Job Posting

Job Posting: CEA B, Chief, Fiscal Forecasting Division

Department of Health Care Services

JC-186286

CEA B, Chief, Fiscal Forecasting Division
C. E. A.

$10,360.00 - $12,341.00 per Month

Final Filing Date: Until Filled

Job Description and Duties

The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is looking for a highly skilled, exceptionally motivated individual to lead as the Chief, Fiscal Forecasting Division (FFD). DHCS’ mission is to provide access to affordable, integrated, high-quality health care to one in three Californians, through a $100 billion/year Medi-Cal program. If you are interested in working with a team who is dedicated to preserve and improve the overall health and well-being of all Californians, this Department and job opportunity are for you.

Under the direction of the DHCS Chief Financial Officer, the Chief, FFD, plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the FFD. The Chief, FFD, is responsible for all functions of the Division, including (1) preparation of assumptions and estimates for current year and budget year for the Medi-Cal Program and Family Health, which consists of California Children’s Services, Genetically Handicapped Persons Program, and Every Woman Counts; (2) fiscal analyses of all legislative bills, regulation changes, proposed policy changes, and federal Medicaid changes potentially impacting Medi-Cal and Family Health local assistance expenditures; (3) preparation of Medicaid federal grant award requests and supplements; and (4) monitoring actual versus budgeted expenditures and advising the Chief Financial Officer and DHCS Directorate of the need for any corrective actions.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Minimum Requirements

This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.

Additional Documents

Position Details

Job Code #:

JC-186286

Position #(s):

808-810-7500-001

Working Title:

CEA B, Chief, Fiscal Forecasting Division

Classification:

C. E. A.

$10,360.00 - $12,341.00 B

# of Positions:

Work Location:

Sacramento County

Job Type:

Career Executive Assignment - Non Tenured, Full Time

Application Instructions

Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Final Filing Date: Until Filled

Who May Apply

Individuals who are eligible to be appointed to this Career Executive Assignment (CEA) by the State of California.

How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:

Address for Mailing Application Packages

You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:

Department of Health Care Services

Attn: Leslie Hill

MS 1300

P.O. Box 997411

Sacramento, CA 95899-7411

Address for Drop-Off Application Packages

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

Leslie Hill

1501 Capitol Avenue, Suite 71.1501

Sacramento, CA 95814

08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
Supplemental Application - Responses to the five supplemental items.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.

Examination Qualification Requirements

All applicants must possess the knowledge and abilities, and any other requirements, described in this announcement.

Note: Eligibility to take a CEA examination does not require current permanent status in the civil service.

General Qualifications

State civil service employees must possess essential general qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

Knowledge and Abilities

Applicants must demonstrate the ability to perform high administrative and policy – influencing functions effectively. Such overall ability requires possession of most of the following more specific knowledge and abilities:

(1) Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and development; personnel management techniques; the Department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.

(2) Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multi-disciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures, and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the Department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.

These knowledge and abilities are expected to be obtained from the following kinds of experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation and/or evaluation of program policies (experience may have been paid or volunteer; in State service, other government settings, or in a private organization):

CEA Level A - Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level B - Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level C - Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provide professional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and or professional skills that are required at this level.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Extensive technical knowledge including knowledge of statistical and fiscal forecasting techniques, and the state’s budgetary process
Working knowledge of the legislative processes, specifically those that pertain to fiscal matters impacting state operations
Ability to review legislation or highly technical regulations and provide sound analysis to determine fiscal impacts
Understanding of the governmental fund management practices and processes, especially in a multi-fund environment
Management skills necessary to lead, motivate, and develop staff
Ability to advise, consult, and work cooperatively with departmental staff as well as legislators, the federal government, and other public and private agencies
Ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) and to present logical and convincing arguments
Ability to make both planned and impromptu presentations before a group of individuals on diverse, complex, and highly sensitive issues
Working knowledge of personnel and labor relations policies and practices
Understanding of, and commitment to, the effective implementation of the state and departmental equal employment policies

Examination Information

The examination process will consist of a Supplemental Application. Applicants are required to respond to the five supplemental items. These supplemental items are designed to identify job achievement in specific areas that demonstrate the ability to successfully perform at the CEA B level. Responses to the supplemental items will be assessed based on pre-determined job-related rating criteria. In appraising the relative qualifications of candidates, consideration will be given to the extent and type of pertinent experience and education over and above that which is required under the minimum qualifications.

Each applicant for this examination must complete and submit his/her responses to all five supplemental items that follow. Supplemental responses and applications must be postmarked, personally delivered, or received via interoffice mail. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHOUT RESPONSES TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS WILL BE REJECTED.

When responding to the supplemental items, applicants must follow these guidelines:

Responses must be typewritten or generated by word processing on 8 1/2" x 11" paper, using no smaller than a 12-point font.
Responses to the five supplemental application items must be limited to a total of three pages, single-sided. Therefore, the supplemental application document must not exceed a total of three pages.
Identify each page with his/her full name.
Responses are to be complete, specific, clear, and concise.
Answer each numbered item separately, indicating the corresponding item number for each response.

SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION ITEMS

Describe your ability, including leadership techniques, for organizing and motivating groups and/or employees, directing the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff, and dealing effectively with a variety of individuals, organizations, and state agencies.
Describe your ability to gain the confidence and support of top-level administrators and advise on a wide range of fiscal forecasting and budgetary policy matters.
Describe your experience that demonstrates your ability to analyze complex fiscal issues and recommend and communicate effective courses of action.
Describe your knowledge of, and experience with, estimate and budgeting systems.
Describe your knowledge of, and experience with, the California legislative and budgetary processes, state control agencies, and other governmental entities that are necessary for effective program implementation.

If you meet the requirements stated in this announcement, you may take this competitive examination. Possession of the Examination Qualifications requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination will be compared with the performance of others who take this examination, and all successful candidates will be ranked according to their scores.

A minimum rating of 70% must be attained in the Examination to obtain list eligibility for this position. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results.

The results of this examination will only be used to fill this position. Applications will be retained for twelve months.

Hiring interviews for the Job may be conducted with the most qualified candidates.

The examining Department reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

Special Testing Arrangements

If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, answer the Reasonable Accommodations question appropriately on your Application (STD 678). You will be contacted to make specific arrangements. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this announcement.

Contact Information

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.

Human Resources Contact:
Leslie Hill
(916) 345-7235
Leslie.Hill@dhcs.ca.gov

Hiring Unit Contact:
Tiffany Davis
(916) 345-8537
Tiffany.Davis@dhcs.ca.gov

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:
EEO Officer
(916) 440-7370
Civilrights@dhcs.ca.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.