Review Vacancy
TitleBudget Fellow, Ref. #16-52 DOB
Occupational CategoryNo Preference
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $43814 to $51905 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: $43,814- A Bachelor’s degree. Advances to Budget Fellow II after one (1) year of satisfactory service.
• Budget Fellow II: $47,977– 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 public administration. Advances to Budget Fellow III after one year of satisfactory service.
• Budget Fellow III: $51,905– 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 public administration; or, a Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of professional work experience including one (1) year of public administration. Eligible for annual salary increases based on performance.
The successful candidate must have good interpersonal skills, be self-motivated and be proficient in all aspects of budget analysis and presentation.
Duties Description The incumbent will be part of a three-person team in the Mental Hygiene Unit responsible for a complex array of issues, including:
• Development, negotiation and execution of the $625 million budget for the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), with a major focus on the State’s growing opiate and heroin abuse epidemic.
• Day-to-day budget oversight for OASAS operations, which includes 12 regionally-based Addiction Treatment Centers, 750 State employees and nearly 1,000 provider agencies that deliver services on behalf of the State.
• Implementation of OASAS’ transition to Residential Redesign, which includes a broad-based continuum ranging from detox services to community re-integration.
Assignments will include developing and overseeing the budget for an extensive system of OASAS-sponsored community-based treatment programs that serve over 245,000 individuals with substance use disorders and/or gambling problems each year. Funding includes a complex array of Medicaid, State-aid and private insurance.
Additional Comments To be considered for a current or future position with the Budget Division, please complete the Online Employment Application at https://www.budget.ny.gov/resume/.
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