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Deputy Chief Administrative Officer / Director

CPS HR Consulting (Client Recruitments)
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/6/2026

The County of San Diego’s Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) is seeking a Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (DCAO). As a key member of the County’s executive team, the DCAO provides vision, direction, and oversight for HHSA’s operations, and serves as a strategic partner to the Chief Administrative Officer and Board of Supervisors. The DCAO will also be tasked with driving innovation, ensuring equitable service delivery, and advancing the County’s vision of a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all.

The County of San Diego is one of the nation’s largest and most complex counties, serving diverse urban, suburban, rural, and border communities. The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is nationally recognized for its highly collaborative model that values its partnerships with nonprofit organizations, healthcare systems, community clinics, and other contracted providers. The ideal candidate will be a collaborative, politically astute, and a relationship-driven executive who can successfully lead within an established and highly interconnected health and human services system.

Education: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in public administration, business, health sciences, social services or related field.

Experience: A minimum of five (5) years’ experience at an executive and/or management level providing specialized health and/or human services for a large public agency, including direction of budget, personnel, fiscal, supply and other administrative/line functions of the organization.

Note: A medical (M.D.) or doctoral (Ph.D.) degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in a related clinical or public health discipline with appropriate licensure and/or certification is highly desirable.

Salary : $280,000 - $300,000

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