In the role of Principal Administrative Analyst, you will lead and perform challenging and complex projects that span areas such as budgeting, financial analysis, economic analysis, data analysis, legislative and administrative policy, and contract administration. Your responsibilities include evaluating policy, financial, program, and organizational issues, and presenting findings and recommendations to senior management. You will also oversee key aspects of departmental operations, including budget development, grants management, and contract administration. This role involves conducting substantive, detailed, and consequential analytical work that significantly impacts the department, agency, or program in multiple areas, including budget development, financial and economic analysis, capital projects and grants management, development of complex contracting systems, administrative/management systems, legislation and regulation impact analysis, and program evaluation and planning. As the principal-level professional in this series, your work will be pivotal in shaping our organization's operations and decision-making processes.
The current City policy requires on-site work with some flexibility for telecommute schedules.
See below for examples of the range of duties by subject matter:
Policy and Administrative Analysis: Involves evaluating and making policy recommendations on a variety of complex, sensitive, and highly visible administrative, organizational, policy, program, budget, fiscal, and other issues within the department. This role includes conferring with senior management, supervising and training staff, and coordinating complex financial and operational activities.
Data and Research Analysis: This area entails directing and conducting complex and comprehensive surveys, studies, and research processes to analyze data and information from multiple sources. It also involves researching and evaluating data from various sources, developing evaluative processes, creating spreadsheets, documenting findings, and formulating recommendations.
Legislative and Regulatory Compliance: This specialization involves analyzing and evaluating the effect of highly complex and sensitive legislation, regulations, law, court decisions, and memoranda of understanding on the department. It includes advising management, presenting formal reports with compliance and mitigation recommendations, and acting as a legislative liaison to other departments.
Program Evaluation and Management: This area focuses on evaluating existing and proposed programs, developing performance measures, and recommending policies, procedures, and work processes for new programs. It includes coordinating the implementation and ongoing evaluation of new programs.
Financial and Economic Analysis: This specialization encompasses financial, fiscal, and economic analyses to evaluate the fiscal/financial condition of a department or program. It involves forecasting, revenue/expense projections, cost/benefit analysis, and financial reporting.
Budget Development and Management: This specialty involves advising management in budget development, administration, monitoring, and reporting. It includes conducting revenue/expense, trend, and statistical analyses, preparing budget narratives, and negotiating budget proposals.
Capital Projects and Grants Management: This area involves managing complex, multiple-source capital projects and grants, ensuring compliance with funding and legal requirements, and monitoring grant budgets.
Contractual Agreement Management: This specialization encompasses the development, processing, and administration of highly-complex contractual agreements with multiple funding sources. It includes competitive solicitation, negotiation, and contract compliance monitoring.
Please note that incumbents in this classification may be required to perform the full range of duties as listed in the class specification.
