Date Posted:

January 16, 2015

Salary: 

Annual Base Salary: $124,550—$151,382

Description:

The County Administrator’s Office is recruiting for a Chief Deputy County Administrator to lead the

County’s Economic Development Program. The Board of Supervisors adopted the County’s Economic Development Vision and Implementation Plan, comprised of eight key strategic elements that are geared toward providing greater opportunities to facilitate value-added development that will ultimately improve the quality-of-life in the community long-term.

Eight Key Recommendations in County’s Economic and Development Vision and Implementation Plan: 1) Economic Development Focus, 2) Economic Development Marketing, 3) Business Climate/Talent, 4) Site and Infrastructure, 5) Entrepreneurship, 6) Tourism, 7) Education and Workforce Development, and 8) Quality of Life.

The Chief Deputy County Administrator will lead efforts to implement the Plan. Recent outreach and marketing activities include: establishment of a satellite economic development office in San Jose; development of the Greater Silicon Valley branding; and became a member of the Silicon Valley Joint Venture. San Joaquin County has been designated by the Governor as iHub San Joaquin, which is one of 16 iHubs throughout the State of California that were designed to stimulate partnerships, economic development, and job creation around specific research clusters. iHub San Joaquin focuses primarily on health care, sustainable construction, and agri-business.

For a complete job description, please visit the San Joaquin County employment website at www.jobaps.com/sjq.

Qualifications:

Desired Qualifications include a master’s degree in public or business administration, accounting, economics, community development, planning, or a closely-related field and five years of senior-level managerial experience with responsibility for developing, administering, and directing economic development programs in a county or municipal government setting. 

How to Apply:

Completed application package including supplemental application must be submitted to the Human Resources Division by the final filing date:

February 6, 2015

Apply Online Today:   www.sjgov.org/hr

Or submit your application, supplemental and

resume to:

San Joaquin County Human Resources

Attn: Jennifer Goodman

44 N. San Joaquin Street Suite 330

Stockton,  CA  95202

Tel:  209.953.7325

Fax:  209.468.0508

If warranted by the number of applicants, applications may be reviewed by a screening panel. If utilized, the screening panel will select those most qualified to be   considered for participation in selection processes.  Final candidates will be interviewed by the County Administrator.

A background investigation will be required for all final candidates.  Final appointment will be conditional upon passing a drug screening test as well as DOJ Live Scan fingerprinting.   

Filing Deadline:

February 6, 2015