Policy Director

Introduction

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. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the
possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last
Day for Filing.� Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental
Questionnaire will result in disqualification.
Applications
and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted online.

DESCRIPTION
ABOUT ALAMEDA COUNTY
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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.
THE POSITION
The Policy Director is responsible for coordinating agency-wide policies,
legislative activities, supporting operating departments' strategic planning
efforts, leading the development and implementation of complex departmental
initiatives and programs, and directing and coordinating the activities of a
unit;�and
performing related duties as required.
The Policy Director will support the design of service delivery systems
and monitor the Agency's overall response to regulatory and legislative changes
and conduct best practice reviews and policy analyses. The Policy Director will
act as a liaison with State and Federal officials, as well as work in
collaboration with the Finance Department and other major programs and units.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications
required for the position, ideal candidates will embody the following crucial
attributes:
The ideal candidate for this position will have a demonstrated track
record of success as:
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Someone who has the ability to establish, balance and adjust priorities
with a focus on completing agency goals.
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Someone capable of identifying opportunities and building strategic and
collaborative work relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of business
goals.
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Someone who is an effective communicator, orally and in writing, who
clearly conveys information and ideas and interacts with others by relating
well to people from varied backgrounds and in different situations; and who
exemplifies understanding, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness.
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Someone who possesses a positive can-do attitude and keenness to pursue
opportunities, who can show a dynamic approach, responding with an appropriate
pace and energy to situations.�
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Someone who technically and professionally takes personal satisfaction
and pride coordinating agency-wide policy, legislative activities and actively
participates in operating departments' strategic planning efforts.
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Someone resourceful and highly skilled in analysis who is capable of
seeking or collecting and synthesizing information from a variety of clients
and sources in an objective, unbiased manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or
judgment.
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Someone who can effectively manage one's own and others time and
resources to ensure work is completed efficiently.
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Someone with strong strategic decision making and problem-solving skills
who can identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities; who uses
effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate
solutions; and who solves problems by taking action that is consistent with
available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
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For a complete
listing of all essential responsibilities and core competency requirements,
please see the comprehensive job description at:�Policy Director Job Description.
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VACANCIES
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The current vacancies are within the�Social Services Agency,�and�Alameda County
Health. However, the eligible list resulting from this recruitment
may be used by any department needing to fill a vacancy.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Welfare, Planning, Public Administration, Public Policy, Health Care Administration or a closely related field.

And

Experience:

The equivalent of four years of increasingly responsible, full-time, paid administrative experience in the evaluation of or planning for the delivery of health care or social services in a health care or social services agency, social planning, or community organization. (Note: The combination of training and experience must clearly demonstrate possession of the required knowledge and abilities.)

License: A valid California Motor Vehicle license is required.

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:

• Research, analytical and data collection
  techniques.
• Principles and practices of project management.
• Principles and practices of business and public
  administration.
• Principles and practices of management,
  supervision, and training.
• Budget administration.
• Program performance budgeting, strategic
  budgeting and benchmarking.

Ability to:

• Review and analyze a variety of technical review
  comments on projects and recommends appropriate action.
• Manage project activities and the activities of
  multi-disciplinary teams.
• Establish, balance and adjust priorities.
• Establish and maintain effective working
  relationships.
• Promote a customer-oriented approach toward
  meeting the needs of the County.
• Prepare and present clear and concise oral and
  written communications.
• Prepare a variety of narrative documents,
  including policy statements, management reports and correspondence.
• Speak effectively before small and large groups.
• Facilitate small and large groups.
• Establish standards and evaluate performance.
• Establish and maintain effective working
  relationships with federal, state, local government, other County personnel and
  the public.
• Resolve operational and procedural problems and
  conflicts.
• Respond effectively to a variety of changing
  situations.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

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;

A review of candidates' applications and Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process;

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,�https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov/.

RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLAN

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.
TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN:

�Deadline for Filing:
�5:00 PM, Friday, July 5, 2024

�Review of Minimum Qualifications:
�July, 15, 2024

�Screening for Best Qualified:
�July 29, 2024

�Civil Service Oral Interview:
�August 19, 2024
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:
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�Departmental Hiring Interviews (Alameda County Health and Social Services Agency)
�week of September 2, 2024
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT &
SELECTION PLAN�
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Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department
will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to
accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions
in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA),
Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County's Reasonable
Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes.�
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To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical
condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process,
please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job
announcement�before the last date of�filing. Alameda County requires
applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for
reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation,
applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and
applicable statutes.��
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For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation
procedures, please visit our website:��https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov/.

BENEFITS

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
1st 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.

Conclusion

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied
will be sent/delivered via email. Please add�@jobaps.com,
acgov.org�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.
Please take the steps recommended above to insure 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�https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov/.��You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst
listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Ione Bell, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
Ione.bell@acgov.org
https://hrs.alamedacountyca.gov/
(510) 272-6456
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.