Administrative Services Manager jobs in Seattle, WA

This is an amazing opportunity to be engaged in the election process!

• Manage high-quality and timely Administrative Services delivery by: 
  • Leading and overseeing the day-to-day operations of Human Resources. King County Elections has 75 full-time employees and hires up to 800 short term temporary staff for an election; 
  • Leading and overseeing the day-to-day operations of Finance, Budget, and Contract Management; 
  • Leading and overseeing the Department's Equity, Race, and Social Justice initiatives; 
  • Participating with other Election Leadership team members in planning and implementing overall department objectives; conceptualize, evaluate, develop and implement strategies, systems, standards and plans for a wide variety of functions; 
  • Defining measurements and monitoring performance to ensure plans and goals are aligned with enterprise-wide strategies, goals and best practices; and
  • Establishing, maintaining, and reporting appropriate performance metrics for the delivery of services including measurements relating to quality and utilization.

• Model best practices in developing employees in a team-based environment, and leading teams in developing, recommending, and implementing policies and procedures, where complex issues must be considered by: 
  • Supervising, coaching, and motivating employees to work to the full extent of their classification; 
  • Creating an environment of continuous learning and development of skills; 
  • Fostering a model of every employee being accountable for high-quality service delivery; and
  • Creating a work environment that is welcoming to all employees. 

• Help lead department organizational development efforts by: 
  • Facilitating the department's vision, mission, values, strategic outcomes and performance measurements; and
  • Consulting and developing cultural change initiatives to increase and foster employee engagement. 

• Have a Bachelor's Degree in a related field and an in-depth, progressively responsible background in managing daily Administrative Services or Human Resources Service Delivery functions or any combination of education and experience that clearly demonstrates the ability and skill to perform the scope of job duties of the position;
• Have experience with general principles and practices of human resources management/employment-related federal and state laws and regulations; 
• Are knowledgeable of general principles and practices of finance and data analysis trends; have the ability to collaborate with client stakeholders and team members to implement innovative programs and practices, and to deliver solutions to unique and sensitive problems; 
• Have strong project management, organizational, analytical, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work independently or as part of a team; 
• Have the ability to assess department projects and programs and their financial requirements, participate in developing strategic planning and implementation efforts for projects and programs;
• Have a track record of developing and implementing innovative strategies, best practices, and goals and are able to develop metrics and benchmarks to project how results can be used in future initiatives; 
• Are knowledgeable about how county departments work, including how to get things done through formal and informal channels; 
• Possess strong ability to navigate through potentially conflicting stakeholder perspectives.