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Program Budget Analyst IV - Honolulu, Oahu

Recruitment Number 21-212JCK

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Conducts program analysis and evaluation, budget analysis and recommends funding levels for programs in the Judiciary; conducts system studies; performs budget analysis work which regularly encompasses complex problems; assists in the formulation and execution of the Judiciary's budget; and performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Education Requirement: Completion of all academic requirements for a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Excess experience of the type and quality described below, or any administrative, professional, or other responsible work which required a high level of analytical skills may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Specialized Experience: Two and one-half (2½) years of responsible professional experience which involved as a primary emphasis the performance of technical analytical work in the evaluation of operating programs to determine their effectiveness in achieving desired objectives.

Technical analytical experience for the purpose of these classes includes the following areas of concentration:

A.  Program Analysis and Evaluation: Program analysis and evaluation is the systematic organization of information in useful ways to assist in making better informed decisions by examining the probable costs and consequences of alternative courses of action. The experience must demonstrate familiarity with such analytical methods and techniques as sampling, probabilities, linear programming, break-even, cost-benefit, and Monte Carlo methods. Work experience of this type is usually gained through employment in the following types of organizations:

1) Program or budget evaluation office of a major governmental unit.
2) Operations research department of a large industrial corporation.
3)  Organized research unit in universities.
4)  Private analytical organizations and firms.

B.  Program Planning: Program planning is that process by which an organization decides upon its objectives, selects the methods to attain these objectives, and subsequently measures the degree to which its objectives have been achieved. The experience must have involved direct participation in such activities as the review, analysis, and evaluation of program plans and budget requirements; preparation and recommendations in regard to program goals, policies, and priorities; development of fiscal policies and financial plans; and development, establishment and application of work measurement devices and techniques and standards for the evaluation of program performance.

C.  Program Budgeting: Program budgeting is that process by which organizations allocate funds to attain objectives. Qualifying experience and activities must have involved direct participation in the preparation and review of budgets and program plans for major programs. This includes appraisals and comparisons of various program activities in terms of their contribution to overall program goals and objectives; analysis of how and to what degree existing levels of resources such as manpower, equipment, materials, and funds are meeting program goals and objectives; how variations in increments of resources would impact upon program goals and objectives; and revision of objectives, programs, and budgets in light of changing conditions and experience.

Applicants for Program Budget Analyst IV must have had Specialized Experience in all three (3) areas of concentration.

Experience in each area of concentration must be for a minimum of six (6) months to be creditable. 

Substitutions Allowed: 

1) Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements for a Master's degree which demonstrated the knowledge, skill and ability in the application of operations research, program analysis and evaluation methods and techniques in business or public administration or closely related field may be substituted for six (6) months of Specialized Experience.

2) Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements for a Ph.D. degree as described above may be substituted for one and one-half (1½) years of Specialized Experience.