CCSAS Project Office Director
California Department of Child Support Services
Date Posted:
January 22, 2016
Salary:
$ 8,985.00 – $10,703.00 / Month
Description:
Under the direction of the Department of Child Support Services
(DCSS) Chief Information Officer, the California Child Support
Automation System (CCSAS) Project Office Director has overall
knowledge and responsibility to ensure integration of all project
parts to achieve ongoing success.
The CCSAS Project Office Director exercises leadership over those
responsible for the technical, system, and business aspects of
various projects necessary to sustain CCSAS long term, including
procurements, management of migration projects transferring
infrastructure and resources from existing vendors to state
and/or new vendors, and leadership of statewide governance
process.
The position:
• Assesses current and emerging technologies, IT service delivery
models, and IT management best practices, and develops
strategies, implementation, and migration plans aimed at both
Department enterprise-wide and California Office of the State
Chief Information Officer (OCIO)-level IT portfolios.
• Serves as a technical strategic advisor on projects requiring
high level strategy, alignment, technical vision, management
evaluation and oversight.
• Creates strategies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of
IT services, improve IT service delivery with agency objectives;
and articulates business advantages of technology development
initiatives.
• Plans, develops, and implements key new technology and enabling
infrastructure development projects for systems and services.
Qualifications:
Eligibility to take the CEA examination does not require current
permanent status in the civil service.
Applicants must demonstrate the ability to perform high
administrative and policy-influencing functions effectively,
including:
(1) Knowledge of the organization and functions of California
State Government including the organization and practices of the
Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and
trends of public administration, organization, and management;
techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program
development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem
solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and
development; personnel management techniques; the department’s or
agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program objectives;
and a manager’s role in the EEO Program.
(2) Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of
multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze
administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices;
integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common
goals; gain the confidence and support of top level
administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative
matters; develop cooperative working relationships with
representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the
Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and
recommend effective courses of action; and effectively contribute
to the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity
objectives.
How to Apply:
THE EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF THE APPLICATION, RESUME AND STATEMENT
OF QUALIFICATIONS, WEIGHTED 100%.
Interested applicants must submit:
• A completed Standard State Application (Form 678).
• A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) discussing how your
education, training, experience, and skills meet the minimum and
desirable qualifications for the position. The SOQ serves as a
documentation of your ability to present information clearly and
concisely in writing, should be typed, and no longer than three
pages.
• Resumes do not take the place of the SOQ.
Submit your application by the final filing date to:
DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES
Personnel Services Section, Administrative Services Division
PO Box 419064 – MS 631, Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
James Boyd, tel. 916-464-5372 | james.boyd@dcss.ca.gov
Full announcement details can be obtained at: http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/ceabulletins/exemptpdfs/11102015_2.pdf
Filing Deadline:
Until Filled