IntroductionTHIS 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.
Applications must be submitted to the Human Resource Services Department by 11:59 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.
DESCRIPTIONABOUT ALAMEDA COUNTY 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 Under general direction, assists the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Director in leading a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office. The DEI Deputy Director will support the Director in the development and implementation of a strategic plan that will include vision and mission, core competencies, operating principles, and strategic goals aligned with Alameda County’s Vision 2026 Strategic Plan and supporting action plan.
This single position classification in the County is located in the County Administrator’s Office and reports to the DEI Director. The DEI Deputy Director will advance the County’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The DEI Deputy Director, under the direction of the Director, will be responsible for providing support to teams that implement DEI strategies and initiatives, and partner with critical stakeholders to achieve transformational change.
In addition, duties include providing internal consulting services and leadership coaching to departmental lines of business to further department-based strategies that align with county goals, mission and core values for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE We are excited to invite dynamic and passionate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) professionals to apply for our DEI Deputy Director position. Reporting to the County of Alameda’s DEI Director, this pivotal role will support transformative organizational change and make a lasting impact on the County of Alameda (County) community by providing DEI training to County employees and consultative services to County departments.
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications required for the position, ideal candidates will embody the following crucial attributes:
- Bring a robust knowledge of and lived experience in racial and social justice movements, and a fluent and dynamic understanding of the throughlines from past/present structural injustices to systemic, institutional, and interpersonal inequities.
- Embrace a true partnership with the DEI Director, the DEI Office Administrative Associate, and all other County staff and residents in a way that prioritized collaboration, cooperation, co-creation and clarity.
- Be an extraordinarily capable project manager, with the ability to balance thorough strategizing comfortably and concurrently with highly technical project organizing using Microsoft 365, Zoom, and other online video call and whiteboard software.
- Possess deep experience designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the efficacy of DEI strategic plans, policies, or practices, particularly within mission-driven institutions such as governments or nonprofit organizations.
- Love the process of engaging with equity practitioners locally and elsewhere to stay steeped in DEI change management strategies and best practices.
- Be energized by the equitable-management process of supporting the DEI Office’s Administrative Associate in continually developing into a more capable equity practitioner every day.
- Possess a deep understanding of general government and governmental agency functions and processes, especially in Alameda County, the Bay Area, or California.
- Express, engage, and educate in trauma-informed, emotionally intelligent ways that were informed by intersectionality; built trust and credibility; and remained tactful and held confidences and anonymity-as appropriate-even in emotionally charged situations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSEducation :
Possession of a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major in either business administration, social welfare, human resources administration, public administration, psychology, or a field closely related to the position.
AND
Experience :
The equivalent of two (2) or more years of professional human resources or related diversity, equity, and inclusion experience working at a division manager level or higher in a public or private setting.
Substitution :
Six (6) additional years of professional human resources or related diversity, equity, and inclusion experience working in a division manager level or higher in a public or private setting will substitute for the bachelor’s degree requirement.
NOTE : The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSNOTE : The level and scope of the following knowledge and abilities are related to duties listed under the “Example of Duties” section of this specification.
Knowledge of :
- Creating culturally competent training programs that develop skills and competencies of employees at all levels of the organization.
- Researching, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating training for diversity, equity, and inclusion classes/programs.
- Supervisorial principles, practices, and guidelines.
- Organizational DEI concepts and best practices, change management, the design, development, and implementation of DEI strategic plans.
- Understanding County culture and ability to work well within the structure.
- Development of Results Based Accountability metrics for measuring the effectiveness of DEI initiatives.
- Excellent writing, public speaking, facilitation, organizational and analytical skills.
- Proficient use of computers, office automation, and other department-specific computer applications and technology.
- Presentation, group facilitation, communication, and consulting skills.
- Project management, including experience managing multiple, concurrent projects.
Ability to :
- Demonstrate high emotional quotient and build and maintain trust, credibility, and engagement across a broad and diverse constituency.
- Successfully prepare accurate, thorough, and well-organized detailed information.
- Takes initiative to ensure timely compliance with deadlines and the resolution of pending matters.
- Maintains tact, discretion, and confidentiality.
EXAMINATION COMPONENTSTHE 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 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,
www.acgov.org/hrs RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION PLANApplicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.The following dates aretentativeand subject to change based on the needs of the Agency.
TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT PLAN: Deadline for Filing: 5:00 PM Friday June 28, 2024 Review of Minimum Qualifications: July, 1, 2024 Screening for Best Qualified: July 12, 2024 Civil Service Oral Interview: July 25, 2024
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN: Departmental Hiring Interviews TBD
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN
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.
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 announcementbefore the last date offiling. 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.
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website:www.acgov.org/hrs
BENEFITSAlameda 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
- 1 st 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.
ConclusionAll notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Notices will be sent from
Noreply@jobaps.com. Please add @jobaps.com 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 and clicking on the link 'last notice sent' for the respective recruitment.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure 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
www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Sam Gee, HR Division Manager Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
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@acgov.org 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.
Closing Date/Time: 6/28/2024 11:59:00 PM
