9775 - Sr. Fiscal Officer (Sr Community Dev Spec 2)
PBT-9775-086653 Qualifying - Minimum Qualifications
Instructions: The purpose of these MQ questions is to obtain specific information regarding your education and experience in relation to the position for which you are applying. Your responses below will not be scored. However, it is essential that you provide complete information in identifying and describing your education and experience. Please note: Your responses below must be consistent with the information you provide in the employment history section of the application form. You may be asked to provide verification of your qualifying education and experience at any point in the recruitment and selection processes. You must also completely fill out the Application/ Employment History with all relevant experience. Your education and experience must be described in detail on the official application in order to be considered.
Candidates must possess the minimum experience/education requirements by the final filing deadline in order to move forward in this process. Please read each answer choice carefully before selecting the answer that best matches your experience level. Do NOT paste your resume into the spaces below.
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Please indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for education for this position.
Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
Verifiable administrative/professional experience involving community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice substituting for the educational requirement of a baccalaureate degree described above on a year-for-year basis.
I do not possess any of the above education.
2
Please indicate the amount of administrative/professional experience you have in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice, or the education that substitutes for the required experience.
Four (4) years administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice.
Three (3) years administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice, AND possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the following fields: public or business administration, urban planning, government, social work, education, finance or criminal justice.
Two (2) years administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice, AND possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in public policy, planning, social work, public administration, finance, education, criminal justice, or business administration.
Two (2) years administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice, AND possession of a Ph.D. or Juris Doctor degree from an accredited college or university.
I do not possess the required experience.
3
Please indicate whether your experience includes two (2) years recent and verifiable experience working with children (pre-natal to five yrs old) and their families in a volunteer or paid capacity.
I possess two (2) years recent and verifiable experience working with children (pre-natal to five yrs old) and their families in a volunteer or paid capacity.
I do not possess the required experience.
SECTION II - Supplemental Questionnaire:
Supplemental Questionnaire
PBT-9775-086653
Sr. Fiscal Officer (Sr. Community Dev Spec 2)
THIS SECTION WILL BE SCORED
SQ INSTRUCTIONS:
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 9775 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. Providing an external weblink, writing ‘see resume', 'see application', 'details upon request', or ’N/A’ is NOT a sufficient response). Please do not paste your resume as a response.
The SQ may be presented to an expert review panel for an assessment and will be used as part of the examination process to determine candidates' score and rank on the eligible list.
This SQ will account for 100% of the total weight of the candidates’ final score. Insufficient or non-responsive answers and/or answer that are plagiarized or have falsified information may result in disqualification from the recruitment process.
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. Please read each question carefully.
Please note: all relevant experience, education and/or training must be included in the spaces provided in order to be reviewed in the rating process. Panel members involved in the rating process will not have access to your application and resume, so it is important that your answers are comprehensive. Assume your raters do not know what you do. Please provide your best or highest examples of work. Use good grammar, and avoid using jargon.
Responses should be sufficiently detailed to assist in evaluating your qualifications for this position. 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.
4
Describe a time when you came across questionable fiscal management practices. How did you handle the situation?
5
Describe some recent projects you were involved in to improve your financial management efficiency/effectiveness. What did you do?
6
Describe your experience in the public sector in grant and fiscal management, with a focus on experience with written communication to define strategies and programs, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, make presentations or conducting trainings.
7
Describe your knowledge of commissions accounting.
8
What is your experience assessing, planning and/or allocating team and financial resources? How have you worked with resource constraints on programs or initiatives doing such assessing, planning or allocating?
9
Describe a time you communicated in a variety of ways and through a variety of mediums?
CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify that I am the author of this Supplemental Questionnaire and that all information is true and based on my education, training, skills, and experience. I understand that any false or incorrect statement may result in my disqualification of the selection process for the 9775 Sr. Fiscal Officer (Sr. Community Dev Spec 2) examination and/or dismissal from employment with the City and County of San Francisco. I also understand and agree that any information provided is subject to verification.
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