Ability To Work:
1. Possession of a bachelor's degree in business or public administration, human resources management, education, organizational development, or a related field and both: a) at least 3 years of professional experience in project management of multi-disciplinary team(s), preferably in the public sector or a service-oriented agency in the private sector, at least one of which includes responsibility for facilitating organizational development projects; and: b) significant professional experience conducting employee and management training programs or teaching adult education courses, or,
2. equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities.
Knowledge of: adult learning theory, instructional assessment, and professional development principles; employee and organizational assessment tools; data collection methods and analysis; organization design and development; contemporary leadership and management practices; facilitation techniques; instructional methods and materials; conflict resolution; standard English usage and grammar; basic personal computer office applications, including spreadsheet, graphic, and presentation applications; budget preparation and administration principles; marketing principles.
Job Description: Project Managers are distinguished from departmental managers by primary assignment of highly skilled and specialized project management of highly technical projects. Project Managers are also distinguished from departmental managers by management of multi-disciplinary teams made up of professionals from all sectors of the County, external consultants, citizen participation advisors, members assigned from other governmental agencies, non profit organizations, and the private sector.
This class is further distinguished from training positions in operating departments by its scope of responsibility extending to all County departments and by its emphasis on interfacing with department directors and senior management on organizational effectiveness issues.
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Definition: Under general supervision of the Director of Organizational Effectiveness, manages the daily operations of the Employees' University (EU); assists the Employees' University Governing Council in developing, organizing, and evaluating instructional and assessment materials for the EU; manages the fiscal and data collection operations for the EU; supervises EU staff; designs, conducts, and evaluates EU courses; develops and coaches EU instructors; conducts organizational development interventions including group facilitations, and performs related duties as required.