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Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5671 - Administrative Specialist II

Salary Grade: 8

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $49,878 - $58,635 Annually

Pay Range: $49,878 - $67,371 Annually

Range Explanation:

Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

The first review of applications will be on 08/28/2026.

The Pima County Attorney's Office is seeking an Administrative Specialist II to join our Administration/Finance team. This position provides complex administrative, financial, and operational support to the County Attorney's Office. Responsibilities include coordinating administrative processes, assisting with budget and accounting functions, maintaining records and reports, supporting departmental projects, and helping coordinate facility-related requests and building maintenance activities. The successful candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities while providing excellent customer service.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

Provides complex administrative services of a specialized nature to a department, division, or program within Pima County;
Negotiates and establishes Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA), contracts and other obligatory agreements and monitors compliance;
Prepares work unit budgets, oversees expenditures, performs cost and statistical analyses and prepares reports and recommendations;
Performs research, prepares written reports and recommendations and informs management of issues, concerns and problems of specialized work unit;
Provides information, status, and recommendations to department directors, division managers and professional staff regarding area of assignment and responds to public inquiries interpreting work unit and county policies and procedures;
Ensures work unit policies, procedures and activities comply with applicable federal/state statutes and regulations and county policy;
Oversees internal services such as accounting, payroll, personnel, management information services and/or purchasing;
Represents work unit at various meetings, conferences, or on committees and provides specialized expertise related to area of assignment;
Develops, maintains and manages databases using automated information systems and compiles/reviews/monitors information for reporting purposes.

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following disciplines: public administration, business administration, management, or a closely related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND one year of professional experience in public or business administration.

(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

OR:

One year with Pima County as an Administrative Specialist I or closely related professional administrative classification.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

Minimum two (2) years experience working with budget and finance
Minimum two (2) years experience working with purchasing.
Minimum two (2) years experience working with contracts and grant award agreements.
Minimum two (2) years experience working with financial software applications.

Selection Procedure:
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources.Additionalassessments/testing may berequiredas part of the selection process.

Supplemental Information:

Licenses and Certificates: Valid driver license isrequiredat time of application. Valid AZ driver license isrequiredat time of appointment. The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review todetermineapplicant’s suitability tooperatecounty vehiclesin accordance withPima County administrative procedures. Failure to obtain andmaintainthe required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination. Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upon Fleet Services’ review and approval of the candidate’s driving record.  

Special Notice Items: The Countyrequirespre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history, education, and criminal conviction history. All positions may require satisfactory completion of a personal background investigation by the court or law enforcement agencies, due to the need for access to County Attorney and Court facilities, records, and communication systems. Pima County determines whether a position is eligible for visa sponsorship at the time of recruitment. Eligibility is based on the requirements of the position and applicable laws and regulations. Not all positions with Pima County are eligible for visa sponsorship. This position will require a post-job offer physical and/or drug screen.

Physical/Sensory Requirements:Physical and sensory abilities will bedeterminedby position. Frequently required to lift, push or pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds. Action Activity - bending, climbing, kneeling, reaching, squatting and stooping; Motion Activity - grasping; Hearing Activity - in noisy areas, on radio, behind themselves, and alarms; Speaking Activity - in person, on the phone, on a radio, and on a cell;Vision - may be required to operate a motor vehicle, distinguish colors, have depth perception and peripheral vision.

Working Conditions:Working conditions will bedeterminedby the position.

EEO Information: Pima County Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, kinship, political interest, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Administrative Specialist 2

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