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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Chief Resilience Officer
FLSA: Executives/2 EEO Category: (10) Official/Adm
Class Code: 10176 Salary Grade: E00
Approved: Last Revised: January 09, 2023

Purpose:
 

Under nominal direction, this position will develop and provide the essential central point of focus within the City of Austin for the implementation of a comprehensive community resilience plan and strategies under the Global Resilient Cities Network platform.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Develops and implements City-wide urban resilience goals, policies, and strategic plans.
  2. Serves as the primary City representative and initial point of contact to the Global Resilient Cities Network platform.
  3. Assesses and identifies community needs and opportunities and develops strategic initiatives.
  4. Assesses the Global Resilient Cities Network platform and identifies tools and resources of interest to the City of Austin.
  5. Researches, analyzes, and identifies funding resources to ensure the program’s goals and objectives are met.
  6. Creates a comprehensive marketing, communication, and social media strategy to disseminate public information in order to increase visibility and resilience support.
  7. Collaborates with other departments and jurisdictions; business and civic groups; academic institutions; and other Local, State, and Federal agencies for multi-jurisdictional projects.
  8. Coordinates meetings with the Mayor, City Council, the City Manager, department directors, officials, and other specialized organizations regarding ongoing resilience initiatives.
  9. Identifies opportunities for improvement to current strategies.
  10. Plans, develops, monitors, and reports on progress toward key resilience milestones.
  11. Secures and manages all resilience funding resources and budget.
  12. Recruits, develops, retains, and provides guidance and direction to assigned staff to ensure completion of assigned goals and objectives.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal. 
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of resilience program practices and City operations, budgeting, fiscal administration, management and long-range planning policies, practices, and procedures.
  • Knowledge of the history and legal decisions related to environmental, economic, political, and other factors impacting vulnerable communities.
  • Knowledge of comprehensive knowledge of supervisory techniques and pertinent Federal, State, and Local rules and regulations related to human resource management and customer service/public relations practices and procedures.
  • Skill in comprehensive public speaking and public relations methods to persuade, negotiate, and mediate issues.
  • Skill in navigating decision-making that may seem to “benefit” one group over the other.
  • Skill in interpreting oral, written, mathematical and technical information and data dealing with complex abstract and concrete variables to identify, analyze, and solve practical management problems of considerable difficulty such as development of audit findings and corrective recommendations.
  • Skill in clear, concise, and proficient oral and written communication in English to develop marketing campaigns, press releases; provide technical specifications; negotiate contracts; disseminate information; and prepare and present marketing and promotional programs.
  • Ability to assess current programs and practices for equitable outcomes.
  • Ability to use an equity lens and framework to create inclusive, diverse, and safe workplaces and community programs.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with businesses, financial institutions, coworkers, department heads, officials, customers, regulatory agencies, and the general public.
  • Ability to work with diverse communities/populations.
  • Ability to interpret oral, written, mathematical, legal, statistical, and regulatory information dealing with resilience programs, budgets, grants, regulations or policies, ordinances, and standards.
Minimum Qualifications:
 

Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public or business administration or a related field, plus five (5) years of related experience leading strategic planning and operations in the areas of public policy, urban planning and/or economic community development.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
  None.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.