City of Tucson

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BUDGET & RESEARCH (#0898)

$34.81-$60.34 Hourly / $72,404.80-$125,507.20 Yearly
Salary Grade: 819

General Description

Assists the Director in planning, organizing, and coordinating all programs, functions and activities of the Budget and Research Department to fulfill the budgeting requirements of the City. 

Assists the Director by providing leadership on an organization-wide and community basis to ensure that public services are provided in alignment with the City's strategic objectives. 

This includes evaluating personnel and program performance, preparing and administering the Department budget.

Essential Functions

Assists the director in planning, implementing, directing and managing of all functions and resources of the department to achieve the strategic objectives of the department and the City in an efficient and effective manner.  

Acts in the director's absence by attending meetings, making decisions, and providing department leadership.  

Assists the director with implementing the department vision and assists in leading the department for maximum employee productivity and morale through hiring, disciplining, evaluating employee performance, investigating and resolving grievances and other human resources actions.  

Develops and administers the department budget with staff assistance.  

Implements and evaluates staff department policies, projects and programs.  

Analyzes organization and community needs, analyzes trends, reviews statistics and opportunities and communicates information to the director.  

Develops strategic partnerships and contacts with community representatives, external agencies, and other organizations to develop a sense of relevant issues facing our community and to respond as a representative of the City.  

Champions the values of the organization through example and accountabilities.  

Ensures that department operations conform with local, state and federal governmental regulations, worker safety and other applicable rules and requirements.  

Facilitates solutions to complex problems facing the department.  

Maintains professional knowledge through such means as attending seminars, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional organizations.  

Assists the Director in planning, organizing and directing multiple functions of the Budget and Research Department.   Conducts and supervises special research and developmental projects as assigned by the Director.  

Coordinates management research findings with budget activities to insure findings are used in the preparation and review of the budget.  

Participates with the Director in determining tentative departmental budget allowances for recommendation to the City Manager.  

Assists in directing the preparation of comprehensive information for the City Manager and Mayor and Council.  

Develops, implements and manages the City's annual operating budget and five year capital improvement program by advising others, making decisions and addressing issues.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education Level & Type: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Experience Qualifications: At least 7 years in government budgeting and management research, of which 5 years must have been in a supervisory capacity.

"Supervisory" is defined as having supervised at least one (1) full-time employee.

Pre-employment Medical Testing Requirements

None

Other Information

FLSA Status: Exempt

Occupational Group Code: 07

Occupational Group Description: Accounting and Fiscal

EEO Job Category Code: A

EEO Job Category Description: Officials and Administrators

Organizational Level: Deputy/Assistant Director

NCCI: 8810

Bargaining Unit: No Representation

Driving Requirements

The following information pertains to driving requirements for this classification with the City of Tucson. Under "Driving Level" None, Secondary or Primary, refers to the driving responsibility as it relates to the essential functions of the classification. License Type, is just that, the type of Arizona Driving License required for the classification. If the position requires a Commercial Drivers License (CDL), the endorsements will be listed under "Endorsements." Under Safety Sensitive a "Yes" means employees with this classification are subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. License Type A,B,C,D,or M may require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage. Exceptions to classification driving requirement's may exist based on position.

Driving Level: Incidental

License Type: Valid and Unrestricted Class D - Driver

CDL Endorsements: None

Safety Sensitive: No

Job Description Disclaimer

This description is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty. They are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position.
CLASS: 0898; EST: 8/10/2016 12:00:00 PM; REV: 8/10/2016 12:00:00 PM;