Administrative Services Officer - Public Defender

The County of Riverside's Law Offices of the Public Defender has an opportunity for an Administrative Services Officer (ASO) to support the executive staff at the Public Defender's in Riverside.

The incumbent will be responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing a variety of administrative services, programs, and department or Agency projects for a multi-division County department or an Agency; performs other related duties as required.
Seeking candidates that have county budgeting, government agency, and SHERPA Government Solutions experience.

Competitive candidates will have facilities management, safety, fiscal, payroll, accounting, Peoplesoft, and/or minute track experience.

This class has been deemed eligible for the Performance Recognition Plan as set forth under Article 3, Section 311(C) of the County Management Resolution.

Program eligibility requires employees to be in a leadership position, manage other employees or programs, and have significant influence on the achievement of organizational objectives.

Meet the Team!

It is the mission of the Law Offices of the Public Defender to provide the highest quality legal representation to any person unable to afford it for criminal, juvenile, or certain civil proceedings.

The Public Defender strives to preserve human dignity in all cases where citizens' liberties are at stake.

The Public Defender is dedicated to the principle that no citizen shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without competent, professional, and vigorous representation so that due process is implemented fairly, equitably, and without prejudice.

The Public Defender is headquartered in Riverside, with additional offices providing support to residents in Banning, Blythe, Murrieta, and Indio.

Who May Apply

This recruitment is open to all applicants.• Resolve varied administrative problems and direct work in accounting, budget preparation and control, lease negotiation, collections, supply, personnel, payroll, office services, and general business activities of the department.

• Prepare and assemble budget documents for administrative review; review expenditures for compliance with approved budget plan.

• Interview and recommend on employment of job applicants.

• Plan, organize and manage office service units, such as the general and fiscal clerical, duplication service, communications service, supply room, central files, information units, and the coordination of building maintenance services.

• Develop and approve programs for the effective utilization of office space, forms, supplies equipment, and other property.

• Make cost and procedures studies of services and maintenance operations and make changes to promote more efficient production; develop production standards.

• Revise procedures and manuals and direct the instruction in their use.

• Supervise the keeping of property records and requests for purchase of major items of new property or repair of existing pro...