Deputy Director of Animal Care and Services, Department of Public Works

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About the Department

Public Works is one of the largest Departments in the City of San José and consists of a staff of 660 with an annual operating budget of $230 million. The Department is organized into 11 functional areas including Animal Care and Services (ACS).

ACS promotes and protects the health, safety and welfare of animals and people in the City of San José. It is the mission of ACS to provide a welcoming and humane place for animals and those who care for them; to protect, educate and serve the public; develop programs that improve the lives of people and animals; and create opportunities for the community and supporters to help ACS succeed.

The City of San José’s Animal Care Center was built in 2004 and provides shelter and field services to 1.2 million residents and 13,000 animals annually for San José and the adjacent cities of Cupertino, Los Gatos, Milpitas, and Saratoga. ACS is a full-service division that offers the community many valuable programs and services. Within ACS are four units: Field Operations, Medical Operations, Shelter Operations, and Administration.

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Position Duties

Reporting to the Director of Public Works, the Deputy Director of ACS will plan, organize and direct the overall management, administration, operation and maintenance of ACS activities, facilities, equipment, budget, policies and procedures. The Deputy Director is responsible for overseeing general administration of the Division including the operating budget and establishing the priorities for all service delivery elements through procedures and strategies to accomplish timely and effective utilization of available services. This position provides direct supervision over the four major units within ACS, which includes hiring, training, performance evaluations and other personnel actions to ensure productivity and quality standards are maintained. The Deputy Director represents the Department Director in a variety of interdepartmental, intergovernmental, and community matters and may assume responsibility for the Department’s operations in absence of the Director; represents ACS with local, state and national organizations and at professional events to develop partnerships with local community organizations and to create public support for departmental programs; identifies and pursues sources of revenue for ACS; and directs and performs special projects and strategic planning programs that impact departmental operations.

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Minimum Qualifications

Education: A bachelor’s degree in public administration, public policy, business administration, or related field.

Experience: Six years of increasingly responsible experience in senior level administrative and/or analytical work in a public or private agency. Experience managing an animal care and shelter program with an annual intake of 5,000 or more animals, which includes experience in both animal sheltering and field services is highly desirable.

Other Qualifications

HOW TO APPLY:

The final filing date is Friday, August 1, 2025.

To be considered, please electronically submit your resume, cover letter, and five professional references (references will not be contacted in the early stages of the recruitment) to: https://koffassociates.com/dep-dir-animal-care-svcs/

Resumes should reflect years and months of positions held, as well as size of staff and budgets you have managed.

First round interviews to be held the week of August 18, 2025.

For additional information, please contact:
Frank Rojas
(510) 495-0448
Frank_Rojas@ajg.com
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Additional Information:

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

You must answer all job-specific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Please be advised that use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process.

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application.

The City of San Jose offers a wide range of core health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Disability, and Savings Plans. Please visit the City's benefits pagefor detailed information on coverage, cost, and dependent coverage.

For information on the City’s Retirement Plan(pension for full-time employees), please visit the Office of Retirement Services website. You will be able to view information based on different Sworn/Federated job classification.

In additional to the benefits above, there is an additional perks siteto explore further benefits of working for the City of San Jose like paid leave, educational reimbursements, and holiday pay are specific to the job classification and union membership.

Closing Date/Time: 8/1/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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