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•The Georgia Department of Community Health Director
•Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director
• Grand Rapids, Michigan: City Manager
• Washington State, Dept. of Social and Health Services: Assistant Secretary, Children's Administration
• The City of Redding, California: Personnel Director
• Washington State Department of Social Service and Health Services: Superintendent, Special Commitment Center
• U.S. Department of Treasury: Budget and Financial Accountability Advisors - Accounting
• U.S. Department of Treasury: Budget and Financial Accountability Advisors - Budgeting

Job Description And Responsibilities:

The Public Health Director is charged with leading the operations of the public health system serving the health needs of the state of Georgia and providing leadership in the assessment, promotion, prevention, protection, and planning of the public health of Georgia's 9 million residents.

Georgia's public health system includes the State Divisional Office which houses the state's key public health programs i.e. Health Promotion & Disease Prevention, Epidemiology & State Laboratories, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease Control & Immunizations, Maternal & Child Health, and State Vital Records. The successful operation and management of the State Divisional Office is the responsibility of the Public Health Director.

In addition, the Public Health Director will also provide leadership and support to coordinate statewide public health efforts with the public health districts comprised of Georgia's 159 County Boards of Health.

Sound Interesting?

For details on qualifications, requirements and the application process, please go to: www.dhrjobs.com

Our much treasured quality of life in the Pacific Northwest depends on healthy and thriving fish and wildlife populations. As the steward of these resources, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is committed to continue building a solid and sustainable foundation that supports both resource and human needs now and in the future.

We seek a dynamic executive to lead us in this commitment. The position offers unique opportunities and challenges, but for the right person, this will be a very rewarding opportunity.

This requires an experienced leader motivated by a strong conservation ethic, a seasoned professional with an established reputation for strategic and visionary leadership. This individual will be tasked with laying the foundation for a stronger, more effective and respected agency and must have the ability to make firm decisions in an economically challenging environment. The candidate will be an expert in management techniques that effectively hold employees accountable, but will also be able to lead those employees with humility and open-mindedness.

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Click on the following link to get more information about this exciting career opportunity:http://www.dop.wa.gov/recruitment/ExecutiveCareers/Pages/CurrentSearches.aspx

The selected candidate will have proven experience in working in a diverse community to ensure that a qualified, diverse workforce is reflected in all levels of the City's organization. Moreover, the successful candidate must plan to invest in the community and not see this just as a "stepping stone" to the next career opportunity. The former, highly-regarded former City Manager served the City in that role for 22 years.

The successful candidate must possess a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Public or Business Administration or a related field. Ten years of progressively responsible work experience with at least three years at a senior management level is required. The ideal candidate should also possess considerable knowledge of municipal government operations, capital improvements, economic development, financial/budget management, collective bargaining and union-management relations.

The position is open until filled; however the first review of applicants will take place on June 29, 2009. Please go to the website at www.watersconsulting.com/recruitment and download the recruitment brochure. Please upload your resume at the same site to apply for this position. For more information contact CHUCK ANDERSON at canderson@watersconsulting.com or 817 965 3911.

Children's Administration employees are passionate about and dedicated to their mission of protecting abused and neglected children, supporting the efforts of families to care for and parent their own children safely, and providing quality care and permanent families for children in partnership with parents and kin, Tribes, foster parents and communities.

We seek an exceptional executive with a collaborative and inclusive leadership philosophy who shares that same passion and commitment. We are most interested in those with experience leading the implementation of significant reform efforts, and who have a positive track record of doing so despite budget limitations. This individual must be up to the challenge of providing effective leadership in a political environment within the constraints of existing practice and policy. To be successful in this position also requires being adept at managing multiple and sometimes competing external expectations regarding the appropriate level of state intervention needed to ensure child welfare. For the right person, this will be a challenging and very rewarding opportunity.

Sound Interesting?

To be considered, please email your cover letter and resume to:

ExecutiveCareers@dop.wa.gov

You may view the entire job announcement on our website:

http://careers.wa.gov/Executives/

The scenic Northern California City of Redding (population 90,000) is located at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, 150 miles north of Sacramento. Redding has a superb climate with moderate springs and falls, sunny summers with low humidity, and mild winters. There are many recreational opportunities in and around Redding, including Mt Shasta Ski Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, a 28 mile trail along the Sacramento River, numerous community parks, and a world class museum and arboretum complex. Redding is truly a fabulous location for those interested in an active outdoor lifestyle.

Redding is a full-service city with a total budget of $291 million. The General Fund budget is $73 million and provides most of the City's core services. Every fund has a long range financial plan.

Reporting directly to the City Manager, the Personnel Director oversees the day to day operations of the Department, including employee/employer relations, recruitment, health and welfare benefits, risk management, workers' compensation, training, employee record keeping, and volunteer services.

The successful candidate will be a consummate professional who understands the importance of public service. A typical background would include a Bachelor's Degree in business or public administration, with an emphasis on personnel management or equivalent, and seven years' progressive, relevant experience in personnel administration, including three years' supervisory experience.

Interested individuals are to submit a City of Redding employment application, resume, and five work-related references. For an application and a detailed job announcement, please contact the City of Redding, City Manager's Office, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001, phone (530) 225-4063, or visit our website at http://www.ci.redding.ca.us

Apply by 4 p.m., July 10, 2009

EOE/FAAE

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is searching for an accomplished and genuine leader who understands and embraces the responsibility and complexity of this extremely difficult mission.

The Special Commitment Center (SCC) located on McNeil Island is the program that administers Washington State's sexually violent predator's statute for the civil commitment of sex offenders. The program consists of approximately 285 residents and 450 employees and was established in 1990. The Superintendent will be a dynamic and resilient leader with an extensive administrative background in a complex institutional mental health system, and have experience with inpatient treatment programs for sexual or violent offenders. The most successful candidate will be an expert in staff development, handle union conflicts and negotiations, legal requirements, court proceedings, and possess a strong ability to build cohesive stakeholder relationships and credibility.

Sound Interesting?

To be considered, please email your cover letter and resume to:

ExecutiveCareers@dop.wa.gov

You may view the entire job announcement on our website:

http://careers.wa.gov/Executives/

Solicitation Number: A09041

Agency: Department of the Treasury

Office: Departmental Offices/Procurement Services Division (DO/PSD)

Location: Procurement Services Division (PSD)

The Budget and Financial Accountability program within the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance is competitively recruiting individuals to serve as resident (long-term) advisors in the areas of budgeting and financial management. Advisors provide support primarily to ministry of finance officials in developing countries. In certain countries, Advisors may provide support to ministry of health and related public health organizations and institutions officials. Advisors are hired under personal services contracts or through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program, which provides for the temporary assignment of personnel between federal, state and local governments and other eligible organizations www.opm.gov/PROGRAM/IPA/. This recruitment is for assignments globally and significant international travel is required.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide technical advice on accounting and treasury related issues to policy and working counterparts.
• Design accounting and treasury organizations including designing staffing complements and job descriptions.
• Draft and implement new accounting laws, regulations, standards and manuals applicable to accounting policies and procedures.
• Design and implement budget execution and control business processes for both manual and automated systems with strong internal controls, such as: monitoring revenues and expenditures against budget, recording non-tax revenues, executing payroll and vendor payments; payroll operations; appropriation control including recording of encumbrances and commitments and monthly / quarterly allotments.
• Develop business requirements for financial management systems.
• Develop and implement budget and accounting transaction classifications (chart of accounts) which comply with cash and accrual basis, international accounting standards, GFS 2001 and internal management reporting requirements.
• Organize and perform on-the-job and classroom training in accounting related areas.
• Design financial and management reports for improved communication of financial information.
• Assist in the transition to compliance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards.

Qualifications:

• BA in accounting or finance required with Masters in public finance or related field preferred
• CPA certification
• 5+ years in a financial leadership position such as controller or financial director in state or mid-sized local government with experience in health systems and developing countries viewed positively
• Strong knowledge of and experience with internal controls, businesses processes, financial management systems, financial reporting, chart of accounts
• Proficient in use of personal computers and MS Office Products and general office equipment
• Self-starter with ability to work independently
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving abilities
• Ability to motivate the client and build consensus
• Ability to be flexible by changing focus and approaches based on needs of the client
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Knowledge of international standards and best practices is desirable
• Proficiency in French, Spanish or other languages is highly desirable

SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary will be negotiated in accordance with program regulations based on demonstrated salary history. Expected compensation currently ranges from $120,830 to $162,900. Overseas benefits are provided as allowed by Federal regulations. Successful applicants will be subject to a background security investigation at the appropriate level and will need to have a medical clearance.

This announcement is open and continuous until December 31, 2009, although selections maybe made in advance of that date. Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume or OF-612 by email to tgray@ota.treas.gov. or by mail to: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Office of Technical Assistance, Attn: Recruitment Coordinator, 740 15th Street, N.W. - 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20220.

Please reference Solicitation Number A09-041 on the letter, resume or OF-612. Only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted. No phone calls please. If you wish to be considered for this announcement and all future announcements for the Budget and Financial Accountability Program, you must state so in the cover letter to your application. For application materials, visit our web site at: www.treasuryota.us.The OF-612 form can also be found at www.opm.gov

The U.S. Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Solicitation Number: A09042

Agency: Department of the Treasury

Office: Departmental Offices/Procurement Services Division (DO/PSD)

Location: Procurement Services Division (PSD)

The Budget and Financial Accountability program within the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance is competitively recruiting individuals to serve as resident (long-term) advisors in the areas of budgeting and financial management. Advisors provide support primarily to ministry of finance governmental officials in developing countries. In certain countries, Advisors may provide support to ministry of health and related public health organizations and institutions. Advisors are hired under personal services contracts or through the Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program, which provides for the temporary assignment of personnel between federal, state and local governments and other eligible organizations www.opm.gov/PROGRAM/IPA/. This recruitment is for assignments globally and significant international travel is required.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide policy and technical advice on budgeting related issues to policy and working counterparts.
• Design budget organizations including designing staffing complements and job descriptions.
• Draft and implement new laws, regulations, standards and manuals applicable to budget development and budget control.
• Design and implement new processes for both manual and automated systems, such as budget formulation, monitoring revenues and expenditures against budget, appropriation control including recording of encumbrances and commitments, monthly / quarterly allotments and spending plans.
• Develop and implement budget and accounting transaction classifications (chart of accounts) which enhance communication and internal management reporting.
• Design management reports for improved communication of financial information and enhanced budget control.
• Demonstrate budget analysis techniques and incorporation of better forecasting methodologies into the budget process.
• Organize and perform on-the-job and classroom training in budgeting related areas.
• Improve the presentation of the annual budget documents to provide greater clarity of government spending priorities.

Qualifications:

• BA in business, accounting, finance or public administration or related field required with Masters preferred
• 5+ years in a financial leadership position in a budget or health department in state or mid-sized local government with experience in developing countries viewed positively
• Strong knowledge and understanding of budget management systems, the relationship of budget to other financial processes, best practices and a variety of budgeting disciplines such as performance and program budgeting.
• Proficient in use of personal computers and MS Office Products and general office equipment
• Self-starter with ability to work independently
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving abilities
• Ability to motivate the client and build consensus
• Ability to be flexible by changing focus and approaches based on needs of the client
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Knowledge of international standards and best practices is desirable
• Proficiency in French, Spanish or other languages is highly desirable

SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary will be negotiated in accordance with program regulations based on demonstrated salary history. Expected compensation currently ranges from $120,830 to $162,900. Overseas benefits are provided as allowed by Federal regulations. Successful applicants will be subject to a security background investigation at the appropriate level and will need to have a medical clearance.

This announcement is open and continuous until December 31, 2009, although selections maybe made in advance of that date. Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume or OF-612 by email to tgray@ota.treas.gov. or by mail to: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, Office of Technical Assistance, Attn: Recruitment Coordinator, 740 15th Street, N.W. - 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20220.

Please reference Solicitation Number A09-041 on the letter, resume or OF-612. Only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted. No phone calls please. If you wish to be considered for this announcement and all future announcements for the Budget and Financial Accountability Program, you must state so in the cover letter to your application. For application materials, visit our web site at: www.treasuryota.us.The OF-612 form can also be found at www.opm.gov

The U.S. Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer