The County of San Mateo is currently seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of Deputy Director of Housing - Administrative Services.

The Position

The Deputy Director of the Administrative Services division is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating all functions and activities of the Administrative Services division of the Department of Housing.

The Deputy Director oversees department-wide administrative functions, including but not limited to budget and finance, administrative support, information technology services, and facilities. The Deputy Director also oversees personnel management and development, employee engagement, wellness and safety, workers' compensation and risk management, performance tracking, research and data analysis, and other special projects.

Additionally, the Deputy Director provides highly responsible and complex administrative support and advisement to the Director, acts as the Director of Housing in their absence, and performs related duties as assigned. The Deputy Director exercises direct and indirect supervision over assigned managerial, professional, technical, and clerical staff.

The Ideal Candidate Will Be

• An ethical professional with a strong commitment to racial and social equity, putting related policies into practice within the workplace.
• An effective advisor and collaborative member of the leadership team providing excellent communication, support, mentorship, and strategic thinking to all members of the DOH team and internal and external partners.
• A successful leader with proven experience that can assemble and lead an effective team of professionals.
• A politically astute leader that quickly fosters trust, loyalty, respect, commitment, and partnership.
• A thoughtful supervisor that balances vision and expertise with humility and compassion.
• A highly seasoned fiscal administrator with strong public budgeting and reporting experience.
• A technology-savvy systems expert.
• A strategic thinker that balances vision with realism.
• An inclusive collaborator that builds consensus through superior negotiation skills and in a participatory and effective manner.

Challenges and Opportunities

• Managing the growth and change of a rapidly expanding housing department tasked with providing affordable housing in a competitive market.
• Developing cohesiveness and unity among staff and divisions of a highly dynamic office.
• Applying a diverse set of skills and abilities and a strong mission orientation in one vital role.
• Focusing on aligning systems with current strategic priorities, enhancing operational efficiency, facilitating change management, promoting employee engagement through improved internal communications, and incorporating data-driven insights to optimize workflows and decision-making.

Important Information

Applications for this position will only be accepted online. If you are currently on the County's website, you may click the "Apply" button. If you are not on the County's website, please go to http://jobs.smcgov.org to apply.

Responses to the supplemental questions must be submitted in addition to our regular employment application form. A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for the required employment application and supplemental questionnaire.

Tentative Recruitment Schedule

• Final Filing Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 11:59 PM PST
• Application Screening: February 4 - 7, 2025
• Civil Service Panel Interviews: February 20 and/or 21, 2025