1. Possession of a bachelor's degree in public or business administration, management of information systems/technology, computer science, or other discipline related to the CalWIN project and significant professional experience in: a) project management of multi-disciplinary team(s) in a public sector or a social service-oriented agency in the private sector; and b) automated system and business process re-engineering planning, development, implementation, and management, preferably in a public social services agency; or,
2. a combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to the employment standard listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Knowledge of: the principles and practices of project management, including the use of automated tracking tools; operations and functions of social services agencies, including job functions, service delivery, and support functions; principles of network integration, client-server architecture, operating systems, database design, and office automation as they relate to public social services agencies; process engineering and re-engineering techniques and practices; principles and practices of business and public administration; research, analytical, and data collection techniques; administrative problem solving methods; principles and practices of management, supervision, leadership, performance evaluation, and training; budget and contract administration and negotiation techniques; emergency, contingency, and strategic planning and implementation methods of technical and organizational system change; program performance budgeting; principles and practices of performance measurement and benchmarking.
Job Description: This single-position class is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the implementation of the CalWIN automated system and related business process re-engineering. Project Managers are distinguished from departmental managers by the primary assignment of highly skilled and specialized project management of time-limited highly technical projects. Project Managers are also distinguished from departmental managers by the management of multi-disciplinary teams made up of professionals from all sectors of the County, external consultants, members assigned from other governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, and the private sector.
As part of a consortium of 17 other California counties, Santa Barbara County has contracted with a vendor to develop CalWIN, which will replace the County's current welfare systems with an application running on an entirely new technological infrastructure. This new automated system will provide opportunities for a substantial realignment of business processes. CalWIN is an $8,000,000 project with an estimated planning and implementation time frame of at least three years.