Review Vacancy
TitleRef #21-58 - Budget Fellow - State Operations Team - EDU
Occupational CategoryNo Preference
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $49835 to $59038 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Budget Fellow must possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. Starting salaries depend upon level of education and type of work experience, and annual salary increases are dependent on satisfactory performance:
• Budget Fellow I: $49,835. A Bachelor’s degree. Advances to Budget Fellow II after one (1) year of satisfactory service.
• Budget Fellow II: $54,570. A Master’s degree in public administration, economics, business administration, public policy, public affairs or a closely related administrative or managerial field; or, a Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of professional work experience including one (1) year in a directly-related policy area or one (1) year in public administration. Advances to Budget Fellow III after one year of satisfactory service.
• Budget Fellow III: $59,038. A Doctoral degree as specified for a Budget Fellow II; or a Master’s degree as specified for Budget Fellow II and one (1) year of professional budgeting experience within a governmental jurisdiction; or, a Master’s degree in any field and two (2) years of professional work experience including one (1) year in a directly-related policy area or in public administration; or, a Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of professional work experience including one (1) year in a directly-related policy area or in public administration. Eligible for annual salary increases based on performance.
Qualifications/Skills:
The successful candidate must have strong analytical, written, and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal skills; the ability to handle multiple competing assignments; demonstrate an attention to detail; and be able to work well both independently and within a team environment.
Duties Description The Education and Arts Unit is recruiting a candidate to be part of the team responsible for analyzing, developing, and administering the budgets for the State Education Department (SED), the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), and the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC).
Responsibilities of the Budget Fellow on the State Operations Team would include, but are not limited to:
• Analyzing and developing policy and fiscal recommendations related to State support for the arts, financial aid programs for students at both public and private colleges, capital projects funding programs for SED and NYSCA, and all other education programs outside of pre-kindergarten through grade twelve;
• Overseeing the implementation of Enacted Budget initiatives and programs;
• Assisting in the development and review of a variety of budget-related products;
• Evaluating, analyzing, and preparing formal recommendations on proposed legislation;
• Tracking and projecting revenues, disbursements, and staffing levels against expenditure and personnel plans; and
• Monitoring program spending activities, ensuring that the State’s Financial Plan objectives are achieved, and updating the State’s Financial Plan.
This assignment provides broad exposure to complex and high-profile State, federal and local issues related to arts and education funding and policy. The successful candidate will interact and work closely with other Division and State agency staff.
Additional Comments To be considered for positions with the Budget Division, please complete the Online Employment Application at https://www.budget.ny.gov/resume/ and select “Higher Education” in the Professional Interests section. Applications are held in the Division’s resume database for six months, after which candidates may reapply to be considered for future opportunities.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address personnel@budget.ny.gov
Address
Street NYS Division of the Budget
State Capitol
Notes on ApplyingTo be considered for positions with the Budget Division, please complete the Online Employment Application at https://www.budget.ny.gov/resume/ and select “Higher Education” in the Professional Interests section. Applications are held in the Division’s resume database for six months, after which candidates may reapply to be considered for future opportunities.