Date Posted:

November 21, 2014

Salary:

$32.52 – $39.53 Hourly

Description:

The Sonoma County Economic Development Board is seeking a qualified candidate to fill one (1) full-time vacancy for Bilingual Business Assistance Outreach Manager – Bilingual.

The Bilingual Business Assistance Outreach Manager will be responsible for helping to develop and operate a Bilingual Business Assistance Outreach Program within the Sonoma County Economic Development Board. The Manager will work with bilingual Spanish–English speaking clients, who are starting or expanding their business, by providing technical assistance on a range of issues including business, legal, or regulatory requirements, permitting, access to capital, and workforce issues. 

Qualifications:

Education: Any combination of education and training which would provide the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and abilities stated herein. Normally, significant college coursework in business or public administration, finance, economics, or a closely related area would provide this opportunity. For some assignments, college coursework in social work, psychology, sociology or a closed related field may be desirable.


Experience: Any combination of training and experience which would provide an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and abilities stated herein. Normally, three years of experience supervising or coordinating a program including some responsibility for program coordination, planning, analysis, and administration, including at least one year leading or supervising staff would provide such opportunity. Specific experience related to the assigned position may be required for designated positions and will be stated as such in recruitment materials.


License: Possession of a valid driver’s license at the appropriate level including special endorsements, as required by the State of California, may be required depending upon assignment, to perform the essential job functions of the position.

Considerable knowledge of: the principles and practices of program management including planning and program analysis; data collection, research methodology, and application of basic statistics; report writing; legislation, laws, current issues and trends, and techniques and principles for the assigned program area.

Working knowledge of: the principles and practices of personnel management, employee supervision, and training; budget development and fiscal management; grant and contract administration. 

The Civil Service Title for this position is Department Program Manager.

For more detailed information about examination steps and the hiring process, you are encouraged to go to http://hr.sonoma-county.org/content.aspx?sid=1024&id=1464 and review the Hiring Process Overview.

How to Apply:

Applications are accepted on-line at www.yourpath2sonomacounty.org. Paper applications may be submitted by person, fax (707-565-3770), email, or through the mail. All applications and appropriate supplemental information as outlined in the job bulletin must be RECEIVED by the time and date specified on the first page of this job announcement.

Filing Deadline:

12/01/14