MANAGER 1 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Career Family: MANAGER
Manager 1 Information Systems is one of New Jersey's state civil service classifications.
The stated bar is a bachelor's degree, but candidates can swap in added experience for the diploma. Its salary schedule (frozen at an older rate) lists $71,879 to $100,638, though managerial and exempt titles like this are usually paid individually rather than on the step schedule.
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How to apply for this title →Pay ladder: Manager series
- Manager 1 Insurance — $79,246 – $110,957
- Manager 2 Insurance — $79,246 – $110,957
- Manager 4, Waste Management — $110,276 – $162,870
- Manager 3 Fiscal Resources — $132,938 – $190,429
Its top salary lands around the 46th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position. CHARACTERISTIC KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: COMMON TO ALL LEVELS Knowledge of principles and techniques of supervision. Knowledge of techniques of interpersonal relations. Knowledge of employee motivational theories such as reinforcement, incentives, satisfiers, or job enrichment. Knowledge of employee performance evaluation procedures. Knowledge of basic interviewing techniques. Knowledge of disciplinary procedures. Knowledge of principles of organizational development. Knowledge of training principles and techniques. Knowledge of methods of human resources planning. Knowledge of fundamentals of public speaking. Knowledge of principles of report writing. Knowledge of administrative principles and practices. Knowledge of program development techniques. Knowledge of program evaluation techniques. Knowledge of workflow control and reporting techniques. Knowledge of administrative planning and scheduling techniques such as network analysis, PERT, or Gantt charts. Knowledge of principles and techniques of resource allocation Knowledge of budgeting methods and principles. Knowledge of system development life cycle. Knowledge of automated management information processing systems. Knowledge of computer terminology involving mainframes. Knowledge of information requirements involving systems analysis. Knowledge of information processing logical design. Knowledge of methods for conducting feasibility analysis. Knowledge of disaster or data recovery techniques. Knowledge of batch system design. Ability to establish goals and set priorities. Ability to schedule and organize work activities for others. Ability to coordinate work activities which impact on other organizational units. Ability to interact with various people who are in differing situations. Ability to write information in an organized format. Ability to identify problems in the administration or coordination of programs, plans, or projects. Ability to resolve problems in the administration or coordination of programs, plans, or projects. Ability to comprehend, interpret, and evaluate relevant information from various types of source materials. Ability to synthesize facts to reach logical conclusions. Ability to make appropriate inferences and deductions based on various types of source materials. Ability to apply laws, rules, or regulations to given situations. Ability to read and interpret laws, rules, and regulations. Ability to develop work productivity forecasts and projections. Ability to follow flow charts. Ability to determine the effectiveness of information processing systems. Ability to identify problems involving system design. FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING JOB CATEGORIES, please refer to the Job Specification Information Sheet available at the New Jersey Department of Personnel or your agency's personnel office. Level 1 /M-32 (NL) CAH 8/22/1996 Level 1 /M-33 (N4) Level 1 /&-33 (N4) Level 1 /&-32 (NL) Level 2 /M-34 (NL) Level 2 /M-35 (N4) Level 3 /M-36 (N4) This job specification is applicable to the following title code(s) which are different work week or work month and/or variants of the job class title: Job Spec Code State, Local or Common Class of Service Work Week State Class Code Local Class Code Salary Range
Note
Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Level 1 Nine (9) years of professional experience in work involving the development of application software and systems analysis and design in a multiplatform environment, two (2) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and five (5) years of the above mentioned professional experience, two (2) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. Level 2 Ten (10) years of professional experience in work involving the development of application software and systems analysis and design in a multiplatform environment, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, one (1) year of which involved supervising second line supervisors or middle managers. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and six (6) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, one (1) year of which involved supervising second line supervisors or middle managers. Level 3 Eleven (11) years of professional experience in work involving the administration of information processing, telecommunications management, computer operations, and system development in a multiplatform environme, four (4)ears of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, two (2) years of which involved supervising middle and upper managemet. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and seven (7) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, four (4) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, two (2) years of which involved supervising middle and upper management. "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions. S C NL 32 N/A M32 - S C N4 32 N/A M33 - S C NL 32 N/A - S C N4 32 N/A - This job specification is for government use only. Salary range is only applicable to state government. Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions. 8/22/1996