CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF CAREER EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENT EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT

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DEPARTMENT:	CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF	RELEASE DATE:	Friday, August 21, 2015
POSITION TITLE:	Chief Information Officer, Department of Conservation	FINAL FILING DATE:	Thursday, September 3, 2015
CEA LEVEL:	CEA A	EXTENDED FINAL FILING DATE:
SALARY RANGE:	$ 6,453.00 - $ 9,277.00 / Month	BULLETIN ID:	08132015_2

POSITION DESCRIPTION
Under the general direction of the Division Director, the Chief Information Officer, Department of Conservation (DOC) provides support for the business of the DOC by assisting the Division Director in establishing policies and procedures to carry out mission critical goals and objectives and is responsible for infrastructure and services including statewide internet and intranet infrastructure, enterprise electronic communications services, management information systems, technology asset management and its security. These functions include, but are not limited to, supervising and directing staff and consultants assigned to projects, providing oversight for all project-related activities, interfacing with vendors, and advising lines of business and other stakeholders. This position requires occasional travel to the district offices. Duties include, but are not limited to: manages, directs, and controls the planning and development of policies and procedures; oversees maintenance activities for the DOC infrastructure systems, projects, and desktop services ensuring efficient and effective support for DOC business needs and mission/business critical systems. Provides advice pertaining to infrastructure, web, network, and desktop services that are consistent with the State's Information Technology governance model and existing laws and regulations. Provides policy advice to the Division Director, executives, Department of Finance (DOF), and legislative staff on technically complex state of the art technology issues. Oversees the development and maintenance of the DOC infrastructure plan as well as special customers by ensuring that Information Technology standards are developed, reviewed, and updated as needed. Develops, implements, maintains, and disposes of sensitive scientific and other electronic data in accordance with approved record retention schedules, regulations, and mission/business critical operational plans. Reports orally and in writing on technology issues to oversight organizations, partners and stakeholders, such as DOF, district managers, and Organizational leadership. Represents and acts on behalf of the Department on statewide committees, before legislature, at conferences, and at high level meetings. Other related duties as assigned including occasional travel to statewide district offices.

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.

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 Chief Information Officer, Department of Conservation, with the CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF. Applications will be retained for twelve months.

The Results of this examination will be used only to fill this position and may be used to fill subsequent vacancies for this position for a period of up to twelve months.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS
Application packages postmarked, personally delivered, or received via inter-office mail after 5:00 p.m. after the final filing date, will not be accepted. Applications received without the "Statement of Qualifications" will be rejected.

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 two pages in length.
• Resumes do not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications.

Applications must be submitted by the final filing date to:

CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF, Human Resources Office
801 K Street, 22 floor, mail station 22-13, Sacramento, CA 95814
Shawna Sexton | 916-324-0825 | shawna.sexton@conservation.ca.gov

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 CONSERVATION, DEPARTMENT OF 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