Project Assistant

Application

Exempt

Bi-weekly Salary

$2,008.80 - $3,018.40

contact information

Maddie
(213) 485-2230
san_jobapplications@lacity.org

job description

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

LA Sanitation and Environment is a local host agency for the Los Angeles Clean Cities Coalition (LACCC) which is part of the US. Department of Energy Clean Cities Network. The objective of the Clean Cities Coalition is to support national energy and economic security by building partnerships to advance affordable domestic transportation fuels, energy efficient mobility systems, and other fuel-saving technologies and practices.

In working at the LACCC you will meet with the public to provide information on alternative vehicle usage and transportation technology trends and discuss how we as a community can make improvements to local mobility. In addition to public engagement, this position will conduct data collection and analysis to track city fleets and infrastructure. This information will be used to modernize the local conditions to reduce combustion emissions, improve air quality, and address climate change. Project Assistants that join our team will work with the LASAN Climate Action team and with the public in advancing these objectives.

A Project Assistant will accordingly help with the following:

Represent LACCC at outreach events to share program information with stakeholder fleets’ owners, NGO’s, local education providers and the general public;
Collect data on alternative fuel stations;
Conduct data reviews and analysis for annual reporting;
Manage communications and assist with projects required to maintain grant funding for the Clean Cities Coalition; and
Facilitate tracking of stakeholder progress on the City Green New Deal goals.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience with event organization and planning with excellent written and verbal communication skills;
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) or Google equivalents. Familiarity with Excel/Sheets datasets preferred;
Ability to interact professionally with City staff, outside agencies, and community groups; and
Familiarity with environmental programs, climate action, sustainability, alternative fuels, and/or equity and environmental justice preferred but not required.

How to apply

Candidates interested in applying for these positions must email a City of Los Angeles job application. You can download an application online at: http://per.lacity.org/Application.pdf. The application must be signed, scanned, and emailed by the application deadline date and time to:

EMAIL: san_jobapplications@lacity.org

The subject line should read:

Exempt Project Assistant, ATTN: Maddie

All application materials must be received by 4:00 pm on 03/28/2023.

exempt employment

If employment is said to be exempt, it is meant that the employment is exempted from the civil service provisions of the City Charter. In order to receive a regular civil service appointment, employees must have successfully participated in a civil service examination, received a high enough score on the examination to be placed on and receive an appointment from an eligible list, and they must serve a probationary period. Exempt employees do not compete in a civil service examination, they are not placed on an eligible list and receive an appointment from that list, nor do they serve a probationary period. As a result, exempt employees do not have what is referred to as a “property interest” in their job. Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority and can be terminated at any time without cause. Employees with a property interest in their job, i.e. civil service employees, cannot be deprived of their employment(discharged or suspended) without due process.

General Information About Exempt Employment

Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority, and as such, they may be discharged, suspended or otherwise disciplined without cause. Exempt employees have no property interest in their employment, and any procedural benefit or other prerogative extended to them by their appointing authority is not intended to create and does not create any such property interest. No officer or employee of the City may make to any other officer or employee any representation of a property interest in employment which does not correspond to Charter provisions unless the City Council, by ordinance, permits such representation. No unauthorized representation can serve as the basis of an employee's reliance on, or expectation of, a property interest.

Employees Seeking To Become Civil Service Employees

There is no protective leave for an exempt employee appointed to a civil service position. Upon receiving a civil service appointment and passing probation, the former exempt employee will be subject to the Civil Service provisions described in Article X of the City Charter. Upon appointment, the civil service employee will begin to accrue displacement and layoff seniority on the first day of his/her civil service appointment and may file for promotional examinations for which s/he qualifies. A full or half-time exempt employee appointed to a full or half-time civil service position continues to: contribute to the Retirement System; accrue vacation time; accrue sick time; receive anniversary date salary increases; and, receive health and dental benefits identical to those received in the civil service position.

For candidates seeking initial City employment, in accordance with Los Angeles City Ordinance 187134, information regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements as conditions of employment may be found at: https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2021/21-0921_ord_187134_8-24-21.pdf.

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