Department of Human Resources

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire

0931 Manager III - Planning Director

This supplemental questionnaire will be used to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications for the 0931 Manager III - Planning Director position.  Responses to items must be supported by the information provided on the application and is subject to verification.

Please be sure to include all relevant education and/or experience in the work history and education sections of the application. A resume will not substitute for this supplemental questionnaire or for a completed application.

As a reminder, all work experience, education, training, and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. If you are copying an old application, take the time to update your work history and other information before submitting this application.

Please indicate the selection that best matches your HIGHEST educational attainment.

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.  

In which of the following majors have you completed/declared your Associate degree, Baccalaureate degree, or Master’s degree or higher:

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 take the time to update your work history section before submitting your application.

How much full-time, verifiable professional experience do you have in public human services or related fields, supporting program operations in the area of planning and evaluation including the development, analysis, and dissemination of information to support leadership decisions, program operations and policy?

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.   

How much full-time, verifiable professional experience do you have supervising professional staff while working in public human services or related fields, supporting program operations in the area of planning and evaluation including the development, analysis, and dissemination of information to support leadership decisions, program operations and policy?

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.   

 SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

0931 Manager III - Planning Director

PBT-0931-109858

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

The purpose of this Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) Examination is to describe your training and experience as they relate to the knowledge, skills, and abilities linked to the essential functions of this 0931 Manager III - Planning Director position (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 Examination will account for 60% 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 supervising analysts in an operational social service environment while having to solve a problem.  

In your response, please address/include: 

• What was the environment where this experience occurred?
• What was the problem you were trying to solve?
• A description of the analysts you supervised
• What kinds of information did you work with? 
• What analytical tools were used?
• What were the challenges and opportunities? 
• What was the outcome?

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

Please describe a recent experience making complex analytical reports accessible and responsive to the needs of program staff and/or leadership. 

In your response, please address/include: 

• What was the environment where this experience occurred?
• What was the topic or purpose of the report?
• A description of the report’s end consumer
• What kinds of information did you work with?  How did you determine what type of information to use?
• What steps did you take to ensure the reports would be useful to the end consumer?
• What was the outcome?

List the employer(s), your position(s)/title(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 evaluating social service programs.  

In your response, please address/include: 

• What were the research questions? 
• What methods did you use? 
• What were your key findings, and how did you disseminate them?

List the employer(s), your position(s)/title(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 leading significant projects that involve team members across different functional areas with team members who do not report to you.  

In your response, please address/include: 

• What was the environment where this experience occurred?
• What was the purpose or goal of the project?
• How did you manage questions of diffuse authority?
• How did you reconcile different goals and adjust project implementation in the face of unexpected changes or discoveries? 
• How did you manage risk?
• What was the outcome?

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