Recruitment #22-0306-01
Date Opened | 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 9/27/2023 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $37.02 - $54.64/hour; $77,001.60 - $113,651.20/year |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
|
HR Analyst | Ione Bell |
Department | County Wide Recruitment |
Work Location |
Oakland
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READ THIS ENTIRE BULLETIN FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REAPPLY FOR THIS RECRUITMENT.
THIS IS A REOPENING OF A CONTINUOUS EXAMINATION. If you have previously applied or started an application for Program/Financial Specialist, Examination #22-0306-01, please read this entire bulletin. There are specific instructions on how to reapply for this position.
The scores and
dispositions of candidates for this examination will be merged with previous
exam participants. If you have previously submitted an application and choose
to reapply, your new score/disposition will replace your current disposition.
Supplemental Questionnaire: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification. Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
Applications and
Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted online.
PLEASE
CONTACT THE EXAMINATION ANALYST, IONE.BELL AT IONE.BELL@ACGOV.ORG TO HAVE YOUR
PREVIOUS APPLICATION RELEASED BACK TO YOU.
*If you
have previously applied or started an application for the Program/Financial Specialist, Exam #22-0306-01, to reapply for this recruitment, please
contact the examination analyst, Ione Bell, at Ione.Bell@acgov.org to have your previous application released back to
you. The scores and dispositions of candidates for this examination will be
merged with previous exam participants. If you previously submitted an
application and choose to reapply, your new score/disposition will replace your
current disposition. If you do not wish to change your score/disposition, you
are not required to reapply to this examination. Candidates who received
a qualifying score cannot participate in the examination within six (6) months
of their disposition notice. Applicants who did not qualify may reapply sixty
(60) days from their disposition notice. Candidates who did not successfully
pass any of the exam components (i.e., oral exam), may reapply sixty (60) days
from the exam date.*
THE COUNTY
Alameda County, located on the east side of San Francisco Bay, is California's seventh-largest county. The County employs 9,080 full-time employees and operates on an annual budget of $2.39 billion. Oakland, the County seat, is California's eighth largest city. One and a half million people call Alameda County home and live in a variety of incorporated cities, unincorporated communities and rural areas. As a major urban county, Alameda provides a full range of services to its citizens. The County is a blend of culturally and ethnically diverse communities, and its mixture of cosmopolitan and suburban areas provides the perfect environment for families and their active lifestyles. The County offers extensive cultural resources, countless recreational opportunities and an array of fine public and private colleges and universities.
THE POSITION
Under direction, to provide program planning, technical assistance, review and evaluation functions to direct client service delivery programs where such services are provided by community-based organizations (CBO's), contract service providers and/or County staff; to provide professional financial and administrative services to the unit to which assigned; to act as County liaison with service providers and ensure that program regulations and procedures are followed; and to do related work as required.
For a full description of the duties, please see the job description HERE.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in the following:
• Self- directed problem solving with the ability to provide program planning, program monitoring, policy and procedure development, technical assistance, grant and financial assistance with a high standard for quality.
• Developing and maintaining effective work relationships with program managers, community based organizations, contract service providers and internal staff, for the purpose of consulting and providing technical guidance on various programs, grants, funding sources and also obtain needed information.
• Utilizing economic, financial, market and industry data to understand and drive programs, policies and procedures.
• Communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing, with program managers, community based organizations, contract service providers and staff.
•Identifying and understanding complex problems and concepts, applying logical thinking and quantitative methods to gathering and analyzing information, making decisions and exercising good judgment based upon available data.
• Consistently maintaining effectiveness even when experiencing changes in work responsibilities, priorities and deadlines and takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; champions program/practice changes instituted by upper management as well as a willingness to identify issues and address them proactively and collaboratively.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to independently prioritize tasks and work on multiple projects simultaneously, while providing status updates on projects upon request.
• Savvy use of information systems with the ability to create and monitor financial reports and spreadsheets.
• Delivering clear and concise presentations and training sessions suited to the diverse audiences in a variety of contexts.
• Interpreting and applying complex regulations in the administration of programs.
THE VACANCIES
This general recruitment will establish a general eligible list which will be used to fill general vacant positions throughout Alameda County. The current vacant positions are located in the Health Care Services Agency and the Social Services Agency, however, the eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies in other county departments/agencies.
Education:
The equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university
180 quarter units or 120 semester units) with major coursework in business or
public administration, a social science or a field related to the program area
to which assigned.
(Additional experience as outlined below may be substituted for the education
on a year-for-year basis.)
AND
Experience:
The equivalent to three years of full-time, professional-level or supervisory
work in the direct delivery of services to clients or the oversight of such
services in the program area to which assigned, one year of which must have
included program planning and evaluation, or in program administration, grants
management or similar financial services.
(Possession of a Master’s degree in business, public administration, social
science or a related field to the program area to which assigned from an
accredited college or university, may be substituted for two years of the
required experience.)
Licenses:
Specified positions may require possession of a valid California driver's
license.
Specified positions may also require licensure or certification in the
programmatic area to which assigned.
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
Ability to:
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF the following steps:
.
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, www.acgov.org/hrs.
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:
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:
Deadline for filing |
5:00pm, Wednesday,
September 27, 2023 |
Review of Minimum Qualification |
Completed by October 11,
2023 |
Best qualified review removed in the first examination
administration. |
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Oral Interview Exam** |
week of November 27, 2023 |
Healthcare Services Agency Tentative Departmental
Interview |
Week of November 27,
2023 |
Selective plan changes/updated 10/4/2023 (imb)
**The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN
Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs/divisions/ps/application.htm
Alameda 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 different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
For your Financial Future
For your Work/Life Balance
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.
All notices related to County
recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email.
Notices will be sent from Noreply@jobaps.com. Please add @jobaps.com and Noreply@jobaps.com 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 and clicking on the link 'last notice sent' for
the respective recruitment.
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 NoReply@jobaps.com are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you
have questions, please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact
the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment
for which you have applied.
Ione Bell, HR Analyst
Human Resource Services, County
of Alameda
(510) 272-6456 or email Ione.Bell@acgov.org
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.