursework as described in Note B, and five (5) years full-time-equivalent experience performing professional-level analytical work as described in Note A.

SUBSTITUTION: Applicants may substitute up to 2 years of the required education with additional qualifying experience in budget analysis, financial analysis and reporting, legislative/policy analysis, or contract/grant administration. One year (2000 hours) of additional qualifying experience will be considered equivalent to 30 semester units/45 quarter units.

Notes on Qualifying Experience and Education:

A. Qualifying professional-level analytical experience must be in one or more of the following functional areas: complex budget analysis, development and administration; complex financial/fiscal analysis and reporting; development of complex contracting systems and administration of competitive bid processes and complex contractual agreements; development and evaluation of complex management/administrative policy; complex grant administration and monitoring; complex program evaluation and planning; complex legislative analysis; complex economic analysis; or other functional areas related to the duties of positions in Class 1824, where the primary focus of the job is complex professional-level analysis for evaluation, recommendation, development and implementation of major programs and functions of department/organization. Analytical experience equivalent to the duties of Class 1823 is considered qualifying.

B. Coursework applicable to a baccalaureate or higher degree in specialized subject matter areas such as public or business administration, management, business law, contract law, public policy, urban studies, economics, statistical analysis, finance, accounting or other fields of study closely related to the essential functions of positions in Class 1824.

SPECIAL CONDITION - In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications above, position requires applicants to meet the following requirement in order to qualify:

*Four years of experience performing contract administration: selection, review, and maintain. Recent and verifiable professional experience in the following areas of contract administration: contractor solicitation and selection; contract development and production; review and processing of approvals; and contract maintenance.

1. Do you meet the minimum qualifications and special condition for this classification?

2. Based on your education, indicate the selection that best matches your HIGHEST educational attainment. Please do not include education in progress.

3. Which of the following best describes your major course work that you completed from an accredited college or university?

4. Please identify all areas in which you have/had professional-level analytical experience.  Select all that apply even if it appears redundant or repetitive.  (2000 hours = 1 year)

5. Considering your response(s) to #4 above, please quantify your professional-level analytical experience. NOTE: If in one year, you performed two or more of the above professional-level analytical experience options, this counts as one year. 

** For the experience indicated in the previous question, please provide the following information (Note: the information you provide must be consistent with the information listed on your application): 

• Name of the organization(s) where the experience was obtained
• Job Title(s) at the time the task was performed
• Dates the experience was obtained (e.g. MM/YYYY – MM/YYYY)
• Average number of hours worked per week you performed the task
• Name and contact information of a supervisor or manager who can verify the experience 

 If you do not have any qualifying experience as described above, please enter “N/A” below. 

6. Please identify all areas in which you have/had professional-level analytical experience. Select all that apply even if it appears redundant or repetitive. 

7. Considering your response(s) to #6 above, please quantify your professional-level analytical experience. NOTE: If in one year, you performed two or more of the above professional-level analytical experience options, this counts as one year.

** For the experience indicated in the previous question, please provide the following information (Note: the information you provide must be consistent with the information listed on your application): 

• Name of the organization(s) where the experience was obtained
• Job Title(s) at the time the task was performed
• Dates the experience was obtained (e.g. MM/YYYY – MM/YYYY)
• Average number of hours worked per week you performed the task
• Name and contact information of a supervisor or manager who can verify the experience

If you do not have any qualifying experience as described above, please enter “N/A” below”.

8. Please identify all areas in which you have/had professional-level analytical experience performing contract administration. Select all that apply. 

9. Considering your response(s) to #8 above, please quantify your professional-level analytical experience performing contract administration.

** For the experience indicated in the previous question, please provide the following information (Note: the information you provide must be consistent with the information listed on your application): 

• Name of the organization(s) where the experience was obtained
• Job Title(s) at the time the task was performed
• Dates the experience was obtained (e.g. MM/YYYY – MM/YYYY)
• Average number of hours worked per week you performed the task
• Name and contact information of a supervisor or manager who can verify the experience

 If you do not have any qualifying experience as described above, please enter “N/A” below”.