1. Possession of a bachelor's degree and three years of professional administrative experience in human services, community organizing, or human rights
2. for a public agency, non-profit, or other community-based organization that included responsibility for facilitating groups or mediating community disputes and for fiscal and project management; or, possession of an Associate's degree and five years of professional administrative experience in human services, community organizing, or human rights
3. for a public agency, non-profit, or other community-based organization that included responsibility for facilitating groups or mediating community disputes and for fiscal and project management; or, a combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to the above standards and that would provide the required knowledge and abilities.
Additional Requirements: Independent travel is required. Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License. Incumbents may be called on to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends.
Knowledge of: the operations of local governments and community-based organizations including service delivery systems; the practices, processes and legal requirements of appointed boards and commissions and their roles in local government; strategies for promoting harmonious human relations within communities; principles and practices of project management and policy analysis; research and data collection techniques; group dynamics and organizational behavior; basic procedures and methods of budget preparation and control; principles of public relations and marketing; practical and theoretical principles of group facilitation, group dispute resolution, and group conflict management; Internet research skills and basic computer applications including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; standard English usage and grammar.
Job Description: This single position class reports to a Deputy County Administrator. The incumbent uses facilitation, administrative, and community mediation skills to address issues and to resolve problems under the Commission's purview. This position serves as liaison with County departments, other local , regional, state, and federal government agencies, community groups, the Board of Supervisors, the media, other human relations commissions, and related organizations.