ASST BUDGET DIR

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

ASSISTANT BUDGET DIRECTOR

Office of Budget Management

Administration

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies are possible pending budget approval)

Annual Starting Salary Range: $118,128 to $133,524

Applications for this position will be accepted beginning 5-14-25 until 11:59pm CDT on 5-28-25

The City of Chicago's Office of Budget and Management is seeking an Assistant Budget Director to assist in directing and coordinating professional staff engaged in the development, preparation, and administration of the City's annual budget, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Plans and establishes goals and objectives in compliance with OBM's central function of preparing, implementing, and managing the city's annual operating budget.

* Oversees, in partnership with department staff, the management of studies and/or program reviews to assess the effectiveness of city programs and services.

* Represents the Budget Director at meetings with city officials, governmental agencies and with operating departments, as requested.

* Prioritize division work to ensure assignments are handled in an expeditious, accurate and professional manner.

* Plans, assigns, directs and supervises the work of subordinate employees engaged in evaluating, approving, and monitoring departments' requests for personnel, commodities, equipment, travel, professional services, and capital expenditures.

* Develop work standards and oversee the implementation of new or modified policies and procedures to facilitate the annual budget process.

* Reviews and approves recommendations for funding and the disbursement of appropriations, whether from the Annual Budget Ordinance, bond proceeds, or other funding sources.

* Confers with staff of departments and agencies to explain budgetary practices, procedures and policies, and offers assistance on budgetary matters.

* Provides technical assistance to managers in operating departments involved in preparing revenue estimates and budget recommendations for inclusion in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance

* Directs staff training and development activities, including performance evaluations and performance improvement plans.

* Supervises the preparation of comprehensive operational, administrative and/or other fiscal or program reports for internal and/or external consumption.

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 121 N. Lasalle Suite #604

Chicago, IL. 60602

Days: Monday-Friday

Hours: 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.

THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CAREER SERVICE

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree or higher in Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Policy, Political Science, Finance, Economics or a directly related field, plus four (4) years of budgetary, financial analysis, legislative analysis, program evaluation or program management work experience, of which two (2) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position.

NOTE: To be considered for this position you must provide information about your educational background and/or work experience. You must include job titles, dates of employment and specific job duties. (IF you are a current City employee, Acting Up cannot be considered). If you fail to provide this information at the time you submit your application, it will be incomplete, and you will not be considered for this position. There are three ways to provide the information: 1) you may attach a resume; 2) you may paste a resume; or 3) you can complete the online resume fields.

Educational & Employment Verification:

Please be advised that if you are selected to be hired you must provide, upon request, with adequate information regarding your educational and employment history as it relates to the qualifications of the position for which you are applying. If you received your degree internationally, all international transcripts/diploma must be accompanied by a Foreign Credential Evaluation. If the City of Chicago cannot verify this information, any offer extended to you will be withdrawn and you will not be hired.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

Desired Skills:

* Previous experience with governmental departments and agencies

* Previous budgetary experience supporting human infrastructure

* Previous budgetary experience supporting social service agencies

* Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. The Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference for applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor