Assistant Director of Grants (Supervisory Program Analyst III) at City of Detroit, MI

About the Department

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The Office of the Chief Financial Officer - Office of Development and Grants division is accepting applications for an Assistant Director of Grants (Supervisory Program Analyst III) position. 
 

Position Summary

The Supervisory Program Analyst III will be assigned to supervise a subordinate staff of professionals and paraprofessionals who analyze and advise on the effectiveness and feasibility of government programs and operations relating to development, policy or grant projects.
 
The Supervisory Program Analyst is accountable to agency management for the quantity and quality of the work done, and for assuring efficient and economical work operations. Supervisory functions include a range of duties and responsibilities for planning, organizing and reviewing work, administering human resource matters, and dealing effectively with employees and union representatives about employee-management concerns.

Position Duties

• Supervise a subordinate staff of professionals and paraprofessionals who perform program management work.
• Plan, assign and review work to be accomplished by subordinates; set priorities and prepare schedules for completion of work.
• Assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and the requirements of the assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Evaluate performance of subordinates.
• Give advice, counsel, or instructions to individual employees on both work and administrative matters; explain and gain the support of employees for management policies and goals.
• Interview candidates for positions in work unit and make recommendations for promotion, or reassignment involving such positions.
• Solve problems related to the work supervised.
• Recommend minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands.
• Identify developmental and training needs of employees and provide or make provision for such development and training.
• Investigates major discrepancies in records or reports; uses expert experience and knowledge to identify problems and remedy solutions.

• Provide advice to office leadership on program and production goals, priorities, major work schedules, and cost or fiscal budget analysis as it relates to position control.

Minimum Qualifications

Education
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with major course of work in business administration, public administration, public policy, economics, finance, accounting, urban studies, information technology, or a closely related field.

Experience
Minimum of four (4) years of experience in leading teams, projects or other assignments that illustrates supervisory capabilities, professional experience involving the systematic review, analysis, interpretation, or other financial data.

Preferred Experience
Previous experience with Federal Grants and Project Management

Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be substituted to meet the education and experience requirements of this position.

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications of the highest level of the occupation or occupations supervised and/or managed, Supervisors and Managers must have the following qualifications:

Class II Supervisors
Supervisor I – no work experience as a Supervisor is required, however, the applicant should have experience in leading teams, projects or other assignments that illustrates supervisory capabilities.
Supervisor II – at least one year of supervisory experience of Class II occupations

Class III Supervisors
Supervisor III – no work experience as a Supervisor is required; however, the applicant should have experience in leading teams, projects or other assignments that illustrates supervisory capabilities to supervise Class III occupations.
Supervisor IV – at least one year of supervisory experience of Class III occupations

Other Qualifications

Evaluation Plan

• Interview: 70%
• Evaluation of Training, Experience & Personal Qualifications: 30%
• Total of Interview and Evaluation T.E.P: 100%

• Veteran Points: 0 – 15 points
• Detroit Residency Credit:   15 points