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Deputy County Administrative Officer

This is a Department Promotional examination and is open to eligible employees of the County Administrative Office who have permanent status in the classified service and received an overall standard or better on their last employee performance report.

Examination components for promotional testing will be administered during the scheduled date/time/location without exception. Oral Exam (Weight 100%): Will be conducted for the purpose of appraising training, education, experience, interest, and personal fitness for the position. Applicants must attain at least a 70% score on each phase of the examination process. The Human Resources Division may solely conduct an appraisal of application materials should there be an insufficient number of candidates to warrant an oral exam.

Minimum Qualifications / Employment Standards:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business or public administration, or another closely related field AND five (5) years of relevant management and/or supervisory experience which involved responsibility for program planning and evaluation or general administrative systems and procedures.
• A master's degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration or Business Administration may substitute for one year of experience.
• Possession of a valid California Driver's License upon appointment.

Please ensure applicable materials are attached to your application. If you are unable to attach application materials to your application, you may deliver a copy to the Human Resources Division at 1115 Truxtun Ave. First Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301 or email to ...@kerncounty.com.