Chief Deputy Director for Administration and Performance Management

Under the administrative direction of the Executive Director (ED), the Chief Deputy Director (CDD) directs the daily operations and performance of the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, also known and hereafter referred to as the Commission for Behavioral Health (CBH). Specifically, the CDD directs and provides policy, program, and technical direction for the following CBH program areas and administrative operations: Grant Programs and System Innovation; Research and Evaluation; Legislative and External Affairs; Information Technology Operations; and Administration and Performance Management. The CDD is responsible for ensuring successful implementation of all CBH mandates related to Proposition 1/the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), to address the needs of individuals living with mental health and/or substance use (i.e., behavioral health) conditions, centering equity, community voice, and transparency. This includes, but is not limited to, overseeing CBH activities related to the Mental Health Wellness Act, the Behavioral Health Student Services Act, Innovation Partnership Fund, Stakeholder Advocacy grants, and Full Services Partnership evaluation. The administrative activities involve, but are not limited to, budget preparation, expenditure management, financial consultation, personnel services and transactions, fiscal resource planning and allocation, management analysis, organization review, business services, facilities management, legislation and grants/and contract management. The CDD also serves as the non-affiliated Agency Information Officer (AIO), with oversight and operational responsibility for all Information Technology (IT) operations.
The CDD is the principal policy advisor to the 27 CBH Commissioners and the ED and acts as the ED in their absence. The CDD provides direction to CBH’s administrative staff, including executive (CEA B), professional, and technical staff. The CDD ensures accountability to taxpayers and to the public in implementation of the BHSA. The responsibilities of this position are significant in that they involve the policies directly related to the oversight and accountability of the approximately annual $2 billion in BHSA funds distributed to the counties.

This position may require occasional travel and work during evenings and/or weekends.

Knowledge and Abilities

Applicants must demonstrate the ability to perform high administrative and policy – influencing functions effectively. Such overall ability requires possession of most of the following more specific knowledge and abilities:

• Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.