Administrative Coordinator

Provide administrative support to the Streets and Storm water Departments and assist management and office staff.

* Establishes departmental standards for administrative functions and implements improvements to systems and procedures. Maintains administrative workflow by studying processes, implementing cost reductions, and developing reporting procedures. Plans, organizes, assigns, and supervises activities of office and administrative support staff. Resolves administrative problems by analyzing information and identifying and communicating solutions. Guides employee actions by researching, developing, writing, and updating administrative policies, procedures, methods, and guidelines, and communicating developments to management.

* Prepares the annual budget for the Street and Stormwater Department Manager. Manages expenditures of Street and Stormwater Department funds in accordance with budget appropriations as approved by the City Council. Performs financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking; analyzes financial data; analyzes past results; performs variance analysis; identifies trends; and makes recommendations for improvements. Pays vendors, maintains departments and office supply budgets, and oversees other expenses necessary to the day-to-day administrative operations.

Inventories and orders office supplies, ensuring they are organized and secure.

* Creates and revises systems and procedures by analyzing operating practices, analyzing the utilization of computer systems and software, and implementing changes. Prepares department reports, planning documents, applications, media releases, web content, and presentations. Serves as department web content manager, responsible for drafting and posting program and project content to the City's website.

* Researches and prepares various correspondence, presentations to internal and external audiences, brochures, handouts, and educational materials. Responds to a variety of inquiries, complaints, correspondence, and messages from the public, other agencies, City staff, and elected officials. Creates Council Communications.

* Maintains rapport with customers, managers, and employees. Answers technical questions and provides information to the public, employees, vendors, and internal departments.

* Direct administrative productivity in accordance with management directives. Accomplishes department and organization mission by completing related tasks and projects as needed. Completes administrative projects by identifying and implementing new technology and resources, redesigning systems, and recommending re-deployment of designated resources. Maintains continuity of work operations by documenting and communicating needed actions to management, discovering irregularities, and determining continuing needs.

* Coordinates with the Organizational Development Department for hiring, payroll, and personnel activities. Oversees employee selection, initial orientation, and payroll processes for multiple departments. Maintains confidential personnel files. Through assigned staff, maintains and processes payroll records and performance evaluation to guide the development of employees, and provides a record of performance, maintains organizational charts, job descriptions, and procedure documentation.

* Serves as Records Management Officer; updates, maintains, purges, and archives files, records, and other documents in compliance with the City's records retention schedule. Maintains confidential records for the Departments and determines the appropriate release of records and information. This may include the Department's personnel records and information specific to the Department. Prepares agendas and takes notes at meetings and archives proceedings.

* Inputs, manages, and utilizes inspection and other data and communications using the City Works database and Geographic Information System (GIS). Accurately maintains data in the work order management system to track various records related to employees, work assignments, and projects. Uses computer software City Works and Microsoft Office Suite to track work requests, work assignments, and work projects; makes suggestions regarding related software upgrades/purchases.

OTHER

JOB FUNCTIONS:

* Assist the Department Manager with special projects, such as process improvements and budget development. Delegate tasks and ensure that they are completed in accordance with existing policies and procedures.

* Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, attending professional development courses, and attending training and/or courses as directed.

* Performs other duties and functions as assigned, required, or directed, or which are necessary, readily apparent, or related to other duties and responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

* Planning, organizing, problem-solving, and decision-making, including flexibility and adaptability. Project research analysis, planning, coordination,…