Two municipalities in the Central Valley and Bay Area are looking to fill key IT vacancies that will drive ongoing change in technology and public safety.
The city of Stockton is in the process of upgrading its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and is seeking to fill two IT department positions, both with sunsets, that would work directly on the project.
On Dec. 9, the city posted a job listing for a full-time Information Technology Officer – ERP Director, which pays $115,312.68-$147,156.72 annually. If hired, an applicant would primarily be responsible for overseeing “planning, organization, and control of business and technical operations for the city's ERP project,” coordinating the work of its ERP Core Project Team to “support a cost-effective ERP technology solution,” the city said in its listing. The new IT officer/ERP director would work under Director of IT/Chief Information Officer Norbert Ruijling, but the position would be “established for the ERP project and ... limited to the duration of the assignment,” the city said. That timeframe is estimated at four years. The city has reportedly narrowed its field of prospective ERP vendors to two, following an RFI/RFP process.
Stockton also wants to hire a Program Manager 3 — ERP, a full-time position paying $84,190.92-$108,102.72 annually. The successful candidate would plan and manage the city’s ERP project relative to “business objectives and operations within human resources, finance/accounting, budget, timekeeping, and/or payroll functions,” the city said in its listing, posted in December. The person’s primary objective will be ensuring the success of the ERP project — helping bring it in on time and on budget and reporting directly to the IT officer/ERP director. The duration of the position is estimated at three to five years.
The city of Oakland is also seeking an IT professional. In a job posting that opened Feb. 25 and closed March 8, the city advertised for its first-ever Deputy Chief Information Officer of Public Safety Services, a position housed in its IT department but centered on public safety. The position pays $158,023.32-$194,006.64 in yearly base salary. The hiree will take direction from city CIO Andrew Peterson and lead public safety technology staff in the city’s police, fire and radio services departments. His or her supervisory duties will include setting overall objectives and resources, and developing and assigning projects.
“This is a new position. We recently acquired this position because our public safety systems and services need their own attention. We established this position to better manage our public safety systems,” Cynthia Perkins, Peterson’s chief of staff, told Techwire. Oakland hopes to fill the position by late April.
