ACAO Health Human Services and Assistant Chief Administrative Officer

In June 2026, Democratic primary voters in Montgomery County chose their next County Executive:
Will Jawando, a civil rights lawyer, Obama White House alum, and two-term County Council member who won by the widest margin of victory in an open primary in nearly two decades. He won on a promise to fully fund public schools, build affordable housing, and grow the economy from the bottom up.

Jawando is building his incoming team now, with a mandate to expand housing options and renter protections, invest in early childhood education alongside K-12 schools, treat equity as a standard for every decision, protect immigrant families and federal workers who call the county home, and craft a budget centered on working people.

This is high level staff work directly supporting the Chief Administrative Officer and County Executive by carrying out a variety of assignments and functions in the executive branch of the County Government. As the incumbent of a non-merit position within Montgomery County Government, the employee will be appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council. Contacts include the County Executive, Chief Administrative Officer, elected County Council members and their senior staff, department and agency directors, division chiefs, officials from other government jurisdictions, corporate officers representing private sector companies, and representatives of public and private groups for the purpose of presenting, justifying, or defending policies and issues affecting the County Government.

An employee in this class provides staff support and advice to the County Executive or Chief Administrative Officer in designated functional or policy areas. Employees in this class also serve as project managers and task force leaders to study issues and implement actions in a variety of programmatic and management policy areas. The work involves developing major County policy option or issue papers, coordinating urban redevelopment projects, analyzing and making recommendations on proposed County legislation, assisting in preparation and development of new County legislation, and performing a variety of ad hoc special assignments for the Executive Branch.

Assignments are stated in terms of broadly defined functions and areas of responsibility. The employee plans, designs, and carries out major projects, studies, or other work independently with little or no technical guidance. The work project or service is generally considered technically authoritative. The employee uses considerable judgment to interpret stated and written guidelines and to develop new criteria to evaluate programmatic issues or propose new management policies.

The complexity of the work is characterized by a variety of duties that must be applied to new and unprecedented assignments and activities requiring extensive analysis. The work involves isolating and defining unknown or unprecedented conditions and developing new criteria to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of County Government programs and processes. The work also involves developing policy recommendations impacting major programmatic and management functions in the County government.

The work takes place in a normal office environment and involves no significant hazards or physical demands. Most employees in this class supervise staff by assigning and reviewing work, setting work standards, and acting on a variety of personnel matters affecting these employees.

Beyond internal management, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer directs the County's health, human services, and opportunity portfolio,…