Fund Development and Grant Specialist
Oakland, CA - USA
Job Summary
THE POSITION:
Under direction plans writes develops coordinates and directs activities in fund development and grant management; provides analytical and technical assistance in the strategic planning and implementation of activities to financially build and sustain programs and services; and performs other related duties as assigned.
THE VACANCIES:
We are currently recruiting to establish a countywide eligible list that will be used by any County department or agency needing to fill a vacancy in this classification. There are immediate vacancies in theAlameda County HealthandProbation Department.
- Public and private funding sources.
- Principles and practices of fund development and grant management.
- National state and local data sources to support the preparation of grant applications.
- Federal and foundation grant research databases.
- Principles and techniques of grant writing administrative and budgetary analysis.
- General marketing techniques.
- General practices and principles of public administration.
- Health Social and Public services and resources.
- Computer applications related to work.
- Disparities in health outcomes for vulnerable populations including socio-economic and environmental factors that affect health equity.
- The Ten Essential Public Health Services.
- Research analyze and make recommendations.
- Facilitate and model effective written and oral communication when preparing grant applications and/or proposals.
- Write grants.
- Make formal presentations to a variety of groups.
- Manage multiple and changing priorities.
- Work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams community resources and organizations.
- Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
- Establish and maintain cooperative work relationships with departments/agencies and the community.
- Incorporate agency and department core values and ethical standards of practice.
- Exercise independent judgment within the scope of authority and practice.
- Demonstrate flexibility within the position.
- Employ problem-solving techniques.
- Exercise interpersonal sensitivity political astuteness and group interaction skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
- A review of applicants applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- A review of the supplemental questionnaire to determine best qualified. Those candidates considered the best qualified will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.
We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position in which case the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process please visit the What You Need to Know section of our website.
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency.
Table listing of examination components and their tentatively scheduled dates:
| TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN: | |
Deadline for Filing: | 5:00:00 PM Friday October 16 2026 |
Review of Minimum Qualifications: | Friday October 23 2026 |
| Review of Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified: | Week of November 9 2026 |
Virtual Civil Service Pre-Recorded Oral Examination: | Week of November 30 2026 |
| Notification of Results: | Week of December 28 2026 |
| TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN: | |
| Departmental Hiring Interviews: | TBD |
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures please visit our website .
The County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many employee discount fitness and health screening programs focused on overall wellbeing. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
- Medical HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance Critical Illness Long-Term Care Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 12 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Management Paid Leave**
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness Incentive Based Programs Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks cell phone etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1stUnited Credit Union
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
**Employees in management-designated classifications may be entitled to management paid leave. Refer to the applicable MOU or Salary Ordinance for more information.
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @ @ and as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the My applications button on the Current Job Openings page.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box and are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at.You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the bulletin for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Tracy Gonzalez Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services County of Alameda
Email:
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Disaster Service Worker
All Alameda 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 report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Alameda County has a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit competence performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy and gender identity) national origin political affiliation sexual orientation marital status disability genetic information age membership in an employee organization retaliation parental status military service or other non-merit factors protected under federal state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace environment.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Just east of San Francisco Bay lies Alameda county. The county, which is governed by a five-member board of supervisors, includes the major cities of Hayward, Oakland, San Leandro, and Livermore. Fifty county departments handle services like behavioral health care, emergency medical, ... View more