STAFF SPECIALIST III, HIGHER EDUCATION

The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), is seeking an enthusiastic and energetic individual to fill the position of Staff Specialist III (finance Policy Analyst-Capital budget).

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6 North Liberty Street,

10th FL,

Baltimore, MD 21201

The finance policy analyst is responsible for preparing capital budget analyses and reviewing requests for State funding of capital projects. The analyst also analyzes and reports on legislative actions regarding the Governors budget, estimates the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, provides information and research for policy studies, and prepares testimony and supporting documents for the Secretary of Higher Education, and the Director.

The selected candidate will perform the following responsibilities:

Develops fiscal projections, analyzes and evaluates individual community college capital projects and makes recommendations concerning these projects.

Develops and maintains the community college capital records and prepares all routine reports for the community colleges.

Presents recommendations to a variety of groups such as the Commission, and Facilities Planners  Meetings.

Analyzes and evaluates individual capital projects for both public and private four-year colleges and universities and makes recommendations concerning these projects.

Analyzes and evaluates individual capital projects for regional higher education centers and makes recommendations concerning these projects.

Presents recommendations to a variety of groups such as the Commission, and Facilities Planners Meetings.

Supports activities regarding the legislative process by analyzing and reporting on legislative actions    regarding the Governor’s budget, estimating the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, providing information and research for legislative committee studies, attending legislative hearings, analyzing the impact of federal policies on higher education, and preparing testimony and supporting documents for the Director, and the Secretary.

Prepares responses to requests for information, surveys, and composes correspondence for the Director, and Secretary.

Staffs special projects or committees as needed.

Posses excellent communication skills.

Perform other related and administrative duties as assigned.

Education: Possession of a master's degree or at least 36 hours of equivalent post-baccalaureate course work.

Experience: Three years of administrative or teaching experience in post-secondary education programs.

Notes:

1. Possession of a doctoral degree may be substituted for two years of the required experience.

2. Two additional years of experience in post-secondary education may be substituted for the master's degree or 36 hours of equivalent post-baccalaureate course work.

DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The preferred candidate will possess current knowledge and two years of administrative experience involving  capital planning and execution.  

The successful candidate will possess two years budgeting experience. Applicants should also have experience managing projects with hard deadlines, working collaboratively as part of a team and interagency work group participation. 

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle.

Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

For education obtained outside the U.S. you will be required to provide proof of the equivalent American education by a foreign credential evaluation service.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application (and on separate pages, if necessary) to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date. 

Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

The examination will consist of a rating of all candidates’ education, training, and experience related to the requirements of this position.  Therefore it is important that applicants provide complete and accurate information related to this position.

STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS

If you have any questions about this recruitment, please call 410-767-4850.

Online application is STRONGLY PREFERRED.  Please use Internet Explorer as your internet browser.  Google Chrome may not function properly.  

If you do not have internet access you may mail your application to:  

Department of Budget and Management

Recruitment and Examination Division

301 W. Preston St.,

Room 608

Baltimore, MD 21201

RESUME REQUIRED with online application and can be uploaded as an attachment under the Resume Tab of the online application.  Please combine all documents together as ONE attachment (resume, degree, license, etc.).

The resulting certified eligible list for this recruitment may be used for similar positions in this or other State agencies.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

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