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Job Description and Duties
The ASSISTANT DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES, under the administrative direction of the Deputy Director Administration (CEA B), efficiently oversees the operation of the Departments personnel operations and administration with full responsibility for program implementation, including policy, operations, and management oversight.
Additionally, the Assistant Deputy Director, Human Resources:
- Develops and implements human resources related policies and procedures.
- Acts as the principal administrator and advisor to the Director and Chief Deputy Director regarding human resources policy and resource allocation.
- Participates in the review of legislation with human resources or programmatic impact, testifies before legislative committees, and represents and negotiates for CDFW programs on human resources related matters.
- Reviews and approves proposals for settlement on various personnel matters, including complex workers compensation claims, employee grievances, and personnel actions.
- Oversees all administrative functions for HR involving budget development, contract monitoring, facilities management, and personnel administration.
- Oversees project management, implementation, and evaluation of current and future human resources projects related to process improvement (e.g., California State Payroll System [CSPS] project), continued compliance with control agency goals and directives, and/or furtherance of promoting best practices.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
Department Information
The mission of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is to manage our diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public.
Diversity Statement:
California is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. As such, the Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) values diverse employees working together to protect nature for all Californians. CDFW is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment where all backgrounds, cultures, and personal experiences can thrive and connect others to our critical mission.
CDFW manages one of the largest and most biodiverse ecosystems in the nation from the Pacific Ocean to the mountains in the Sierras to the deserts in the Mojave. CDFW plays a critical role to help achieve the States goals for biodiversity, climate resilience, and equitable access to Californias natural wonders, including access to our 1.2 million acres of CDFW wildlife and ecological reserves.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 3/2/2024Who May Apply
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.
- Statement of Qualifications - A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. See Filing and SOQ Instructions below.
Examination Qualification Requirements
Note: Eligibility to take a CEA examination does not require current permanent status in the civil service.
General Qualifications
State civil service employees must possess essential general qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.Knowledge and Abilities
Applicants must demonstrate the ability to perform high administrative and policy influencing functions effectively. Such overall ability requires possession of most of the following more specific knowledge and abilities:
Applicants must demonstrate the ability to evaluate and perform high administrative and policy influencing functions effectively. Such overall ability requires possession of most of the following more specific knowledge and abilities:
Knowledge of:
Knowledge of the organization and functions of 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 and agency equal employment opportunity laws and objectives; and the managers role in the equal employment opportunity program.
Ability to:
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 Legislative and Executive Branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to equal employment opportunity objectives.
These knowledge and abilities are expected to be obtained from the following kinds of experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation and/or evaluation of program policies (experience may have been paid or volunteer; in State service, other government settings, or in a private organization):
CEA Level A - Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.
CEA Level B - Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.
CEA Level C - Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provide professional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and or professional skills that are required at this level.
Desirable Qualifications
Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.
Special Personal Characteristics: Demonstrative capacity for assuming increasing responsibility, originality, open-mindedness, and tact, act independently and exercise good judgment, manage multiple priorities, work well under pressure and strict deadlines, make appropriate decisions and well-thought-out recommendations.
Examination Information
Statement of Qualifications Process - Weighted 100%
The examination process will consist of a thorough evaluation of the applicants Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). Applications without the SOQ will be eliminated from the examination. The SOQ is a narrative discussion of how an applicants education, training, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities meet the qualifications for the position.
The SOQ serves as documentation of each applicants ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing. Responses should be complete, responsive to the SOQ information in the job bulletin, specific, clear, concise, and include examples. Resumes will not be considered as a substitute for the SOQ. The SOQ will be the only tool used for determining each applicants final score and rank on the eligible list. Instructions to complete the SOQ can be found under Filing and SOQ Instructions.
Length of List Eligibility
The results of this examination will only be used to fill the position of Assistant Deputy Director, Human Resources, CEA A and may be used to fill subsequent vacancies for this position for a period of up to 12 months. Standard State Applications (STD. 678) will be retained for 12 months. The department may elect to consider new applicants in addition to those previously screened.
If you meet the requirements stated in this announcement, you may take this competitive examination. Possession of the Examination Qualifications requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination will be compared with the performance of others who take this examination, and all successful candidates will be ranked according to their scores.
A minimum rating of 70% must be attained in the Examination to obtain list eligibility for this position. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results.
The results of this examination will only be used to fill this position. Applications will be retained for twelve months.
Hiring interviews for the Job may be conducted with the most qualified candidates.
The examining Department reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.
Special Testing Arrangements
Benefits
SOQ and Filing Instructions
ONLINE SUBMISSION THROUGH CALCAREERS OR EMAILED APPLICATIONS ARE PREFERRED (only one or the other is necessary). If submitting your completed SOQ and examination/employment application (STD. 678) via email, send them to examsubmission@wildlife.ca.gov, and include the title of the examination and job control (JC) number in the subject line of your email. The STD. 678 is available through your CalCareer account or the internet at https://jobs.ca.gov/pdf/STD678.pdf. Be sure to include your current email address on your application. Applications may also be mailed. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE EXAMINATION, INTERESTED APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT:
- A completed examination/employment application (STD. 678)
- A completed statement of qualifications (SOQ) The SOQ should clearly indicate Statement of Qualifications for [your name] at the top of the page. The statement should be typed and no more than three 8 x 11 pages in length. The SOQ documents your education, training, experience, knowledge, skills and ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing.
Include specific examples of your experience that demonstrates each of the screening criteria factors in your SOQ. Each response must be numbered to correspond with the respective item listed below. Failure to follow these directions may result in disqualification.
Please address four items in your SOQ:
- Demonstrated management and leadership skills, including the ability to facilitate the establishment of strategic objectives and priorities, and ensure obtainment of objectives.
- Knowledge of and ability to plan, develop, administer, organize, and direct the Departments statewide human resources programs and services including: classification, transactions, recruitment and retention, selection, discipline, training, labor relations, workers compensation, health and wellness; and experience in managing and directing multiple personnel programs.
- Ability to build cooperative relationships with Department management and other state agencies including control agencies particularly California Department Human Resources (CalHR), the State Personnel Board (SPB) and the State Controllers Office (SCO).
- Demonstrated ability to gain the confidence of the Departments executive and management staff to provide them with sound and strategic personnel management advice on the most sensitive and complex issues.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
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