Description
Performs administrative, analytical, and/or technical functions and serves as a lead supporting Marketing, Research and Analytics as well as assigned operations and management/supervisory staff in an assigned department to ensure efficient department functioning and achievement of department results and goals.
NOTE: Our current opening is in Marketing, Research and Analytics, however this recruitment process will also create an eligibility list that may be used for future openings.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
NOTE: Our current opening is in Marketing, Research and Analytics, however this recruitment process will also create an eligibility list that may be used for future openings.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides administrative, analytical, and technical support to assigned management staff to ensure manager's time for non-routine management obligations; researches, drafts, and prepares various written materials including correspondence, memoranda, draft and final versions of departmental directives or procedures, and reports for internal/external distribution; ensures that all correspondence, reports, policy responses, and processes meet SMUD policy, procedural, and quality requirements.
- Enhances department efficiency through consistently informing department management staff of changes to SMUD policies, regulations, and programs; reads, researches, analyzes, and provides information or recommendations on SMUD policies, procedures, and programs; maintains related departmental archives and manuals for staff reference.
- Provides support in budget preparation and administration to ensure the department operates within budget and complies with SMUD policies, procedures, and quality standards; coordinates and/or participates in various phases of the budget preparation process; assists the department manager and unit heads in documenting budget assumptions and justification; coordinates and participates in the gathering and analysis of data; prepares budget reports and exhibits; participates in ongoing monitoring of expenses, analysis of budget variance, and reporting of budget status.
- Coordinates and participates in the timely completion of analytical and administrative tasks and activities to ensure efficient department organization and functioning and responsiveness to SMUD and external policies, regulations, and requests for information; oversees the preparation of documents and compilation of data for internal and external use; performs studies of work or business processes; provides administrative support and coordination of specific business processes and department efforts; coordinates review and approval of internal control documents by department and SMUD entities; evaluates, analyzes, and reports results of processes and findings of studies; negotiates changes in or commitments to business processes or agreements; disseminates information and responds to requests for information in a timely manner; makes recommendations for new or changes to existing programs or processes.
- Participates in coordinating department and SMUD events for employees and recruitment purposes; prepares position requests, staffing reports, and documentation of assignments; explains complicated personnel transactions to management.
- Coordinates activities with and acts as department liaison to other SMUD departments including support departments; works with other department staff in developing and forecasting unit requirements for services; arranges and coordinates delivery of services; monitors service level agreements; serves as departmental representative to support unit projects; explains complicated or unusual issues to management.
- Prepares departmental administrative and analytical information in presentation format to ensure that SMUD reporting is accurate and timely and meets established guidelines and standards; prepares or can present oral and written presentation materials to/for the department manager and staff to present business cases, results of studies, reports of department planning, budget status, and related reports to SMUD Board of Director's, Board committee meetings, General Manager and executive management.
- Arranges and schedules department staff training as well as attendance at conferences and seminars for enhancing staff skills.
- Coordinates and administers departmental involvement in and commitment to SMUD programs including safety and disaster recovery.
- Able to work with others in a collaborative way at various levels.
- Use technology to gain efficiencies and accuracies
- Performs related duties as required.
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Contact
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
6201 S St
Sacramento
California United States
www.smud.org
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10 Nov, 2025
