Senior Deputy County Administrator - Exempt
Senior Deputy County Administrator - Exempt
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15-04-2025
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$ 147161 - 228295
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
15-04-2025
Job Description
The Position
**Board of Supervisors has approved a 5 wage increase effective July 1 2025 for this position.**Why join the Contra Costa County Administrators OfficeThe County Administrators Office is actively seeking a qualified local government administrator to join their professional team in the role of Senior Deputy County Administrator Exempt. This position has recently become vacant following an internal transfer to a different assignment. Recruitment is underway at both the Deputy and Senior Deputy County AdministratorExempt levels to attract a wide pool of qualified candidates. As a leader in this role youll have the opportunity to contribute your energy and problemsolving skills to enhance the organizations effectiveness in serving the residents of Contra Costa County.
We are looking for someone who:- Possesses a solid background in policy and operations of California county government including budget and legislative analysis.
- Possesses strong interpersonal skills and can be successful at building and maintaining strong working relationships including with elected officials and department heads throughout the organization.
- Exercises political astuteness and understands the necessity to navigate sensitive issues in a manner that is straightforward and diplomatic.
- Possesses oral and written communication skills which can be used to present complex information to the Board of Supervisors various Boards committees and commissions and members of the public in a meaningful way.
- Supervising the analysis and development of department operating budgets in functional areas such as general government health and human services and public protection on behalf of the County Administrator.
- Evaluating program mandates of assigned departments including staffing organizational structure and facilities needs during the annual budget process and throughout the year.
- Reviewing and developing performance measures and operating indicators to support the evaluation of program design and effectiveness in concert with assigned departments.
- Reviewing agenda items for Boards of Supervisors meetings including contract approval requests position adjustment requests and policy items for discussion by the Board along with any related budgetary or labor relations impacts.
- Attending Board of Supervisors meetings as needed as well as meetings of other boards commissions groups and County officials regarding budget legislation and policy matters to furnish advice and information to the County Administrators Office executive management team.
- You will have the opportunity to experience working within a complex urban County providing a full range of health social service and public safety services with an organizational budget of over $7 billion.
- You will help shape public policies and operations for a broad range of essential services that support the countys communities and improve the lives of people
- You will have the option of a flexible work schedule and up to two remote workdays per week.
- You will have a level of autonomy in operating your respective area of responsibility.
- You will be entering County service during a time of significant organizational change in core departments bringing a significant amount of opportunity for modernization.
- You will work in a fastpaced environment involving time constraints and other external pressures.
- You will be in a role that is considered a working manager and are expected to complete tasks with little clerical support.
- You will need wellhoned political and organizational savvy and a solid understanding of your role in the organization.
- Budget Development: Understanding public sector budget development including how it relates to department operations and services provided to residents.
- Legislative Analysis: Researching interpreting drafting and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
- Governmental Structure: Understanding the structure responsibilities and practices of federal state and local governments including rulemaking processes and related timing
- Delivering Results:Meeting organizational goals and expectations and making decisions that produce highquality results by applying technical knowledge analyzing problems and calculating risks.
- Adaptability: Responding positively to change and modifying approaches as the situation requires.
- Professional Integrity & Ethics:Displaying honesty adherence to principles and personal accountability.
- Communication: The ability to actively listen and receive communication and interpret information being provided from the perspective of the communicator and engage in productive dialogue with internal and external stakeholders.
- Building & Maintaining Relationships: Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships.
- Influencing: Affecting or changing others positions and opinions with factual information.
- Consensus Building: Engaging others for input contribution and shared responsibility for outcomes.
- Coaching & Developing Others: Supporting others in stretching and expanding their capabilities.
- Valuing Diversity:Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace.
- Political & Organizational Savvy: Working skillfully with policies procedures and protocols across organizational levels and boundaries.
- Strategic Thinking & Perspective: Evaluating immediate actions in context of achieving long range objectives.
About County Administrators Office
The County Administrators 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 Countys 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 Administrators Office is composed of five specific divisions:
General Administration.Executes Board direction provides executivelevel guidance and serves as the administrative hub for all programs within the County Administrators 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 Countys 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 Administrators 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 AllCounty Criminal Justice Information Network (ACCJIN).
Labor Relations.Administers the Countys 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 Countys 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.
The County Administrators Office mission is to:- Work with the Board of Supervisors Department Heads and other federal state and local government agencies to provide the highest level of servicesto the residents of Contra Costa County
- Increase intergovernmental cooperation and public access to government
- Assist Department Heads in implementingBoard of Supervisors policy direction and vision into coordinated operating plans
- Preserve the fiscal integrity of the County
Our agency is devoted to serving the citizens of Contra Costa County. Come join us in making a difference!To read the complete job description please visit the website eligible list established from this recruitment may remain in effect for six 6 months.Minimum Qualifications
License Required:Possession of a valid California motor vehicle operators license. Out of state valid motor vehicle operators license will be accepted during the application process.
Education:Possession of a bachelors 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 fulltime 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 fulltime 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 masters 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.Selection Process
- Application Filing: All applicants must apply online at 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 Angelica Tran at For any technical issues please contact the GovernmentJobs applicant support team for assistance at.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 Workerrelated 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.
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