Senior Deputy County Administrator - Exempt

The County Administrator’s Office is actively seeking a qualified local government administrator to join their dynamic, professional team. The County Administrator’s Office serves as the principal advisor to the Board of Supervisors and coordinates the work of County departments, special districts and other agencies under the direct jurisdiction of the Board. The primary duties of the County Administrator and staff include preparation and monitoring of the County budget, review and oversight of the County’s organizational structure and analysis of policy and legislative proposals from federal, state and other local government partners, including any impacts to the County.

The County Administrator’s Office is composed of five specific divisions:

General Administration. Executes Board direction, provides executive-level guidance, and serves as the administrative hub for all programs within the County Administrator’s Office. Staff are responsible for producing and monitoring the County budget, developing financial and strategic plans, staffing the Board of Supervisors and its committee meetings, analyzing proposals, and providing recommendations to the Board of Supervisors to support alignment with Board policies and effective and efficient use of County resources. In addition, develops and manages the County’s federal and state legislative platforms to respond to state and federal actions that could impact the County. In coordination with legislative advocacy consultants and in collaboration with department staff countywide, the County Administrator’s Office tracks and monitors state and federal legislation and provides timely updates to the full Board of Supervisors and the Legislation Committee of the Board.

Law and Justice Information Systems (LJIS). Provides administration, planning, and coordination of data systems and networks that affect and support the entire County justice system, including case management systems for the District Attorney, Public Defender, and Probation Departments, the countywide Automated Warrant System, and the All-County Criminal Justice Information Network (ACCJIN).

Labor Relations. Administers the County’s employee relations program, including managing the collective bargaining process with labor unions, employee grievance processes, providing training and counseling to department managers and employees on labor relations matters such as terms of memoranda of understanding with employee bargaining units.

Office of Communications & Media (OCM). Supports countywide centralized communications under one cohesive strategy to enhance and improve information services to the community. OCM also administers franchise agreements with cable services providers and operates the County’s community access television stations (known as CCTV).

Clerk of the Board. Provides staff support to the Board of Supervisors by recording and compiling the actions of the Board taken during public meetings, maintains the official records of the Board, administers development of the weekly Board agenda materials packet, including all staff reports forwarded by County departments in compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and the Better Government Ordinance, provides staff support to the Assessment Appeals Board and maintains the roster of Board appointments to various boards, committees and commissions.

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: Six (6) 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 and one (1) year of supervisory experience of professional level staff required.
• Experience Substitution: Five (5) 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 and one (1) year of supervisory experience of professional level staff required.

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 or supervisory experience requirements.

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