Workforce Development Deputy Director

Under administrative direction, to oversee the development and administration of Workforce Development programs within the area served by the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency; and to do related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This is a specialized classification for the top level management position responsible for the overall operations of the Agency's Workforce Development Program, in conjunction with direction by the Local Workforce Investment Board and SETA Governing Board. The Workforce Development Deputy Director, along with Children and Family Services Deputy Director and the Administrative Services Deputy Director and Fiscal, Information Technology and Human Resources Chiefs comprise the Executive team collaborates to provide coordinated and consistent direction to the management team and the Agency as a whole.

The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Plans, organizes, develops, implements and coordinates workforce development programs;
• Works collaboratively with the City, County, community-based organizations, employers and business associations, economic development entities, and educational institutions to establish and improve the delivery of workforce development services to neighborhoods particularly through career centers and training centers;
• Increases the agency's resources by writing proposals which establish collaborative partnerships, and/or leverage resources;
• Develops annual plans for federal funds received by the Workforce Development Department;
• Conducts procurement for services and activities to meet the needs of the customers of the Workforce Development Department;
• Develops and administers operating budgets for specific workforce development programs;
• Tracks, monitors, and evaluates the operations of Workforce Development programs;
• Coordinates with other Workforce Investment Boards, Community Action Boards, and educational institutions in the state and the region;
• Coordinates assigned functions with other government agencies;
• Makes presentations to a variety of Agency boards, including the Workforce Investment Board, the SETA Governing Board, the Head Start Policy Council and the Community Action Board;
• Makes presentations to community groups and organizations;
• Evaluates personnel performance;
• Participates in labor management discussions and union negotiations
• Provides Financial and program information reports;
• Prepares written reports;
• Oversees the selection and training of employees;
• Assures that all service operations are in compliance with Agency planned and contracted services;
• Provides complex technical assistance on special projects to the Executive Director as necessary.

• Principles and practices of organization, management, supervision, training and public administration;
• Laws and regulations affecting all direct service programs of the Agency;
• Principles and practices of budget development and fiscal controls;
• Comprehensive knowledge of strategic planning, collaborative goal setting, and performance management for direct service program functions;
• Marketing and public relations principles and techniques;
• Principles and practices of community outreach;
• Program planning, administration and monitoring.

AND

Ability to:

• Plan, organize, supervise, and coordinate the service programs of the Agency;
• Supervise, train, and evaluate assigned personnel;
• Effectively coordinate and direct multiple programs, projects and operations simultaneously;
• Make effective oral and written presentations;
• Prepare and review budgets and financial information;
• Develop budgets and control expenditures;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff;
• Effectively represent SETA's operational programs with other government agencies and concerned people;
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with staff.

Training and Experience: Any combination of training and experience which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain these knowledge and abilities would be:

• Advanced educational training in business administration, economics, marketing, public relations, government or a closely related field, and five years of increasingly responsible business management experience. At least three years of this experience should be in a management or supervisory position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/QUALIFICATIONS

Essential Physical Attributes:

The tasks which appear under each attribute are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.

• Sufficient Speech to:
• Engage in conversation both in person and on the phone.
• Sufficient Hearing to:
• Understand conversation in person or on the phone.
• Sufficient Vision to:
• Operate a personal computer.
• Sufficient Sensitivity of Touch to:
• Operate a personal computer.
• Sufficient Strength and Conditioning to:
• Sit for long periods of time throughout the day;
• Operate a personal computer throughout the day without experiencing abnormal hand wrist or eye strain;
• Exert a small amount of effort in moving papers, binders, desk supplies and files in a sedentary or light work environment;
• Move from one area in the workplace to another.

Non-essential Physical Attributes:

• Ability to Taste.
• Ability to Smell.