Principal Administrative Analyst

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.  The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.

ABOUT ALAMEDA COUNTY

Alameda County is the seventh most populous county in California and is characterized by its rich diversity and culture as one of the most ethnically diverse regions in the Bay Area and the nation. It is home to over 1.6 million people living in 14 incorporated cities as well as in six unincorporated communities and rural areas throughout the 821 square miles of the County. The County enjoys a varied geography ranging from urban marinas to rolling open spaces to hillside lakes and streams.

ABOUT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE

The County Administrator is responsible for the implementation of policies and decisions of the Board of Supervisors. The County Administrator's Office is composed of six units that provide and oversee programs serving the entire County. These units include Intergovernmental Affairs and Civic Engagement, Budget, Finance, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, East Bay Economic Development Alliance, and Risk Management. The Alameda County Administrator's Office's Mission, Vision and Values are as follows:

- Our Mission

To enrich the lives of Alameda County residents through visionary policies and accessible, responsive, and effective services.

- Our Vision

Alameda County is recognized as one of the best counties in which to live, work and do business.

- Our Values

Integrity, honesty, respect, fiscal stewardship, commitment, accessibility, responsiveness, leadership, teamwork, diversity, environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and compassion.

To learn more about the County Administrator's Office, please visit its website at: http://www.acgov.org/cao/services.htm

THE VACANCIES

Under general direction, to plan, organize, direct and perform budget review and coordination for a group of major County departments; to coordinate, plan and carry out County activities in the major functional responsibilities of the County Administrator; to organize and direct special projects and studies of major significance; to represent the County Administrator's Office as required; and to perform related work as assigned.

Positions in this class are assigned lead responsibility for a major program, group of departments or functional area of the County Administrator, such as; Health Care and Public Assistance; General Government; Public Protection; Budget and Finance and Public Information.  On work assignments falling within their functional area of responsibility, incumbents may supervise and assign the work of other analysts or staff members.  They are assigned special studies of major importance, difficulty or complexity, and participate in the training and orientation of new analysts.  They report to the County Finance Director, Assistant County Administrator and/or County Administrator.

Principal Administrative Analysts perform a wide range of detailed and complex professional level analytical work in various program and functional areas.  Incumbents perform administrative, systems, statistical and management analysis and make recommendations on Countywide and departmental organizational, budgetary, staffing, and programmatic issues and requests.  Incumbents assist in the development, analysis and recommendation of Countywide policy and procedure.  Incumbents play a key role in the assessment and analyses of County departments' annual and mid-year budget requests/changes and make appropriate recommendations to the County Administrator.

Incumbents will also analyze, and provide recommendations on policy, administrative, organizational, fiscal and operating issues, revenue enhancement initiatives, challenges and impacts in all assignments as well as in specific program areas, but not limited to Social Services, Public Safety, Health Care, Cable Franchise Authority, Grants Administration, Community Relations, Legislative Analysis, Countywide Budget Coordination, Captial Projects Plan Development, Debt Financing, and FEMA Coordination.  Incumbents will coordinate the efforts of assigned county agencies and departments, manage special projects and represent the County Administrator's Office in interacting with the County Board of Supervisors and their staff, County departments, other agencies, Community-Based Organizations, community groups or members of the public; and do related work as required.

Principal Administrative Analysts teams are assigned work in the following areas:

Either I
Experience:

The equivalent of one year of full-time experience performing the duties of an Administrative Analyst in the Alameda County Administrator's Office in either of the following two areas or combination thereof:

I. Supervising members of a project or task force.

II. Regularly handling the most complex projects, which require unusual expertise, sensitivity of handling, and independence of judgment not normally found in most assignments.

Or

The equivalent of three years of full-time experience in the class of Administrative Analyst in Alameda County or in an equal or higher classification in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts).

Or II
Education:

Possession of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university; and the equivalent of four years of increasingly responsible full-time experience in a public or private organization performing duties such as management analyses and administrative surveys, including organizational, procedural, and fiscal studies requiring the preparation of reports with recommendations. Two years of this experience must include the direct supervision of professional level staff. (Four additional years of related experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.)

Or III

Possession of a Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Business Administration, or a closely related field; and the equivalent of two years of increasingly responsible full-time experience in a public or private organization performing duties such as management analyses and administrative surveys; including organizational, procedural, and fiscal studies requiring the preparation of reports with recommendations. These two years of experience must also include the direct supervision of professional level staff.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

CORE LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:
A Leader in Alameda County:

1. Demonstrates commitment to the County’s Mission, Credo, and Goals.
2. Is Visionary, Strategic, and Innovative, Working With Change.
3. Collaborates with other agencies and departments to meet overall countywide needs while leveraging financial and other resources.
4. Uses business acumen to build a strong organization that delivers results.
5. Uses interpersonal skills to communicate effectively.
6. Promotes personal and professional growth for self and others.
7. Provides the highest level of service delivery to diverse customers.
8. Works effectively as member and leader of diverse teams.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

NOTE: The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the "Examples of Duties" section of this specification.

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of public administration and personnel management.
• Administrative and budgetary analysis.
• Public finance and governmental accounting.
• Federal, State, and local government roles and responsibilities.
• Public Relations and public information principles and techniques.
• Organizational analysis principles and techniques.
• Financial analysis.
• Leadership and team building principles and techniques.

Ability to:

• Effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Evaluate competing alternatives and make informed recommendations.
• Analyze and problem solve.
• Provide leadership and supervision.
• Demonstrate interpersonal and cultural sensitivity.
• Be flexible.
• Plan and organize.
• Analyze the budget.
• Anticipate challenges and plan ahead to address them.
• Manage multiple and changing priorities.
• Understand and embody the County’s Core Leadership Competencies.

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

1. A review of candidates' 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;
2. A review of candidates’ applications to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process;
3. An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's 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, 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.

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

• 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, 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
• Group Auto/Home Insurance
• 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
• 1^st United Services Credit Union 

*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.

Sam Gee, HR Division Manager

Human Resource Services, County of Alameda

Samson.Gee@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.