Assistant Deputy Director, Community Development Agency; Promotional

Introduction

YOU MUST BE AN ALAMEDACOUNTY EMPLOYEE TO APPLY THISIS A NEWPROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.The eligiblelist resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximatelyone year but canbe extended. Qualified applicants must be currentcounty employees and havecompleted,bythe last dayfor filing, the equivalent of six months of continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service.

A regular appointment does not include provisional, TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool), or STEP-UP appointments. SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE:

A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will resultin disqualification. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.

DESCRIPTION

THE AGENCY The Alameda County Community Development Agency's mission is to enhance the quality of life of Alameda County residents and plan for the future well-being of the County's diverse communities; to balance the physical, economic and social needs of County residents through land use planning, environmental management, neighborhood improvement, and community development, and to promote and protect agriculture, the environment, economic vitality and human health.

The Community Development Agency houses the following departments:
Planning Department, Housing and Community Development, Agriculture Weights and Measures, Healthy Homes Department, and Economic and Civic Development Department. For more information about the agency, please visit:

Alameda County Community Development Agency. THE POSITION Under general direction, the Assistant Deputy Director, Community Development Agency (CDA), is responsible for the day-to-day operations of one or more divisions in a functional department of CDA, acts as Deputy Director, CDA, in his/her absence only when assigned, and performs related assignments as required. For detailed information about the classification, please visit:
Assistant Deputy Director, Community Development Agency (#2953).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EITHER I:

Experience:

The equivalent of two (2) years of full-time experience as a Senior Planner, Senior Code Enforcement Investigator, Economic and Civic Development Manager, Healthy Homes Manager, Housing and Community Development Manager, Bonds and Finance Manager, Deputy of Agricultural and Standards Services, or equivalent or higher-level classification in the Alameda County classified service. OR II:

Education:

Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. AND

Experience:

The equivalent of five (5) years of full-time increasingly responsible professional-level experience in a public agency that included at least two (2) years of responsible supervisory experience. Substitution: A master’s degree in planning; public or business administration; environmental, political, or social science; economics; marketing; environmental, social or urban studies; public health; public protection; real estate; agriculture; public policy; sociology; or a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the equivalent of two (2) years of the non-supervisory experience.

License:
Must possess a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s license. AND Possession of a valid Agricultural Commissioners' License and a valid Sealer of Weights and Measures License issued by the State of California is required for the position of Assistant Deputy Director, Community Development Agency when specialty designated for the Agriculture/ Weights and Measures Department only. Special Requirement:
Must be willing to participate in evening meetings and weekends.

NOTE:

The Civil Service Commission may modify the above minimum qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
Principles, methods, and…