Budget Officer

The is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as the Judiciary Budget Officer and Chief of the AO's Budget Division responsible for coordinating the formulation of the Federal Judiciary's annual budget request to Congress and the development and execution of annual spending plans for the Judiciary. The budgetary responsibility encompasses $10 billion in . The Budget Division apportions funds, allocates resources, monitors spending, and produces special analyses and reports on budgetary issues. The Judiciary Budget Officer directs or provides oversight for all stages of the annual budget formulation and budget execution processes for the Federal Judiciary.

The ideal candidate must have experience sufficiently broad in scope and at a major management level
in a large or complex organization; supervising employees through subordinate supervisors; experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees; directing the work of an organization; ensuring the success of major programs, initiatives, and projects; monitoring progress towards strategic organizational goals; evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; directing and supervising the work of employees; and developing organizational policy.

The duties of the Budget Officer include, but are not limited to:

1. Working as an executive member of the finance and management teams to formulate the Federal Judiciary's annual budget requests and justification, developing annual spending plans, overseeing execution, providing support of court operations in a decentralized environment, and improving financial management throughout the Judiciary.
2. Providing direct staff support to the Budget Committee of the , the Executive Committee of the JCUS (for budget execution issues), and the AO's Budget and Finance Advisory Council.
3. Preparing and presenting briefings, budget updates, and regular status reports to the Associate Director for Administrative Services and other senior judiciary officials, including judges, court unit executives, the AO Director, and senior AO staff members.
4. Presenting sensitive recommendations to the AO Director and judicial officers, obtaining compliance with judicial policies, and articulating technically complex recommendations to AO managers, court unit executives and other senior officials.
5. Providing strong customer service in budget planning and resource management services to stakeholders within the Judiciary, which include the Courts (Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy) along with the Federal Defenders and Probation/Pretrial communities.
6. Supervising a professional staff through workforce planning, recruitment, and equal employment opportunity; delegating work among subordinate employees; appraising employee performance; assessing individual capabilities and needs; and resolving issues of organizational concern.
7. Fostering professional development and growth among staff, through the implementation of strategic training programs aimed at enhancing specialized skills, acquiring necessary certification, and transitioning to new and innovative tools and techniques.
8. Preparing, issuing, and updating relevant sections of the Guide to Judiciary Policy and other publications that outline budget policies and practices.
9. Establishing and achieving both short- and long-range office goals after integrating them with broader Judiciary financial management objectives.
10. Coordinating the review and revision of financial management plans and policies to meet changing requirements.
11. Overseeing the planning, analysis, and implementation of projects involving multiple functions and organizational units to improve budgetary matters.
12. Representing the Judiciary on controversial budget issues with high-level officials of the Judiciary, other federal agencies, congressional staff, and representatives of private organizations.