Director of County Communications - Santa Clara County, California
With a population of over 1.9 million, the County of Santa Clara is one of the largest in the state of California and the largest of the nine Bay Area counties. It is located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay and encompasses 1,290 square miles. The Santa Clara County Fire Department is a dependent special district that provides fire services to a portion of Santa Clara County, including the communities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga. The Department also provides protection for the unincorporated areas adjacent to those cities. The Department provides leadership for the County of Santa Clara’s Communications Center. The Center is staffed with 131 FTE.
The Santa Clara County Fire Department is seeking an experienced professional and strong visionary leader to serve as Director of County Communications and provide effective leadership to the Communications Center. The new Director must have a strong background in leading a large organization with many stakeholders and be a strong advocate for their people. They must have extensive familiarity with the disciplines of Fire, Law, and Emergency Medical Services and demonstrate an understanding of the technical and dispatch sides of the organization. The Director reports to the Fire Chief but with consultation with the Deputy County Executive as appropriate.
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Communications Management, Communications Engineering, Telecommunications Technology, Management Information Systems, Public or Business Administration, or closely related field. Three years of administrative or managerial experience in a medium to large sized organization. The annual salary range is $187,656 to $228,108 DOQE. The Department provides an outstanding benefit package.
Filing deadline: April 25, 2022
Resumes are acknowledged within 2 business days.
