Human Resource Services
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Assessment Roll Manager (Promotional)

Recruitment #17-2875-01

Introduction

YOU MUST BE AN ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEE TO APPLY 

THIS IS A NEW PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.  The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Qualified applicants must be current county employees and have completed the equivalent of six months of continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes the District Attorney’s Office, the Medical Center, and the Superior Court) by 3/17/2017.  A regular appointment does not include provisional, TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool), or STEP-UP appointments.

Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.  Applications will only be accepted on-line.

 

DESCRIPTION

ALAMEDA COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
Your Alameda County Assessor is responsible for locating and identifying the ownership of more than 452,000 parcels of taxable real estate. He is responsible for placing an assessment on these real estate properties in accordance with Proposition 13. The Assessor also assesses 50,000 business personal property accounts at market value as of January 1 each year. In Alameda County the 2016-2017 assessment roll totals more than $262.6 billion.

As mandated by the California Constitution, the primary purpose of the Assessor is to accurately determine the taxable value of all land, improvements, and business and personal property located in Alameda County.

For more information about the agency, visit:  http://www.acgov.org/assessor/

 

THE POSITION
Under general direction, to plan, organize, and direct the work of the various units of the Assessment Roll Section of the County Assessor’s Office; to assign and supervise the work of subordinate supervisory clerical personnel; to coordinate the work of the Assessment Roll Section to meet legal requirements in establishing ownership; to represent the Assessor’s Office before the Appeals Board Hearing Officer regarding changes of ownerships; and to do related work as required.

For more detailed information about the position, visit:  Assessment Roll Manager

 

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
Alameda County Assessor’s Office is seeking a strong candidate responsible for the overall management and supervision of the technical clerical units within the Assessment Roll.  In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications stated below, the ideal candidate will possess the following attributes, and have demonstrated a successful track record in:

• Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related area
• Communicating clearly and concisely with credibility and confidence, both oral and written
• Understanding the industry in which the organization operates to contribute to business strategies and tactics
• Ensuring service practices meet the customer’s and organization’s needs
• Ability to set up ongoing procedures to collect and review information needed to manage organization’s operational activities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Either I

Experience:

The equivalent of one year of experience in the class of Assessment Supervisor I or an equivalent or higher supervisory classification in the Alameda County classified service (non-classified includes District Attorney’s Office and Hospital Authority),

And

The equivalent of two years of recent, progressively responsible experience in property assessment work dealing with the reappraisability of changes in ownership and supplemental assessments, as dictated by the Revenue and Taxation Codes.

Or II

The equivalent of three years of recent, progressively responsible experience in property assessment work dealing with changes in ownership, as dictated by the Revenue and Taxation Codes, in an Assessor’s Office or assessment-related government office, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:


Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of supervision, management, organization, training and administration applicable to government agencies.
• Employee disciplinary procedures.
• Organization, functions, and procedures of the Assessor’s office.
• Appropriate provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code and the Assessor’s Handbook related to land ownership and transfers of ownership and assessment appeals.
• Real estate terminology, land title deeds and other instruments of title conveyance, and real property descriptions.
• Methods of land title research and examination.
• Office methods, practices, procedures and record-keeping.
• An advanced integrated property assessment management system.
• The roles of other property tax-related departments (Recorder, Auditor-Controller, Treasurer-Tax Collector).

Ability to:

• Plan, organize, assign, coordinate, and supervise work of many diversified technical clerical personnel.
• Prepare business correspondence.
• Devise and adapt work procedures and record-keeping systems to meet organization or procedural changes.
• Understand, interpret, and supervise the application of laws, rules, and written directions pertaining to property ownership.
• Establish and maintain cooperative relations with subordinates, superiors, and the public.
• Analyze data, drawing logical conclusions, and prepare reports.
• Use software applications specific to the Office of the Assessor.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

  1. A review of the candidates’ application to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
  2. An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates’ final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.

CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.

We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit.  Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position.  Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

Selection Plan

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance.  The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

 

Deadline for Filing:

5:00 p.m., Friday, March 17, 2017

Review of Minimum Qualifications:

by Tuesday, March 21, 2017

*Oral Interviews:

Week of March 27, 2017

 *The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.

 

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes.  To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing.   Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs

BENEFITS

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.  These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Welfare Benefits

  • Medical – HMO & PPO Insurance
  • Dental – PPO & DHMO Insurance  
  • Vision
  • Basic Life Insurance 
  • Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage) 
  • County Allowance (Employer Credit)
  • Health Flexible Spending Account
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
  • Long Term Care Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

  • Short-term Disability Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
  • Deferred Compensation Plan

For your Work/Life Balance

  • 11 paid holidays
  • Vacation and sick leave accrual
  • Vacation purchase program
  • Management Paid Leave**
  • Group Auto/Home Insurance
  • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Group Legal
  • Guaranteed Ride Home
  • Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
  • Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
  • Child Care Resources
  • 1st United Services Credit Union 

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.  This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.

Conclusion

All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and alamedacountyHR@acgov.org as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the "My applications" button on the Current Job Openings page.

Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

 

Elaine Lemi | Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
Email: elaine.lemi@acgov.org | Phone: (510) 272-6434

 

Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer