Department of Human Resources

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire

1824 Principal Administrative Analyst - Budget

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

Responses to items on the MQSQ must be supported by the information provided on the application in order to receive appropriate credit. Please provide a response to each question below to the best of your ability. Please provide all information requested even if the information may appear redundant. Do not write, "See application" or “See resume.”

All experience and education referenced in this questionnaire MUST also appear in the work history and/or education sections of your application. The information provided must be consistent with the information on your application and is subject to verification.

NOTE: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application or MQSQ may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

INSTRUCTIONS: The purpose of the Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire is to assess whether the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the classification. The minimum qualifications have been identified as critical for satisfactory performance in this classification. The information provided must be consistent with the information on your application and is subject to verification. The responses on the Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire are mandatory for participation in this recruitment process.

Please indicate the selection that best matches your HIGHEST educational attainment. (DO NOT COUNT UNITS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS)

As a reminder, all qualifying education must be listed in the application in order to be considered in review of Minimum Qualifications. If you do not include the education experience you are about to describe in the "Education History" section of your application, you will not receive credit for this education. If you are copying an old application, please taken the time to update your work history section before submitting your application.

Please indicate your major area of study as it relates to your response in Question 1.

How much verifiable professional work experience do you have in one or more of the following functional areas:

• Complex Budget analysis;
• Development and administration;
• 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;
• 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.

As a reminder, all qualifying work experience must be listed in the application in order to be considered in review of Minimum Qualifications. If you do not include the work experience you are about to describe in the “Work History” section of your application, you will not receive credit for this experience. If you are copying an old application, please take the time to update your work history section before submitting your application.

PBT-1824-105098

1824 Principal Administrative Analyst - Budget 

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AS THEY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR EXAMINATION SCORE AND RANK ON THE ELIGIBILE LIST: 

The purpose of this Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) is to describe your training and experience as they relate to the knowledge, skills, and abilities linked to the essential functions of this 1824 Principal Administrative Analyst for Budget (please refer to the job announcement for a more detailed description of these knowledge, skills and abilities).

Only the information you provide in your answers to these questions will be evaluated to determine your score in the selection process for this position. No attachments or additional documents such as resumes, cover letters, or employment applications will be considered (i.e. Writing ‘see resume’ or ’N/A’ is not a sufficient response).

The SQ will be presented to an expert review panel for an assessment and will be used as the examination process to determine candidates' score and rank on the eligible list. This Supplemental Questionnaire will account for 30% of the total weight of candidates’ final scores. Insufficient or non-responsive answers and/or answers that are plagiarized or have falsified information may result in disqualification from the recruitment process.

The responses that you provide to this questionnaire should be consistent with the information on your application, and are subject to verification.

If there is a question regarding experience that you do not have, try to include examples of similar experience that would demonstrate your ability or potential to perform the specific function. It is suggested that you review the questions before starting, prepare your thorough narrative style responses in a word processing document, and then paste them into the questionnaire. Responses should be sufficiently detailed to assist in evaluating your qualifications for this position. Please limit responses to one page unless otherwise instructed.

Again, please be complete and specific in answering the questions as your score will be based on this information.

Please describe your experience developing the budget for a program in a public agency or private company.

• What was your role and what were your major responsibilities?
• What methods did you use in forecasting and monitoring expenditures and revenue? What factors and assumptions were taken into consideration?
• What resources (E.G. modeling tools or data) did you use to develop the budget?
• When developing this budget, who did you consult with and why?
• What was the outcome?
• What was your involvement with that budget after it was adopted?

List the employer(s), your position(s), and date(s) where you gained the experience indicated in the previous question. If you do not have experience, type "none."

Please describe your experience analyzing a complex programmatic issue for executive or program management.

• Please define the issue you were analyzing.
• How did you go about defining the problem, determining the methodology to use, evaluating data, and presenting your findings?
• Did you encounter any political obstacles? How did you address them?
• What recommendations did you make and what was the subsequent plan of action?
• Describe your role in the implementation of those recommendations.

List the employer(s), your position(s), and date(s) where you gained the experience indicated in the previous question. If you do not have experience, type "none."