Administrative Officer
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Job Description
THE POSITION
- With supervisor approval incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.
The City Managers Office is seeking a collaborative detail oriented and hardworking individual with strong leadership and communications skills to fill an Administrative Officer position. They will be located at City Hall and report directly to the Chief of Staff to the City Manager supporting the City Managers Office and the Office of Innovation and Economic Development.Under the limited direction of the Chief of Staff this position will provide leadership of a team of five. They will coordinate manage provide training and leadership to this team and oversee all administration functions in the City Managers Office and the Office of Innovation and Economic addition to contract management and fiscal oversight and reporting they would also be responsible for quality control of City Council reports.
Under general direction an Administrative Officer plans directs and supervises centralized administrative services for a department operation; handles one or more major portions of centralized administrative services; conducts studies and makes recommendations.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This advanced journey level classification may be populated with multiple incumbents who perform human resources/personnel functions fiscal analysis resource development and management functions. The Administrative Officer is distinguished from the next lower class of Administrative Analyst in that the former supervises professional level staff who perform support services work or has the responsibility for handling major portions of centralized administrative services. The Administrative Officer is distinguished from the next higher classification of Support Services Manager in that the Support Services Manager is responsible for all administrative and regulatory processes for a departmental operation. The Administrative Officer is distinguished from the Program Specialist in that the latter has responsibility for the management and administration of large or complex programs within a department.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
General direction is provided by higher-level department or division administrative staff. Responsibilities include the direct or indirect supervision of professional technical and clerical staff. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plans coordinates supervises and participates in administrative services including personnel budget methods and procedures procurement and various office services.
- Develops amends and interprets existing policies procedures and regulations concerning administrative matters.
- Confers with department heads division chiefs members of professional staff and other officials concerning the administrative needs and requirements of departmental programs policies rules and regulations.
- Performs fiscal analysis and prepares recommendations relating to the status of various enterprise fund balance projections fiscal transactions and related financial activities pertaining to the preparation and maintenance of the departments capital and operating budgets; analyzes and prepares enterprise rate setting recommendations; conducts studies surveys and collects information on department service fee structures; analyzes findings; prepares recommendations for department management.
- Represents the department in contacts with news media business and civic organizations other City departments and various outside public and private agencies; serves as staff to City Council Committees and Commissions.
- Supervises trains and evaluates subordinate staff.
- Other related duties may also be performed; not all duties listed may necessarily be performed by each individual holding this classification.
- Plans coordinates supervises and participates in administrative services including personnel budget methods and procedures procurement and various office services.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of public administration and governmental finance budgeting and accounting; personnel administration; procurement methods.
- Principles of program management.
- Technical report writing.
- Methods of analysis.
- Principles and practices of supervision.
- Managing multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Use of computers computer applications and software.
- Effectively plan develop and implement a comprehensive program with a broad scope and high degree of complexity.
- Exercise administrative supervision and direction over professional technical and clerical staff.
- Analyze fiscal problems and make sound policy and procedural recommendations.
- Make effective presentations to public officials committees and outside agencies.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and the general public.
- Prepare technical and analytic reports.
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Experience:
Four years of professional-level analytical experience.
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Education:
A Bachelors Degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business or public administration or a closely related field.
Substitution:
A Masters degree from an accredited college or university in business or public administration or a closely related field may substitute for one year of the required experience.
An additional four years of qualifying professional-level experience may substituted for the required education.
PROOF OF EDUCATION
Should education be used to qualify for this position then proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degrees should be submitted with your application andwill be required at the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Special Selection Criteria:
Some positions in this classification may require additional knowledge and experience in the following:- Human Resources
- Auditing principles
- Basic methods of statistical analysis
- Procurement contracting or grant writing.
- Principles and practices of public administration and governmental finance budgeting and accounting; personnel administration; procurement methods.
THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Please note the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application and check your e-mailfrequently including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the applicant inbox.
1. Application:(Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete andsubmitonlinea City of Sacramento employment applicationby the final filingdeadline;Employment applications must besubmittedonline; paper applications will not be accepted.
Employment applicationswill be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
If applicants do not list current and past job-related experience in theduties area of theWork Experience section.Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).
If see resume is noted in the Work Experience section; a resume will not substitute for the informationin the Work Experience section.
Position/job titles will not be considered indeterminingeligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
Proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degrees should besubmittedonlinewith your application. Proof of educationwill beat time of appointment.
2. Supplemental Questionnaire:(Pass/Fail) In addition to the City of Sacramento employment application all applicants must complete andsubmitonline responses to the supplemental questionnaire to the City of Sacramento Employment Officeby the final filingdeadline;Responses to the supplemental questionnaire must besubmittedonline; paper questionnaire will not be accepted.
Incomplete supplemental questionnaire will not pass the review process; omitted information cannot be considered or assumed.
A resume will not substitute for the informationin the supplemental questionnaire.
Possession of the minimum qualifications is not necessarily a guarantee for further advancement in the selection process.
3. Screening Committee:(Pass/Fail) -All applications received by the final filing deadline will beforwardedto the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications asstatedon the job announcement for applications selected by the hiring department.
4. Interview Process:Human Resources willforwardapplications to the hiring department. Thosedeterminedto be the most qualified candidates will be invited toparticipatein an interview process.
5. Conditional Hire:Upon receipt of a conditional offer the selected candidate must complete and pass Live Scan/fingerprinting.If applicable candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam controlledsubstanceand/or alcohol test andpossessany required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.
QUESTIONS:
For questions concerning this job announcement and the application process:For technical support between 6 AM - 5 PM PT contact Live Application Support at .
Visit the City of Sacramento Human ResourcesDepartment website at an email to;or
Call the Human Resources Department at (916) 808-5726
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
