CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY CAREER EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENT EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT CANCELLED

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DEPARTMENT:	CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY	RELEASE DATE:	Monday, April 22, 2013
POSITION TITLE:	Agency Information Officer	FINAL FILING DATE:	Until Filled
CEA LEVEL:	CEA B	EXTENDED FINAL FILING DATE:
SALARY RANGE:	$ 8,594.00 - $ 9,476.00 / Month	BULLETIN ID:	04192013_1

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Under the general direction of the Undersecretary of the Transportation Agency and in consultation with the State Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Agency Information Officer (AIO) is responsible for overseeing the technology functions of the Agency and its departments. The AIO has oversight responsibility for coordinating the activities of information technology (IT) offices throughout the Agency, its constituent departments, and interface partners. The AIO formulates, analyzes, revises, interprets, and evaluates business operations, operational programs, and IT resources for the Agency and its constituents.

This position will become effective July 1, 2013, under the Transportation Agency.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Either I
Must be a current State civil service employee with permanent civil service status, as defined in Government Code Section 18546.

Or II
Must be a current or former employee of the Legislature, who resigned or was released from service within the last 12 months, and with two or more consecutive years of service as defined in Government Code Section 18990.

Or III
Must be a current or former nonelected exempt employee of the Executive Branch of government who resigned or was released from service within the last 12 months, and with two or more consecutive years of service (excluding those positions for which the salaries are set by statute) as defined by Government Code Section 18992.

Or IV
Must be a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in Government Code Section 18991.

(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; and 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 multidisciplinary 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; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.

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.

Ability to formulate and analyze high-level policy issues, interpret and articulate policy options, and advise the California Technology Agency on courses of action consistent with other departments throughout the State.

Ability to formulate, analyze, revise, interpret, and evaluate business processes, operational programs, and transmit program policy.

Ability to serve as a communication link on program policy matters.

Ability to coordinate interdepartmental activities on critical policy issues.

Ability to advise the Agency Secretary, State CIO, and Departmental CIOs on significant policy regarding business processes, operational programs, and IT resources.

Ability to plan, develop, organize, and manage IT resources; review departmental IT planning documents; and make recommendations where interdepartmental or cross-jurisdictional issues have arisen.

Ability to comment on the impact upon IT resources of proposed legislation, regulations, or policies.

Ability to provide high level expertise in developing legislative proposals, policies and new programs in the areas of IT.

Ability to participate in the development and evaluation of proposed legislation to assess the impact of IT upon business process and operational programs.

Ability to evaluate findings and recommendations of studies about the effectiveness of IT.

Ability to attend meetings and negotiations on program and IT issues with State legislative and executive branch staff, local government officials, and provider and constituency organizations.

Ability to review periodic business process reports, operations program reports, legislative reports, controlled correspondence, and proposed regulations having significant impact; identify problems, recommend changes and approve reports and proposals; consult with legislative and executive staff on the implementation of proposed or pending legislation, IT resources, and other policy actions.

Ability to negotiate with high level executive staff from the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst, and legislative staff members, on IT resources relating to assigned departments.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION
A minimum rating of 70% must be attained to obtain list eligibility. Hiring interviews may be conducted with the most qualified candidates. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results. The result of this examination will be used only to fill the position of Agency Information Officer, with the CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY. Applications will be retained for twelve months.

The results of this examination will be used only to fill this position.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Interested applicants must submit:

• A completed Standard State Application (Form 678).
• A "Statement of Qualifications". The Statement is a narrative discussion of how the candidate's education, training, experience, and skills meet the minimum and desirable qualifications and qualify them for the position. The Statement of Qualifications serves as a documentation of each candidate's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing and should be typed and no more than two pages in length.
• Resumes do not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications.

Applications must be submitted by the final filing date to:

CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY, c/o California Highway Patrol, Examination Services
P. O. Box 942898, Sacramento, CA 94298-0001
Connie Apodaca | (916) 843-3820 | capodaca@chp.ca.gov

SPECIAL TESTING
If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, mark the appropriate box in Part 2 of the "Examination Application." You will be contacted to make specific arrangements.

GENERAL INFORMATION
If you meet the requirements stated in this bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described on this bulletin will be compared with the performance of others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

The CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY 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.

General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

Class specs:  CEA and Exempt Appointees