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Valley Water is searching for top-tier candidates to fill this exciting opportunity. Internal candidates will get first consideration.

Overview:
NOTE: 5.0% MMBA differential will apply
 
Valley Water is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to fill the Strategic Programs Administrator position within the Office of Integrated Water Management reporting to the Assistant Chief Executive Officer. The Strategic Programs Administrator serves as a strategic right-hand to the Assistant CEO helping to develop and maintain key agency-wide processes and procedures and oversee strategic projects and special initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess a unique blend of expertise in project management, financial analysis, and policy development. The position works closely with the Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer and will regularly coordinate with the senior leadership team. This position may lead and participate in the work of staff and consultants, both internally and externally.
 
The ideal candidate will possess knowledge of public sector administration and strategic planning best practices and will be skilled in generally accepted research methodologies. They will be able to lead diverse groups, establish trust and credibility with co-workers and the public and have the ability to create and achieve "win-win" solutions to problems and conflicts. Strong written and verbal communications skills are essential in this position.

 Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee a range of complex analytical and administrative projects, identify key issues, assist in setting and establishing priorities, and propose solutions in alignment with agency goals and objectives.
• Evaluate and develop appropriate policies and procedures to address regulations, legislation, and projects that impact the strategic goals and direction of Valley Water.
• Develop, recommend, and implement strategies, policies, and procedures to protect and promote Valley Water’s interests; prepare long-range plans for operations including forecasting financial needs and preparing budgets; monitor the financial integrity of assigned programs; and identify opportunities to enhance financial strength.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and briefings to staff, management, and the Board, other agencies, local, State and Federal elected officials, and their staff, and prepare comprehensive reports for Valley Water staff, management, and the Board.
• Interact extensively with management, senior technical, legal, and policy staff and elected officials including other water agencies, business groups, regulatory, and governmental agencies, and environmental groups.

Ideal Candidate's Background Includes:
 Applicants whose experience and background best match the ideal experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education are considered ideal candidates for the position. To determine the top candidates, each applicant will be assessed based on the ideal candidate criteria as listed below.
 
 Ideal Experience:

• Six (6) years of increasingly responsible experience providing complex, analytical support to the executive or senior management level, preferably in the public sector, water industry, public utility, or related environment. 
• Strategic planning, project management, financial analysis, and policy development experience.
• Experience developing, implementing, and managing processes and procedures. 

Ideal Skills and Abilities:

• Good judgment with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and translate guidelines into action.
• Ability to identify key issues, develop policy recommendations, and advance organizational policies.
• Manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and requiring coordination and collaboration with external agencies and high-level executive managers.
• Strong and persuasive presentation skills and ability to obtain a win-win for all parties involved.
• Advanced problem-solving skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Can plan, assign, lead, review, and evaluate the work of staff.
• Ability to effectively represent Valley Water in meetings with governmental agencies, community groups, and various businesses, professional, and regulatory organizations, and in meetings with the public.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Ideal Knowledge:

• Principles and practices of public administration, project management, strategic planning, and budget development.
• Methods of developing, analyzing, implementing, and evaluating administrative policies and procedures.
• Principles and practices of public sector contract administration and management.
• Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes, and regulations.

Ideal Training and Education:

• Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration, public administration, political science, law, environmental science, engineering, economics, or a related field.

Substitution: 
 Directly related experience may be substituted for the college requirement based on one and one-half years of experience for one year of education to a maximum of four years.

The award-winning San José Public Library (SJPL) consists of more than 600 employees, a 23% bilingual workforce, and has 24 branch libraries across San José, in addition to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, which is the city's main library jointly operated through a unique partnership with San José State University. SJPL serves a diverse community of roughly one-million residents and currently has nearly 700,000 library members. It annually attracts over 6 million visitors (pre-pandemic) and circulates more than 8 million items per year.

Over the past few years, SJPL has cultivated a 21st century library experience dedicated to public service and committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the core. In addition to providing library services to the community, SJPL proudly leads two citywide initiatives - the Education and Digital Literacy Strategy and the SJ Access digital equity initiative, which has become the number one provider of free public access to Wi-Fi connectivity, tech device lending, and multi-lingual digital literacy programs and support. SJPL is led by Jill Bourne, City Librarian, who was nationally recognized in 2017 as Library Journal's "Librarian of the Year."

SJPL enriches lives by fostering lifelong learning and ensuring that every member of the community has access to a vast array of ideas and information. The library department is a place where people do great work and make a difference in our community. To see examples of SJPL's work and learn more about its impact, visit www.sjpl.org. Join us to make a difference! SJPL is recruiting a Volunteer Coordinator to administer the library's volunteer programs, organize volunteer activities, and provide support and resources to staff who work directly with volunteers on-site and virtually. The role focuses on drawing upon volunteers' knowledge and motivations to strengthen library events and services. The position will coordinate volunteer assignments and use various tools to develop, evaluate, and promote Library volunteer opportunities.

The Volunteer Coordinator is also responsible for coordinating and leading the library's volunteer recruitment and recognition efforts throughout the year, as well as overseeing the volunteer screening process, including scheduling, and conducting LiveScan background checks.

In addition, the Volunteer Coordinator will serve as a liaison for the San Jose Public Library Foundation , who frequently works with corporate donors to develop group volunteering opportunities at SJPL.

This position will:

• Identify, create, and update training materials and procedural guides for both volunteers and staff.
• Plan, coordinate, and lead volunteer events and community outreach opportunities.
• Develop promotional recruitment and storytelling campaigns to increase the number of volunteers.
• Develop recognition activities for the volunteer program.
• Interview, screen, place, and onboard volunteers.
• Utilize Better Impact, the City's online volunteer management software, to collect and analyze statistics on volunteers, and train and support staff in using these tools.
• Collect and analyze statistics on volunteer programs and trainings
• Assist with developing system-wide volunteer programs.
• Collaborate with partner organizations and stakeholders, such as the San José Public Library Foundation, to facilitate volunteer requests and placements.

Please note: The Library continues to allow hybrid or virtual work as appropriate

The City of Redwood City Invites Applications for

Body Worn Camera Program Manager

WHY JOIN THE REDWOOD CITY TEAM?

We offer a wide range of meaningful career opportunities with potential for growth, training and development, competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and robust benefits. The Redwood City team is guided by the core values of excellence, integrity, service and creativity.  Inherent in these values is a great organizational culture based on trust, strong and supportive leadership, respect, risk-taking, empowerment, and effective communication.

The community is known for its inclusivity, strong engaged neighborhoods, and civic pride. The City works diligently to maintain positive and productive relationships with community partners, together providing outstanding services, programs and opportunities for residents and businesses. This mix of tradition and progress, community and diversity, makes Redwood City an extraordinary place to work and call home. If you’re looking to grow your career as a part of a professional and progressive Police Department team that fosters innovation, creativity and collaboration, we hope you’ll apply.  

THE REDWOOD CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

We are a progressive Police-Department, which recognizes that by working in a partnership with our community, we can best meet our goals of protecting life and property, improving the quality of life, and reducing crime and the fear of crime. Our motto is: 

"Providing Excellent Service with Integrity and Respect."

THE POSITION OF BODY WORN CAMERA PROGRAM MANAGER

Is a vital non-sworn position that manages the Body Worn Camera Program and assists members of the Police Department with managing body worn camera equipment, the assignment of the devices, replacing worn/and or damaged equipment, assists with training the police officers who wear them and assist in the maintenance of body worn camera equipment. This includes managing all aspects of digital multimedia collected by body worn cameras, including receiving, cataloging, redacting, and coordinating with the Property Unit to ensure proper maintenance of custody of evidentiary audio/video collected and stored in a digital format.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to provide highly responsible staff assistance in the development, administration and expansion of this program.

The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of Body Worn Camera Program Manager.

• Please click on the job announcement pdf file below to review the recruitment information.  A complete job application is required, including a written supplemental questionnaire.
• Submit your application online via CalOpps by May 19, 2024.
• Applications will be reviewed continuously as they are received.

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The City of Sausalito invites applications for the position of

LIBRARIAN II
(Children’s and Young Adult Librarian)

Salary: $38.93 - $52.17 Hourly

Plus an excellent benefits package

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

 Next review date of applications will be Tuesday, May 13, 2024.

This is not a remote or hybrid work position

The City of Sausalito is seeking a dynamic and innovative team player for the position of Librarian II at the Sausalito Public Library. Under general direction from the City Librarian, the Librarian II will support all programs and/or functional areas in the City Library, including identifying current and projecting future community needs and providing leadership to initiatives to improve library services.

The responsibilities assigned to the Librarian II will be primarily oriented towards services to children and young adults, including providing direct support to children attending the schools of the Sausalito Marin City School District and their teachers.

The incumbent will also perform a variety of professional librarian duties, such as reference services, collection development and management, and cataloging. The Librarian II manages the effective use of library resources to improve organizational productivity and customer service while providing highly complex and responsible support to the City Librarian in their areas of expertise, as well as performing related work as required.

The City of Berkeley invites you to apply for the position of Supervising Librarian at the Berkeley Public Library! In this role, you will be responsible for the administration and maintenance of the physical facility, supervision of professional, technical, and support staff, and providing reference and reader advisory services for the public. You will also represent Berkeley Public Library in meetings with the public, citizen groups, and other agencies.

This recruitment will create an eligible list that will be used by various Library divisions to fill future temporary and/or career positions in the next 12 months.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A typical way of gaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities for this classification is:
Equivalent to graduation from college or university with a Master's degree in Library Science and three (3) years of experience as a professional librarian. Progressively responsible related experience may be substituted for the college coursework on a year-for-year basis.

Other requirements include the ability to travel to various locations within and outside the City of Berkeley to meet the program's needs and to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business, maintenance of a valid California driver's license and satisfactory driving record is required. Must be able to work evenings and weekends.

In addition to the qualifications above, the ideal candidate will have lead or supervisory experience.

Please click on the Job PDF to view the announcement.

The City of Berkeley invites you to apply for the position of Program Manager II in the Information Technology Department! In this role, you will perform as a technical portfolio manager overseeing staff assigned to function as project managers. You will be responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining an enterprise IT portfolio management program to ensure that IT projects and programs are planned and delivered according to business unit demands and priority. The Program Manager II will collaborate with the IT Director/CIO, other IT leads and City department heads (and/or their delegates) to provide the vision and leadership necessary to plan and execute strategic programs and tactical projects.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

A typical way of gaining the knowledge and skills for this position is: Equivalent to graduation from a four year college or university with major coursework in business, public administration, or a related field and five (5) years in the development and implementation of programs.

Other requirements: Must be able to travel to various locations within and outside the City of Berkeley to meet program needs and to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business, the incumbent is required to maintain a valid California driver's license as well as a satisfactory driving record. Must be able to attend evening and weekend meetings. 

In addition to the qualifications above, the ideal candidate will be a thought leader, a consensus builder, and an integrator of people and processes. While the PM is the leader of the IT portfolio, they must also be able to coordinate disparate drivers, constraints and personalities while maintaining objectivity and a strong understanding that portfolio management is just one of the critical, integrated functions within IT.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BERKELEY

Berkeley, California is a small city with a big reputation. At just ten square miles of land and seven square miles of water, Berkeley is famous around the globe as a center for academic achievement, scientific exploration, free speech, and the arts, and home to over 50 parks, a top-ranked university, and the largest public marina in the San Francisco Bay. 

As an employer, the City of Berkeley offers all the benefits of a career in the public sector while fostering diversity, creativity, and innovation. Join a team of high-caliber, experienced staff with a shared mission of serving the Berkeley community and promoting an accessible, safe, healthy, environmentally-sound and culturally-rich city.

Benefited employees receive a myriad of financial and other benefits, including CalPERS pension and other retirement plans, medical and dental coverage, tuition reimbursement, paid time off and more.

TO VIEW JOB ANNOUNCEMENT, CLICK JOB PDF OR JOB ANNOUNCEMENT URL BELOW.

Position Summary

Under general direction of the Director of Budget and Electronic Revenue and reporting to the Electronic Revenue Programs Manager, the Electronic Revenue Collection Analyst is responsible for supporting the daily functionality and collecting revenue accurately, especially for the AET program and Clipper program. The District utilizes a regional electronic-based fare system (Clipper) for the Ferry and Bus Systems and administers an All-Electronic Toll (AET) collection system for Bridge tolls. This position is responsible for representing the District and working with a variety of internal and external agency staff and must be able to work with technical specialists, accounting staff, customer service center (CSC) staff, toll system staff, regional Clipper partner agencies, and third parties to ensure that toll and fare payment transaction processing is functioning properly and accurately. Monitors and improves the daily transaction processing for transit, tolls, traffic and passenger volumes, and toll collection rate activities and revenue. Participates in special projects for toll, parking, and electronic revenue programs and resolves operational and functional issues of the Clipper program for the District and proactively resolves customer related issues including system maintenance, customer service functions including direct customer contact, technical functionality and customer issues to aid in uncovering and addressing system issues. Responsible for data trend analysis, budget monitoring, program analysis, reconciliation of financial and programmatic contract issues, and creating/revising the toll collection (traffic and revenue) program reports for management for the electronic revenue program.

 

Essential Responsibilities

•  Extends exceptional customer service to the public, possesses an analytical aptitude, and is detailed oriented while presenting the broader perspective to management
• Track system issues and facilitate resolution
• Support contract and program compliance
• Coordinate and support contractor change enhancements to programs, changes to business rules, and oversee toll policy
• Participate with regional partner agencies and statewide/national committees
• Support future generation work on toll system and back-office functions
• Support operations with program managing changes, upgrades, or implementation of new technical e-fare functionality
• Performs variance and trend analyses on daily traffic/passenger and revenue volumes
• Audits transaction flow from the lane to revenue collection at the CSC system to ensure end-to-end system performance
• Completely understands CSC reporting on transaction processing and works with the CSC to improve reporting
• Responsible for performance standard monitoring and management reporting
• Ensures that the District maximizes electronic revenue of tolls and transit fares
• Ensures proper project documentation control and facilitates weekly/monthly status meetings
• Works proactively to identify issues with transaction processing and/or revenue collection
• Develops and presents possible corrective actions when issues arise
• Creates reports for management regarding toll revenues and traffic
• Works with all levels of District personnel and vendor/contractor personnel to ensure transaction processing systems are operating properly at all times
• Monitors and maintains efficient DMV processing of transactions
• Monitors and maintains efficient toll collection from out of state vehicles
• Monitors performance of the violation enforcement system at the Golden Gate Bridge
• Audits violation notice generation, collections and DMV hold processes to ensure transactions are being handled correctly
• Collects and analyzes data on various violation collection methods at Golden Gate Bridge and throughout California to ensure Golden Gate Bridge utilizes the most efficient methods
• Reviews AET (License Plate/FasTrak) and Clipper data to ensure accurate fares are being collected and analyzes data trends
• Supports District staff responsible for system maintenance, customer issues, and program management, shares information and identifies opportunities to improve toll collection system performance
• Supports the operations of contracted third party cash payment networks and District Clipper networks
• Supports the planning, research, implementation, and operation of new and sometimes unprecedented revenue collection programs and systems
• Supports Clipper bus and ferry operations staff through improving, resolving, and monitoring the system
• Performs additional related duties as assigned
• Regular and reliable attendance and performance is required

 

Minimum Qualifications

Education/Experience Requirements: 
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Public or Business Administration or Accounting related field. Additional qualifying position-related experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis in lieu of the education requirement
• Three (3) to five (5) years of progressive full-time, recent position-related experience in data analysis, financial analysis, managing customer service operations, collection processing, maximizing revenue collection, or relevant administrative process analysis or related experience 

Desirable experience: 
• Ability to work in a fast paced, operational setting, working with teams, and group facilitation skills.
• Background in working with back end technical contractors, operational systems, collections, DMV processing.
• Working knowledge of electronic payment systems and experience managing technical contracts, including the enforcement of performance requirements, identification and resolution of system anomalies, and the ability to perform query development and analysis.
• Ability to work with multiple partners to achieve project goals and address issues.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Working Knowledge of: 
• Data analysis, financial reconciliation, and understanding of how to trend data
• Electronic payment systems and experience managing technical contracts, including the enforcement of performance requirements, identification and resolution of system anomalies, and the ability to perform query development and analysis 

Ability to: 
• Be flexible and work in a fast-paced, high-energy, high productivity environment. May have to work after hours or weekends hours occasionally in the case of an operational emergency or monitoring assignment
• Gather, research, and analyze a wide variety of information that may be confidential and/or complex; use intuition and experience to complement data and present analyses • Partner with others to collaborate and resolve issues
• Anticipate challenges and troubleshoot effectively
• Support strategic planning to develop and implement new initiatives
• Perform analysis on toll and fares and financial data to inform strategic decisions
• Support consultant and technology procurements, negotiate contracts, and resolve contract disputes
• Lead, advice, or support others when assigned to special projects
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Write in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner
• Be self-disciplined and motivated to plan, prioritize, and carry out assigned business duties and meet multiple deadlines independently
• Establish and maintain cooperative effective working relationships with all levels of the organization
• Apply strong analytical reasoning in a variety of situations
• Prepare and present narrative and statistical reports
• Demonstrate strong organizational and administrative skills, including the ability to prioritize job functions to meet deadlines and ensure smooth workflow
• Demonstrate strong customer service skills to both internal and external customers
• Successfully handle multiple, concurrent priorities
• Reason logically and creatively to assist in developing sound solutions to management problems.
• Demonstrate business acumen, integrity, and good judgment
• Use personal computer spreadsheet and word processing software to develop spreadsheets, graphs, and reports