The County of Riverside's Law Offices of the Public Defender has an opportunity for an Administrative Services Officer (ASO) to support the executive staff at the Public Defender's in Riverside. The incumbent will be responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing a variety of administrative services, programs, and department or Agency projects for a multi-division County department or an Agency; performs other related duties as required.
Seeking candidates that have county budgeting, government agency, and SHERPA Government Solutions experience. Competitive candidates will have facilities management, safety, fiscal, payroll, accounting, Peoplesoft, and/or minute track experience.

This class has been deemed eligible for the Performance Recognition Plan as set forth under Article 3, Section 311(C) of the County Management Resolution. Program eligibility requires employees to be in a leadership position, manage other employees or programs, and have significant influence on the achievement of organizational objectives.

Meet the Team!

It is the mission of the Law Offices of the Public Defender to provide the highest quality legal representation to any person unable to afford it for criminal, juvenile, or certain civil proceedings. The Public Defender strives to preserve human dignity in all cases where citizens' liberties are at stake. The Public Defender is dedicated to the principle that no citizen shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without competent, professional, and vigorous representation so that due process is implemented fairly, equitably, and without prejudice. The Public Defender is headquartered in Riverside, with additional offices providing support to residents in Banning, Blythe, Murrieta, and Indio.

Who May Apply

This recruitment is open to all applicants.• Resolve varied administrative problems and direct work in accounting, budget preparation and control, lease negotiation, collections, supply, personnel, payroll, office services, and general business activities of the department.

• Prepare and assemble budget documents for administrative review; review expenditures for compliance with approved budget plan.

• Interview and recommend on employment of job applicants.

• Plan, organize and manage office service units, such as the general and fiscal clerical, duplication service, communications service, supply room, central files, information units, and the coordination of building maintenance services.

• Develop and approve programs for the effective utilization of office space, forms, supplies equipment, and other property.

• Make cost and procedures studies of services and maintenance operations and make changes to promote more efficient production; develop production standards.

• Revise procedures and manuals and direct the instruction in their use.

• Supervise the keeping of property records and requests for purchase of major items of new property or repair of existing property.

• Confer with representatives of other agencies in County departments on administrative, fiscal, and budgetary reports.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 in a lead or supervisory capacity.

Knowledge of: The principles and practices of public or business administration, organizational analysis and fiscal and personnel management; budget preparation and control; contract administration and control; principles and practices of supervision. Operations of the Bureau of Investigation.

Ability to: Analyze administrative problems, reach practical and logical conclusions, and put effective solutions into practice; develop cooperative working relationships; plan, organize and direct the work of others; prepare clear and concise reports.For more information regarding the position, please contact the recruiter Mary Miller at 951-955-3464 or via email at mmiller@rivco.org