Administrative Services Analyst I - Veterans Services

Full Job Description

The County of Riverside’s Veterans' Services seeks an Administrative Services Analyst I to join the Administration unit located in Riverside.

The selected candidate will be responsible for contracts and grants review. Under general supervision, assists management by providing a wide variety of administrative support services; conducts complex and difficult research and analytical studies involving contract data and/or operational processes and programs; will oversee grant compliance; and performs other related duties as required. May direct, train, assign, and evaluate subordinate clerical and technical personnel in the performance of routine tasks. Recommendations on policies and procedures. This position requires the incumbent to travel throughout the county to various off-site locations as needed.

The most competitive candidates will have experience in Microsoft products, including proficiency-level Excel functions; analyzing data; pulling data from various reports.

Knowledge in claims assistance for Veterans and VetPro is also highly desired.

The level at which the position will be filled is at the Department's discretion and is based on candidate qualifications.

Administrative Services Analyst I is a natural progression underfill for the class of Administrative Services Analyst II. Incumbents are eligible to promote to Administrative Services Analyst II after obtaining one year of experience as an Administrative Services Analyst I, receiving a satisfactory performance evaluation, and meeting the educational and/or experience requirements. Failure to meet the requirements to promote at the end of the probationary period will result in incumbents being returned to their former County classification or new hires being probationary released.

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The Riverside County Department of Veterans' Services to promote and honor all veterans, and enhance their quality of life and that of their dependents and survivors through counseling, claims assistance, education, advocacy, and special projects. Can you see yourself here?

Requirements

• Conduct studies of operational, service and programmatic activities including workflow, organizational structure, operating procedures, space utilization, facilities management, equipment usage, and staffing patterns; develop reports and recommendations for appropriate action based on the analysis of collected data.

• Assist in the preparation of budgets and performs cost/benefit analysis of specific programs; review financial data on an on-going basis to ensure conformance with established guidelines.

• Monitor adherence to contract terms.

• Develop written procedures to clarify or describe standard practices; design or improve forms to expedite procedures; coordinate the publication and dissemination of procedures; review present and pending legislation to determine effect on departmental operations and programs.

• May assist in the preparation of grant applications; participate in various meetings and present and/or gathers data to assist management in making administrative and operational decisions; prepare a variety of records, reports, and correspondence.

• May direct, train, assign, and evaluate subordinate clerical and technical personnel in the performance of routine tasks.

Qualifications

OPTION I
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in accounting, business or public administration, finance, or a closely related field to the assignment. (Qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on the basis of one year of full-time experience equaling 30 semester or 45 quarter units of the required education.)

OPTION II
Experience: Four years of paraprofessional experience in an administrative capacity.

OPTION III
Experience: One year as an Administrative Services Assistant with the County of Riverside.

ALL OPTIONS
Knowledge of: Principles of administration, organization and management necessary to analyze and evaluate operations, services and programs; principles and practices of fiscal management and/or budgetary control and/or contract monitoring.

Ability to: Collect and evaluate data; draw conclusions and formulate recommendations and project consequences of recommendations; monitor expenditures; interpret legislative and administrative mandates and regulations; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in course of work; communicate effectively in written and verbal form.

Additional Information

Other Requirements

License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License may be required. The incumbent may be required to attend and support community outreach and engagement events at any time throughout the County of Riverside.

For questions regarding this recruitment

Please Contact Joshua Robertsat951-955-2548 or atJoRoberts@rivco.org. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquires.