Budget Program Manager

Job Description and Duties

This position supports CDPH’s mission and strategic plan by performing critical and sensitive analytical and consultative work for the Financial Management Division (FMD), Infectious Disease, Emergency Response, Environmental Health (ID, ER, & EH) Unit. The Staff Services Manager (SSM) I is responsible on a day-to-day basis for the oversight of a team of Budget analysts on the preparation and maintenance of each division’s budget, analysis of budget change proposals, issue memos, legislation, and any other proposals, in addition to communicating with the Department of Finance and the Legislative Office on budgetary matters involving their assigned divisions. The incumbent oversees their direct reports and analyzes and verifies their complex analytical work. The SSM I consults and coordinates with CDPH program and Financial Management Division staff and makes recommendations to CDPH executive management.

The incumbent works under the direction of the Staff Services Manager (SSM) II of the ID, ER, & EH Unit.

In July 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025. This program temporarily reduces employees’ monthly base pay in exchange for paid leave credits. This position is subject to PLP 2025 and will have a monthly base pay reduction of 3% in exchange for 5 hours of leave credits through June 2027. The salary ranges shown on this job posting do not reflect the salary reduction.

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Working Conditions

Telework Information:

This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework permitted is at the discretion of the Department and is subject to change, consistent with CDPH’s Telework Program. All employees who telework are required to be California residents in accordance with Government Code 14200. Candidates who reside outside of the state of California may be interviewed; however, the selected candidate must have a primary residency in the state of California prior to appointment (and continue to maintain California residency) as a condition of employment. Failure to meet this requirement may result in the job offer being rescinded.

Travel may be required for this position. Reimbursement for travel takes into consideration an employee’s designated headquarters, as reflected in the duty statement, and is subject to regulations and bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the designated headquarters office will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.

The headquarters office location for this position is identified in the attached duty statement.

Special Requirements

For experience/education to qualify during the application screening process, and to ensure that minimum qualifications can be determined, applicants should include all employment history on the Employment Application (STD 678) and/or Resume, including detailed job descriptions, hours worked per week , and start/end dates (MM/DD/YYYY) . Application packages without this information will experience delayed processing times and your eligibility for this position may be impacted.

A completed State application (STD. 678) and any other relevant documents (e.g., unofficial transcript, copy of degree, resume, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareers Account. Please reference Job Control # 499794 and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please remove any confidential information (i.e., social security number, date of birth) from your documents prior to submission.

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareers Account at Submitting an electronic application through your CalCareers account is strongly recommended since electronic applications will be received/processed faster than other methods of filing. Please submit only one application.

If you are unable to submit your application electronically through your CalCareers account, please email [email protected] for assistance and a CDPH Human Resources Division staff member will contact you to assist with the online application process or, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method as explained in the How to Apply section below. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Experience with supervising, motivating, and leading a team to success.
• Strong communication Skills – Have both orally and written ability to present information and express ideas in a clear, confident, and convincing manner, and to receive, attend to, interpret, and respond in ways that are appropriate to listeners and situations.
• Knowledge and experience of budget development and the State Budget Cycle
• Strong organizational skills, ability to set priorities, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines within challenging time constraints
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite software

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) Instructions

The Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted along with the State Application. Please add your full name, the classification title, and the Job Control # as a header. The prompts below should be numbered and precede your responses, which should be no longer than 2 pages and utilize 11 point Century Gothic font. Responses that do not follow these instructions may be disqualified.

1. Describe your budget experience as it relates to the State budget process.
2. Describe in detail your experience managing a team and how you handle competing priorities as a supervisor.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
• Other - Please see Supplemental Questionnaire instructions below at end of posting . Any applications received that do not provide a written response to the SQ may be rejected .