An equal opportunity employer to all regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age or sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the state of California to achieve a drug-free state work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the state, the rules governing civil service and the special trust placed in public servants.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications as stated below may apply for this examination at any time.  Once you have taken the examination, you may not reapply for nine (9) months.  All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this examination announcement.

Final File Date: Continuous

Where to Apply:

Click on the Apply Online link at the bottom of this bulletin.

If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements please call State Personnel Board, Selection Services at 1-866-844-8671.

An open, merged eligible list will be established by the State Personnel Board for use by other State departments. The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list in order of final scores regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Competitors must then retake the Qualifications Assessment to reestablish eligibility. 

NOTE:  All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this examination announcement.

                                                                       EITHER I

One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) or Staff Services Manager II (Managerial).

OR II

One year of experience in the California state service performing analytical staff duties of a class with a level of responsibility not less than that of Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) or Staff Services Manager II (Managerial).  And

Current employment in a class with a level of responsibility not less than that of Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) or Staff Services Manager II (Managerial).

OR III

Two years of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Staff Services Manager I.

OR IV

Experience:   Five years of increasingly responsible management, personnel, fiscal, planning, program evaluation, or related analytical experience which shall have included the preparation of reports and the presentation of recommendations to management beyond the trainee level, at least two years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity. [Experience in the California state service applied toward this requirement must include two years performing the duties of a class with a level of responsibility not less than that of Staff Services Manager II (Supervisory) or Staff Services Manager II (Managerial).] (In appraising experience more weight will be given to the breadth of pertinent experience and the evidence of the candidate's ability to accept and fulfill increasing responsibilities than to the length of the experience.)  And

Education:   Equivalent to graduation from college.  (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.) 

A Staff Services Manager III for the State of California performs a wide variety of fiscal, management, and staff services functions including such areas as personnel, budget, management analysis, administrative services , program evaluation and planning, policy analysis and formulation. Staff in these positions are typically subject-matter generalists who have demonstrated possession of strong analytical skills, supervisory and/or managerial abilities, and personal qualifications to succeed in a broad range of fiscal, management, staff services, and related settings. Staff Services Manager III's are responsible for the effective resolution of a broad range of governmental, supervisory, and/or managerial problems. They conduct and/or review analytical studies and surveys; formulate procedures, policies, and program alternatives; make recommendations on a broad spectrum of administrative and program-related problems; review and analyze proposed legislation and advise management on its impact or potential impact; represent the State or a given department as assigned; and do other related work.

The Staff Services Manager III has full management and supervisory responsibility in charge of a major Staff Services function.

QUALIFICATIONS ASSESSMENT-Weighted 100.00%

 The examination will consist of a Qualifications Assessment, which is the sole component of the Staff Services Manager III examination. To obtain a position on the eligible list, a minimum score of 70 % must be received. An applicant will receive his/her score upon completion of the Qualifications Assessment.

Click here to view the Qualifications Assessment questions.

To view the Final State of California Leadership Competency Model located on the HRMod homepage at http://www.dpa.ca.gov/hr-mod/main.htm, click on the link provided there

Core Leadership Competencies

Analytical Thinking
The ability to approach a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.

Change Leadership
The ability to manage, lead, and enable the process of change and transition while helping others to deal with their effects.

Customer Focus
The ability to identify and respond to current and future customer's needs; provide excellent service to internal and external customers.

Communication
The ability to listen to others and communicate in an effective manner. The ability to communicate ideas, thoughts, and facts in writing. The ability/skill to use correct grammar, spelling, and sentence and document structure, accepted document formatting, and special literary techniques to communicate a message in writing.
 
Conflict Management
The ability to prevent, to manage, and/or to resolve conflict.

Decision Making
The ability to make decisions and solve problems involving varied levels of complexity, ambiguity, and risk.

Developing Others
The ability and willingness to delegate responsibility, work with others, and coach them to develop their capabilities.

Ethics and Integrity
The degree of trustworthiness and ethical behavior of an individual with consideration for the knowledge one has of the impact and consequences when making a decision or taking action.

Fostering Diversity
The ability to promote equal and fair treatment and opportunity for all. The ability to effectively promote equal opportunity in employment and maintain a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment. The ability to demonstrate the knowledge of a manager’s responsibility for promoting equal opportunity in hiring and employee development and promotion.

Interpersonal Skills
The ability to get along and interact positively with coworkers. The degree and style of understanding and relating to others.

Personal Credibility

Demonstrating concern that one be perceived as responsible, reliable, and trustworthy.

Planning & Organizing

The ability to define tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to meet those objectives.

Team Leadership

The ability to effectively manage and guide group efforts. This includes providing the appropriate level of feedback concerning group progress.

Thoroughness

The ability to ensure that one’s own and other's work and information are complete and accurate. The ability to carefully prepare for meetings and presentations. The ability to follow-up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.

Vision and Strategic Thinking

The ability to support, promote, and ensure alignment with the organization's vision and values. The ability to understand how an organization must change in light of internal and external trends and influences.

Workforce Management

The ability to effectively recruit, select, develop, and retain competent staff; includes making appropriate assignments and managing staff performance. 

Creative Thinking

The ability to look at situations from multiple perspectives. The ability to do or create something new. The ability to create solutions to problems using novel methods and processes.

Diagnostic Information Gathering

The ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation and to draw out the information when others are reluctant to disclose it.

Empowering Others

The ability to convey confidence in employees' ability to be successful, especially at challenging new tasks; to share significant responsibility and authority; and to allow employeesfreedom to decide how they will accomplish their goals and resolve issues.

Organizational Awareness

The ability to understand the workings, structure, and culture of the organization as well as the political, social, and economic issues affecting the organization.

Professional and Personal Development

The commitment to improve one's technical and personal growth.

Resource Management

The ability to ensure the effective, efficient, and sustainable use of public service resources and assets, human and financial resources, real property,and business information.

Results Orientation

The ability to focus personal efforts on achieving results consistent with the organization's objectives.

• Employer/employee paid health and dental insurance
• Employer paid vision insurance
• Paid vacation/Sick/Annual Leave Benefits
• 12 paid holidays
• Employer paid disability insurance
• Defined Benefit Retirement Program upon vesting
• Employee paid deferred compensation program (401K and 457)
• Flexible work schedules and work hours
• Pre-tax reinbursement for medical care, child care and parking programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career development/professional advancementCareer development/professional advancement

Veterans' Preference credits will not be granted in the examination as it does not meet the requirements to qualify for Veterans' Preference credit.

Career Credits will not be added to the final score of this examination.

If you have any questions concerning this examination bulletin, please contact:

State Personnel Board
801 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
(866) 844-8671, TTY (916) 654-6336
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY0, 1-800-735-2922 (Voice)
TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

If you meet the requirements stated on this bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirement does not assure a place on the eligible list.  Your performance in the examination will be compared with the performance of the others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

The State Personnal Board reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all competitors will be notified.

General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others; and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.