CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION CAREER EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENT EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT

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DEPARTMENT:	CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION	RELEASE DATE:	Tuesday, July 14, 2015
POSITION TITLE:	CEA B - DIRECTOR, NEWS & OUTREACH OFFICE	FINAL FILING DATE:	Tuesday, August 4, 2015
CEA LEVEL:	CEA B	EXTENDED FINAL FILING DATE:
SALARY RANGE:	$ 8,594.00 - $11,000.00 / Month	BULLETIN ID:	07142015_4

POSITION DESCRIPTION
NOTE: **Salary may be negotiable within salary cap.**

The News & Outreach Office Director, under the general direction of the Executive Director, plans, organizes, and manages the major functions of media relations and stakeholder outreach and education. Incumbent plans, organizes, and coordinates the public information and public affairs programs of the CPUC and is an integral part of top management; Creates and implements communication plans, including planning, organizing, and directing the news and outreach functions to ensure that stakeholders are fully informed of the CPUC's policies, procedures, and programs; regularly advises and consults with Commissioners, Advisors, Executive Director, and industry Directors to give pre-policy communications input, and provide post-policy implementation and dissemination strategy, including establishing information program objectives tied to goals; directly influences the handling of issues and policies that have a high-consequence impact on the state and CPUC and/or are highly-sensitive, complex, controversial, and that receive heavy publicity, media interest, and scrutiny by the legislature; Oversees all media relations; Oversees CPUC websites, event calendar, and social media platforms; Manages the CPUC's Speaker's Bureau and Information Exchange Programs; Oversees the creation of all collateral materials such as posters, brochures, and flyers, as well as an external eNewsletter and internal newsletter; Leads internal and external teams that implement statewide marketing and education campaigns, as well as emergency response communication plans; oversees the statutorily mandated Small Business Program and Supplier Diversity Program; Coordinates with counterparts at other agencies, such as the Governor's office, Air Resources Board, CalEPA, CalOES, California Independent System Operator, and the California Energy Commission; Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including preparing budgets and timelines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Either I
Must be a current State civil service employee with permanent civil service status, as defined in Government Code Section 18546.

Or II
Must be a current or former employee of the Legislature, who resigned or was released from service within the last 12 months, and with two or more consecutive years of service as defined in Government Code Section 18990.

Or III
Must be a current or former nonelected exempt employee of the Executive Branch of government who resigned or was released from service within the last 12 months, and with two or more consecutive years of service (excluding those positions for which the salaries are set by statute) as defined by Government Code Section 18992.

Or IV
Must be a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in Government Code Section 18991.

(1) Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.

(2) Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.

CEA Level A Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level B Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level C Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provide professional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and or professional skills that are required at this level.

1) Demonstrated experience with responsibility for coordinating, directing or managing a complex information and public affairs program.

2) Familiarity with state and federal regulation concerning telecommunications, energy, water and transportation utilities and industries.

3) A high degree of initiative, independence, common sense and the ability to work cooperatively with leaders in government, business and the broader community.

4) Ability to manage a multi-disciplinary staff of professionals, technical experts, and support staff.

5) Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION
A minimum rating of 70% must be attained to obtain list eligibility. Hiring interviews may be conducted with the most qualified candidates. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results. The result of this examination will be used only to fill the position of CEA B - DIRECTOR, NEWS & OUTREACH OFFICE, with the CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Applications will be retained for twelve months.

The results of this examination will be used only to fill this position.

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF AN APPLICATION AND STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ) WEIGHTED 100%.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS
Applicants who fail to submit the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) by the final filing date will be eliminated from this examination process.

Interested applicants must submit:

• An online application at: http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/jobs/

• A "Statement of Qualifications". The Statement is a narrative discussion of how the candidate's education, training, experience, and skills meet the desirable qualifications and qualify them for the position. The Statement of Qualifications serves as a documentation of each candidate's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing. The SOQ shall be single-spaced, Times New Roman 12-point font and not to exceed three (3) typewritten pages.

• Resumes do not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications.

• The "Statement of Qualifications" should specifically address the desirable qualifications identified above.

Interested applicants must submit:

• A completed Standard State Application (Form 678).
• A "Statement of Qualifications". The Statement is a narrative discussion of how the candidate's education, training, experience, and skills meet the minimum and desirable qualifications and qualify them for the position. The Statement of Qualifications serves as a documentation of each candidate's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing and should be typed and no more than three (3) pages in length (format: single-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt.).
• Resumes do not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications.

Applications must be submitted by the final filing date to:

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, HUMAN RESOURCES SELECTION UNIT
ONLINE EMPLOYMENT CENTER, WEBSITE, - -
- - | (800) 555-7809 | http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/jobs/

SPECIAL TESTING
If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, mark the appropriate box in Part 2 of the "Examination Application." You will be contacted to make specific arrangements.

GENERAL INFORMATION
If you meet the requirements stated in this bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described on this bulletin will be compared with the performance of others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

The CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

Class specs:  CEA and Exempt Appointees