Deputy Director, Community Development Agency (Agricultural, Weights, and Measures)

County of Alameda • Hayward, CA

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About The Position

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. SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE: A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in 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 Deputy Director, Community Development Agency is responsible for the operations of a functional department in the Community Development Agency; acts as the Director, Community Development Agency in his/her absence when assigned; and performs related assignments as required. For more detailed information about the classification, please click on the following link: Deputy Director, Community Development Agency .

Requirements

• EITHER I : Experience : The equivalent of two years of full-time experience as Assistant Deputy Director, Community Development Agency 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 Experience : The equivalent of six years of full-time increasingly responsible professional experience in community development or agriculture regulatory work that included at least three years of responsible supervisory and administrative experience.
• A Master's degree from an accredited college or university in city, regional, or urban planning in architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, economics, public or environmental health, health care, agriculture, wildlife management, biology, or social science based on a two-year curriculum may be substituted for two years of the non-supervisory experience.
• OR A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in city, regional, or urban planning in architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, economics, public or environmental health, health care, agriculture, wildlife management, biology, or social science, based on a one-year curriculum may be substituted for the equivalent of one year of the non-supervisory experience.
• Licenses : Must possess a valid California Motor Vehicle Operator's license.
• The Deputy Director, Community Development Agency for the Agriculture/Weights and Measures Department requires a valid Agricultural Commissioners' License AND a valid Sealer of Weights and Measures License issued by the State of California.
• Special Requirement : Must be willing to participate in evening meetings.
• Knowledge of : Principles of organization, administration, personnel management and training.
• Principles, methods, and procedures of urban planning, contemporary community development, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, agriculture, biology, pest prevention, economics, environmental or public health, health care or social services.
• Physical, social, economic and legal implications involved in city and regional planning, lead poisoning prevention, agriculture, weights and measures, housing and community development, including the development of urban and suburban environments, safe housing and aesthetic needs.
• Public administration, personnel management and staff development as they apply to the operation and administration of a department in a community development agency.
• Laws and regulations related to land use, wildlife management, housing and community development, plant quarantines, pesticide use, pest prevention, consumer protection, and laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, and the Federal Domestic plant quarantine proclamations.
• Pertinent State, municipal and county housing, real estate and enforcement laws.
• Principles of budget development and analysis.
• Public relations.
• Inspection and testing techniques used in the weights and measures enforcement field.
• Legal processes and considerations involved in prosecuting violations of weights and measures cases.
• Research methods, including statistics.
• Relocation planning, environmental, case management and lead remediation techniques.
• Program development.
• Federal and State reporting requirements.
• Ability to : Plan, organize, and administer the work of a functional department within a community development agency.
• Interpret and apply zoning and other code-enforcement regulations and planning concepts to unusual or difficult land use problems.
• Interpret and apply public health and lead poisoning policy regulations to health providers and community groups.
• Solve problems.
• Analyze and review staff reports and recommendations on community development projects.
• Work effectively with commission boards, medical providers, community-based organizations and private organizations concerning matters of real property uses, related planning functions and lead poisoning issues.
• Coordinate independent community development and environmental and public health studies of a difficult and complex nature.
• Conduct public hearings.
• Interpret, apply and enforce Federal, State and County regulations, codes and laws for administering programs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operations of a functional department in the Community Development Agency
• Acts as the Director, Community Development Agency in his/her absence when assigned
• Performs related assignments as required

Benefits

• 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, Long-Term Care, 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 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 summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change. Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three (3) days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to eight (8) days of management paid leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees