Deputy County Administrator - Exempt

Job Description:

Deputy County Administrator - Exempt

Description

The Position

Why join the Contra Costa County Administrator's Office?
The Contra Costa County Administrator’s Office is seeking one (1) talented individual with a strong work ethic and desire to improve local government and its communities. Deputy County Administrators serve as key members of a professional management team. The primary assignment for this position will be to support the administration of the County’s Measure X , a half-cent sales tax that generates approximately $120M annually to support crucial health, emergency response, safety-net, and essential county services.

The primary duties will include staffing the Measure X Community Advisory Board and Measure X Community Fiscal Oversight Committee, facilitating budget and audit related discussions, conducting financial and performance analysis and reporting, and assisting with the design and content development for a new county website to keep the public well informed about Measure X activities and impacts. This position may require you to work outside normal business hours.

The specific duties of the position may vary over time, but typically will require extensive involvement with County departments, other governmental bodies, advisory bodies, community-based organizations, and private entities. An essential characteristic of this class is to provide accurate, comprehensive, and timely information and recommendations to top level management staff, upon which final policy, budgetary, legislative, and administrative decisions are made. Positions in this class may also supervise subordinate staff.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Deep knowledge and experience in local government administration, including organization planning, budgeting, financial analysis, performance measurement, and personnel management
• Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain effective working relationships, including working directly with the Board of Supervisors, Boards and Commissions, County Management, County departments, external stakeholders, and other organizations
• Organizational skills to ensure work plan commitments and deadlines are met, and staff and resources are coordinated to deliver results
• Strong technical skills in budgeting, spreadsheet analysis, auditing, performance management, and data visualization
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

What you will typically be responsible for:

• Serving as a member of the County’s management team and providing staff support to the County Administrative Office (CAO), Board of Supervisors, and advisory groups
• Staffing the Measure X Community Advisory Board and Measure X Community Fiscal Oversight Committee, including preparing agendas, facilitating meetings, authoring records of action, managing advisory body memberships, and coordinating annual reporting
• Managing administrative, budgetary, financial, and reporting activities and programs related to Measure X revenues and allocations
• Developing and supporting the implementation of policies and procedures, and independently formulating recommendations for action; preparing narrative and/or statistical reports, including implementation strategies; making presentations to management or the public as required
• Assisting departments to develop program and project plans, goals, objectives, and performance measures
• Representing County Administration in relations with departmental officials, consultants and contractors, and others in the accomplishment of program or project objectives
• May provide supervision or lead direction to subordinates

A few reasons you might love this job:

• You will be part of the County’s executive administration team, which provides a great vantage point of the County and how local government works
• The role interfaces between policymakers, departmental leadership, community stakeholders, and the public, exercising a broad range of skills to support budgeting, impact analysis, and outreach for crucial and essential services countywide and for vulnerable populations
• You will work with and learn from interesting and engaging professionals
• You will work in a newly constructed, modern workspace

A few challenges you might face in this job:

• You will be part of a fast-paced work environment, involving time constraints and other external pressures
• You will need well-honed political and organizational savvy and a solid understanding of your role
• Facilitating hybrid meetings requires strong multi-tasking and technological skills

To read the complete job description, please visit the website, www.cccounty.us/hr .

Minimum Qualifications

License Required: Possession of a valid California motor vehicle operator’s license. Out of state valid motor vehicle operator’s license will be accepted during the application process.

Education: Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. A degree with a major in business or public administration, public policy, social or behavioral sciences or a closely related field preferred.

Experience: Five (5) years of progressively responsible full-time experience, which involved professional level managerial, fiscal, personnel, administrative or analytical work. Public sector experience preferred. At least one (1) year of which must have included lead responsibility.

Experience Substitution: Four (4) years of progressively responsible full-time professional level experience with Contra Costa County, in a managerial or administrative capacity performing administrative, budgetary, or personnel activities may substitute for the required experience. At least one (1) year of which must have included lead responsibility.

OR

Experience Substitution: Possession of a master’s degree in business or public administration, accounting or closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience. The substitution for experience cannot be applied to the lead experience requirement.

Selection Process

Application Filing: All applicants must apply on-line at www.cccounty.us/hr and submit the information as indicated on the job announcement by the final filing date.Application Evaluation: All completed applications received by the final filing date will be reviewed. Each candidate will be evaluated on the relevant education, training and/or experience as presented on the application.Interview: Following review of the applications, a select group of the most qualified candidates will be invited to an interview.

This is an exempt recruitment, which means candidates are not guaranteed an interview. Only the most qualified candidates will be invited to a hiring interview.

The Human Resources Department may change the examination steps noted above in accordance with the Personnel Management Regulations and accepted selection practices.

For recruitment specific questions, please contact Melissa Moglie at Melissa.Moglie@hrd.cccounty.us. For any technical issues, please contact the GovernmentJobs’ applicant support team for assistance at +1 855-524-5627.

CONVICTION HISTORY
After you receive a conditional job offer, you will be fingerprinted, and your fingerprints will be sent to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The resulting report of your conviction history (if any) will be used to determine whether the nature of your conviction conflicts with the specific duties and responsibilities of the job for which you have received a conditional job offer. If a conflict exists, you will be asked to present any evidence of rehabilitation that may mitigate the conflict, except when federal or state regulations bar employment in specific circumstances. Having a conviction history does not automatically preclude you from a job with Contra Costa County. If you accept a conditional job offer, the Human Resources department will contact you to schedule a fingerprinting appointment.

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Contra Costa County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
It is the policy of Contra Costa County to consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

To find more information on Benefits offered by Contra Costa County, please go to https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/1343/Employee-Benefits

Closing Date/Time: 9/24/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$136,764.48 - $192,441.48 Annually