Administrative Services Division Manager/emergency Appointments Homelessness

Administrative Services Division Manager/Emergency Appointments Homelessness

The Department of Mental Health is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Administrative Services Division Manager vacancies related to the homelessness crisis. Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Administrative Services Division Manager.

This position directs a division, composed of multiple sections, responsible for providing professional administrative services, which directly impact major departmental programs and administrative operations; ensures departmental compliance with local, County, State and federal laws and regulations associated with the administrative functions under their direction.

Essential duties include managing division operations, managing division staff, advising and consulting with management, ensuring compliance of departmental programs and processes, preparing and/or directing the preparation of, and reviewing, a variety of highly sensitive and/or confidential documents, formulating and developing budget recommendations for the division, representing the department, identifying emerging issues and concerns, and ensuring records are appropriately retained, maintained, and purged.

Minimum requirements include either five years of experience managing, through subordinate supervisors, a section of administrative professionals primarily at the level of a journey analyst or higher, or five years of experience directly supervising a unit of administrative professionals primarily at the level of a senior analyst or higher, within one or more of the following administrative fields: human resources, budget, finance, contracts or other closely-related administrative field. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two years of the required experience.

Required competencies include achieving results, operational acumen, building partnerships, fundamental competencies, and technical credibility.