Budget Manager – Honolulu, O`ahu Full Time

Recruitment No. 23-146TY, Budget Manager, EM-05 ($8,825 to $11,031 monthly) *, Honolulu, O`ahu. 

*The starting salary may be at a rate between the minimum and maximum salary range listed above, based on qualifications. 

Note:  First consideration will be given to applications received by July 21, 2023.

This position is responsible for managing the Judiciary’s budget; capital improvement program (CIP); and facility maintenance, repair, and renovation functions and activities.

Education Requirement:

Completion of all academic requirements for a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university. Excess experience of the types and quality described below may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis. 

Experience Requirements:

Specialized Experience:  Four (4) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in one or more of 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:

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.

Non-Qualifying Experience:

Experience of a simple, routine, recurring nature involving the budgeting, programming and statistical reporting of an organization of limited scope, e.g., office manager, is non-qualifying.

Staff Specialist or Supervisory Experience:

Staff Specialist or Supervisory Experience must be within the position’s designated area and must be of the type and quality described below:

A.  Staff Specialist Experience:  

One (1) year of program analysis and evaluation, planning or budgeting experience performing work of a highly complex nature requiring comprehensive knowledge in one or more of the specialty areas.  Such experience generally involves serving as a senior specialist in an assigned area requiring highly specialized technical knowledge; or serving as a team leader on a regular basis.

B.  Supervisory Experience:  

One (1) year of experience supervising others engaged in program analysis and evaluation, planning, or budget work.  Such experience must have included; (1) planning and directing the work of others; (2) assigning and reviewing the work of others; (3) advising on difficult and complex program areas; (4) scheduling and monitoring the progress of work; and (5) training and staff development.

Administrative Aptitude: Applicants for the class must demonstrate possession of administrative aptitude. Administrative aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential abilities for the performance of administrative duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments or projects which involve administrative problems (e.g., in planning, organizing, promoting, and directing a program providing staff advice and assistance); interest in management demonstrated by the performance of work assignments in a manner which clearly indicates awareness of problems and the ability to solve them; completion of educational or training courses in the areas of management accompanied by the application of principles, which were learned, to work assignments; management’s observation and evaluation of the applicant’s leadership and managerial capabilities; success in trial assignments to managerial and/or administrative tasks.

Substitutions Allowed:

Substitution of Education for Experience:

Only one of the following may be applied:

1. Satisfactory completion of all academic requirements for a Master’s degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university 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  one (1) year of Specialized Experience.

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

Any additional information may be attached to your online application, submitted by email to [email protected], or mailed to the following address: Hawai`i State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813.
   
Education:  If you are using education as a substitution for experience, you must submit a copy of your official transcripts at the time of application.  If you are selected, you will need an official transcript (not a copy) indicating the completion of the training or the awarding of the appropriate degree.

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