“The incumbent recommends innovative policies, processes, legislation and regulations on a broad range of statewide governmental operational issues, which cross departmental lines and involve high-level policy-making responsibilities,” the job posting says. “The position develops standards and performance metrics for the evaluation of agency programs and promotes innovation and cost-saving efficiencies throughout state government. In addition, this position will serve as a member of the agency secretary’s top advisory team, fully participate as a member of the agency management group and provide direct input on agency decisions.”
GovOps “is responsible for administering state operations including procurement, information technology and human resources,” according to its website. The agency oversees multiple state departments and boards, including the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, California State Teachers’ Retirement System, Department of General Services, Department of Technology, Department of Human Resources, Franchise Tax Board, Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Office of Digital Innovation and Cradle-to-Career Data System.
Responsibilities of the role, according to the duty statement, include:
- Integrate, revise and develop policies and processes pertaining to equity goals and introduce innovative methods into government operations into statewide procurement and operations, and lead change management efforts to implement RFI2 and CBP procurement processes (40 percent).
- Develop, recommend and establish policy on improvement, cost‐efficiency, project coordination, and performance and change management; develop reports and issue papers, conduct diagnostic assessments, identify policy issues, and recommend change transition (30 percent).
- Represent the agency and/or administration in meetings with legislators and staff, State Controller’s Office, Department of Finance, other state departments and interested stakeholders (20 percent).
- Provide liaisons and coordination with key stakeholders to obtain input and identify concerns for consideration by the agency and administration (5 percent).
- Provide human resource expertise and policy direction and support the Department of Human Resources and related departmental efforts to improve the recruitment, hiring and training of state employees by leveraging technology innovation (5 percent).
The monthly salary range for this position is $9,755 to $11,807, and the application deadline is Aug. 21.
