Extra-Help Special Projects Coordinator

Duties

• Supervise and manage staff as required.
• Plan, design and implement systems.
• Modify existing systems in response to changes in the County's operational environment and/or regulatory changes.
• Act as liaison with other departments affected by systems changes.
• Provide system specifications and monitor the testing of new or revised programs.
• Recommend changes to County policies and procedures if necessary to optimize the efficiencies of the Department's services.
• Perform all duties required to complete assigned projects or systems changes, including general administrative, fiscal, program, and data processing system analysis.
• Gather, tabulate, and analyze data.
• Interview and consult with departmental officials, employees, and others to give and receive information.
• Provide training and technical assistance to other staff.

Minimum Qualifications

At least five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in the system for which the specific department is requesting.

Formal, advanced educational training in the system of expertise is highly desirable.

Essential Functions

• Frequent operation of personal computer and other modern office equipment.
• Communicate effectively with others in person, in writing, and over the telephone.
• Analyze data, interpret policies, procedures and regulations, develop appropriate conclusions, and prepare reports.
• Meet deadlines under stressful conditions.
• Resolve conflicts and respond appropriately to complaints.
• Complete multiple priority projects with conflicting deadlines.
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
• Make presentations and train staff.
• Perform repetitive motion, sit for long periods, walk, stand occasionally, push, pull, bend, squat, climb.
• Lifting – frequently 5 pounds or less; occasionally 5 to 30 pounds.
• Maintain constant good overall vision for reading and close‑up work; frequent color perception and eye/hand coordination; occasional depth perception and peripheral vision.
• Normal dexterity with frequent writing.
• Frequent hearing of normal speech, telephone conversations, and in‑person dialogue.
• Frequent decision making, concentration, and public contact.
• Some assignments may require working weekends, nights, and/or occasional overtime.
• Occasional exposure to noise; occasional contact with dirt, dust, indoor cold and heat.
• Regular attendance is an essential function.

Physical Demands

• Repetitive motion, sitting for long periods, walking.
• Occasional standing, pushing, pulling, bending, squatting, climbing.
• Lifting – frequently 5 pounds or less; occasionally 5 to 30 pounds.
• Constant good overall vision and reading and close‑up work; frequent color perception and eye/hand coordination; occasional use of depth perception and peripheral vision.
• Normal dexterity with frequent writing.
• Frequent hearing of normal speech, telephone communication, and in‑person conversation.
• Frequent decision making, concentration, and public contact.
• Some assignments may require working weekends, nights, and/or occasional overtime.
• Occasional exposure to noise; occasional contact with dirt, dust, indoor cold and heat.

Knowledge

• Data processing techniques and capabilities.
• Data analysis and program planning and evaluation.
• Principles of public fiscal administration.
• Principles of staff management, supervision, and training.
• Organization and functions of the various County departments and political subdivisions.
• Political legislative processes.
• Codes, regulations, ordinances and laws governing the operations of the County and other governmental entities.

Ability

• Plan, design, and implement complex automated systems.
• Analyze, develop and/or modify procedures and systems.
• Establish project development schedules and coordinate the effort of affected staff activities to attain desired goals and objectives.
• Evaluate manual work assignments and work flows to determine if cost‑effective automated alternatives could be implemented.