RGS Senior Advisor: Procurement

Make a difference in the lives of people who serve our communities.

Would you enjoy working with a team of talented professionals who deliver top-notch procurement services to a variety of local governments?

Are you excited to work with a dynamic remote team that provides services to others both remote and onsite?

Bring your expertise and passion for procurement in local government to Regional Government Services as the next Senior Advisor: Procurement!

Regional Government Services: 

RGS is a unique California public agency serving the consulting, administrative, and project management needs of local governments. Our greatest asset is our team of expert Advisors who pride themselves on delivering outstanding services to support the mission of our partner agencies.
In order to provide this expertise, RGS has developed a highly flexible and adaptive team environment and work culture. We utilize technology to support a remote workforce of approximately 100 Advisors. Our Advisors are trained and experienced public-sector professionals from a variety of relevant disciplines. We combine the strength of each Advisor’s unique experiences, perspectives, and skills through teaming, leveraging their combined talents to benefit our partner agencies.

As an employer, RGS offers Advisors competitive compensation, client projects that offer rewarding and challenging work, and extraordinary flexibility. While client-interactive work must be done during core business hours, there is flexibility to do other work elements on a personalized schedule to maximize flexibility.

The Position

Under direction of the Director of Finance Services, the Senior Advisor provides procurement services to solve a broad range of complex buying and purchasing problems for local government partner agencies as a member of the Finance Services team.

Responsibilities include managing procurement operations for a wide variety and types of public agencies; performing complex professional, administrative, and technical buying and purchasing functions necessary to maintain the procurement records and systems for local governments; advising public agency staff regarding procurement efforts; planning, organizing, and directing procurement operations.

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THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL: 

• Have strong leadership, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Have proven experience in evaluating, developing, and implementing local government and municipal procurement best practices
• Engage City departments collaboratively to identify and strengthen procurement processes.
• Analyze financial data and draw sound conclusions and offer improvements.
• Have experience thinking strategically to solve problems.
• Be a self-starter, flexible, reliable, and detail oriented with high standards for work product.
• Excel at working both within a team and independently.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• Communicate complex technical issues and difficult realities knowledgeably and compassionately, in understandable language, to a range of audiences both verbally and in writing.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience – Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university, preferably with a major in accounting, business, or public administration.
• Emphasis in accounting or finance is desirable.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in contract development, contract administration, and purchasing, for a wide variety of services and/or materials within a public agency.
• Willing to consider non-public agency experience.

Applications must be submitted on-line through this applicant tracking system. Materials must be complete and clearly indicate the candidate meets the minimum qualifications. Incomplete, late, emailed, and faxed applications are not accepted. Resumes are not considered in lieu of the required employment application.

Certificates, resumes, and/or cover letters must be uploaded with your application through this applicant tracking system.

All statements made on the application, resume, and supplemental materials are subject to verification. False statements may be cause for immediate disqualification, removal from eligibility list, or discharge from employment.

The deadline to apply is October 2, 2024, at 11:59 PM PST.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY: https://bit.ly/RGS-Procurement

APPLICATION PROCESS AND SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Appraisal Process – (Pass/Fail) After the closing deadline, applications will be screened in relation to the criteria indicated in this announcement.

This process may also include various interviews and/or a skills assessment exam to rank applications, and to prepare a Qualified Candidate List.

Application – Minimum Qualification Assessment – (Pass/Fail) All completed applications and supplemental questionnaires will be reviewed and assessed for each applicant’s ability to meet the minimum work experience, training, and education qualifications.

Remote Screen Interview Exam – (Pass/Fail) Candidates who pass the application assessment will be invited to a Remote Screen Interview Examination to evaluate training, experience, and other job-related qualifications for the position.  The Remote Screen Interview will be conducted via a video conference platform and is tentatively scheduled to take place at the end of September 2024.

Successful qualified candidates will be submitted to RGS for further consideration.

All communication and notices will be sent via e-mail.
Additional inquiries about the position may be directed to David Prieto at dprieto@rgs.ca.gov

Regional Government Services is not responsible for failure of internet forms or email in submitting your application. Candidates who may require special assistance in any phase of the application or selection process should advise RGS by emailing David Prieto at dprieto@rgs.ca.gov.

Regional Government Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.