The Riverside County Fire Department is seeking to hire an Administrative Services Manager II in Perris. This position involves overseeing, planning, and directing the daily operations of the department's Human Resources functions. Key responsibilities include managing recruitment and onboarding, labor relations, grievances, employee services, performance evaluations, and other related HR activities, as well as handling additional assignments as required.

The department is looking for candidates with supervisory or management experience in a human resources setting. Applicants with expertise in NeoGov, PeopleSoft, recruitment, onboarding, grievances, and labor relations are strongly encouraged to apply.

This class has been designated eligible for the Performance Recognition Plan as outlined in Article 3, Section 311 of the County Management Resolution. Program eligibility requires employees to hold a leadership position, manage other employees or programs, and have significant influence on the achievement of organizational objectives.

Meet the Team!

The Riverside County Fire Department is one of California's largest integrated, cooperative, regional fire protection organizations. The Department, a unique partnership between State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the County of Riverside, serves 19 partner agencies and 1 community service district. The Department has five core values: Leadership, Competence, Integrity, Safety, and Customer Service.• Plan, organize and direct the administrative activities of a County department including support activities, such as procurement, physical plant operations and contract administration; plan and direct personnel activities of the department; interview, hire, train, and evaluate the performance of subordinate staff; represent the department on grievances and disciplinary matters.

• Act as a member of the department's management team; participate in the development and implementation of operational and administrative policies; participate in the development of new programs to facilitate long and short-term strategies and financial plan objectives; coordinate activities with other divisions, departments, public entities, and agencies in order to ensure that administrative and fiscal objectives are achieved.

• Direct the department's accounting, fiscal and budgetary matters; prepare written justification for budget proposals; explain and defend proposals and alternatives to top managers or committees; recommend transfer of funds within an organization at times of budget short fall; authorize payment vouchers, requisitions and a variety of fiscal reports and expenditures; recommend actions to balance the budget; produce various fiscal and financial reports.

• Serve as the department's liaison to County and state agencies in fiscal, personnel and administrative matters; act as liaison to County Internal Service Fund Departments.

• Monitor progress of legislation on departmental programs, finances and operations; may lobby for legislative changes.

• Advise and make recommendations on the organization or reorganization of departmental work units; conduct studies and prepare reports on departmental operations and systems; direct the resolution of complex departmental administrative problems. Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in accounting, business or public administration, information services, finance, or a closely related field to the assignment. (Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of the required education.)

Experience: Three years of professional administrative experience, which must include a minimum of two years providing supervision to staff performing administrative functions.

Knowledge of: Principles and practices of supervision; principles of public and business administration; organization, fiscal management and personnel management; budget preparation and control; administrative problems involved in operating a governmental department with several subdivisions and programmatic areas; methods and techniques for conducting analytical studies of administrative and management practices; legislative processes of the County, state and federal governments; practical application of computers and peripheral equipment.

Ability to: Develop and install new methods and procedures; direct a program of organizational and procedural analysis and put into practice effective improvements; perform budget analysis, preparation and monitoring; research, analyze and make recommendations on administrative, management and procedural practices; maintain cooperative and effective working relationships; plan, organize and direct the work of an administrative organization; prepare clear and concise written and oral reports; make effective presentations of conclusions and recommendations orally and in writing; direct, supervise, train, and evaluate performance of subordinate employees; effectively delegate responsibility. For questions regarding this recruitment: Contact the recruiter, Mary Miller, at 951-955-3464 or via email at mmiller@rivco.org with any questions regarding this recruitment. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.