Vice President, Administration - Internal/External

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION

BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this position is to provide executive direction and management over the areas of Human Resources, Labor Relations and Procurement. The incumbent provides leadership and strategic direction in policy development activities for assigned areas and directs cross functional planning and major strategic level projects. This position provides support to the General Manager’s office for Board liaison and meetings support, interdepartmental coordination at the executive management level, and District-wide communications.

Human Resources: Provides executive oversight for the administration and maintenance of comprehensive human resources programs involving the development, administration, and implementation of personnel rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Human Resources responsibility areas include recruitment, testing, training, classification, compensation, benefits and pension administration. Labor/Employee Relations: Serves as executive advisor to the negotiations team and sits as executive representative of management on the negotiation team, and reviews/approves grievances and arbitrations at the highest level as designated by the General Manager. Procurement, Contracting and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE): Plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates the full range of duties related to overseeing the expenditure of funds for goods, services, and capital assets, and to oversee the administration of the District’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. This includes compliance with all statutes, ordinances, rules, decrees, and other regulations associated with procurement, contracting, and DBE administration. Executive Duties: Serves as a member of various teams and committees; represents the Executive Management Team in a variety of capacities as assigned. Formulates policies, procedures, and practices for the assigned functional areas and make recommendations to Executive Management Team, General Manager, and Board of Directors. Reviews, analyzes, and approves, for the General Manager, various actions such as hiring and appointment conditions, grievance settlements. Under executive direction plans, organizes, directs and coordinates administrative requests directed to the General Manager’s Office related, but not limited to, personnel issues such as hiring, discipline, grievances and negotiations and labor/management relations. Represents the District at national, state and local conferences. Consults with other government agencies, the business community, and private organizations to explore new ideas and resolve issues; establishes and maintains an effective system of communications throughout the organization; and performs related duties as assigned.

Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university in Business, Public Administration, Human Resources Management, Industrial Relations, Psychology, Sociology or a related field. Additional directly related experience beyond the minimum requirement may substitute for the required education based on the ratio of one and a half (1.5) years of experience for each (1) year of education.

Experience: A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible management experience in administration of human resources management, labor and/or employee relations and procurement. Public sector experience is preferred.

Proof of required education beyond high school, such as college transcripts, diplomas, licenses and/or certificates must be submitted at the time of application, if not substituting experience for the education requirement.

The minimum qualifications as stated on this job announcement represent only the basic requirements of the position. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that a candidate will be invited to participate in other examination segments of the selection process. An employment application, supplemental questionnaire and proof of education, as outlined above, are required for this position. Applications, supplemental questionnaires, and job announcements are available at Human Resources, 2810 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95816, or through our website at www.sacrt.com.

Completed employment application, supplemental questionnaire and proof of education, as outlined above, must be submitted to the Human Resources Department not later than Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. RT does not accept e-mail applications, on-line applications, or late applications regardless of postmark. RT will not process incomplete applications. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application, but may be included with the application. For more information on benefits, a summary sheet is available from the Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the recruitment process to accommodate candidates with disabilities. For more information, contact the Human Resources Department at (916) 556-0298.

RT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans.

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