| Purpose: |
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Under the minimal direction of an Assistant City Manager, this position provides executive-level consultative support to the Assistant City Managers and City Manager’s Office, working interdepartmentally to manage the flow of information and serving as the primary lead on projects and initiatives. |
| Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Coordinates executive level issues, events, projects, and other activities with internal and external customers.
- Leads resolution of business and technical issues confronting City leadership.
- Represents Assistant City Manager at meetings.
- Monitors City and departmental issues and projects, analyzes information and makes recommendations for resolutions.
- Conducts research, compiles data, and prepares reports and other correspondence on behalf of Assistant City Manager.
- Acts as liaison between the City Manager's Office, Departments, Council Offices, and other internal and external stakeholders on day-to-day issues.
- Assigns, monitors, or prepares responses to management or Assistant City Manager's requests for information.
- Reviews City Council agenda items, and attends Council meetings and work sessions, as needed.
- Reviews reports and other deliverables by departments and provides recommendations to approve or change on behalf of Assistant City Manager.
- Facilitates the day-to-day issues requiring the flow of information among various groups, (i.e. community, political), etc.
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| Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.
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| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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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 the functions and organization of municipal government, to include the relationships between departments, divisions, and agencies.
- Knowledge of City practices, policies, procedures, ordinances, codes, and state and federal statutes.
- Knowledge of supervisory or management techniques and principles.
- Skill in planning, prioritizing, organizing, while managing multiple tasks with frequent interruptions with changing priorities and multiple deadlines.
- Skill in providing consultative services.
- Skill in researching, data analysis, and problem solving.
- Skill in project management methods to include systematic analysis, prioritization, negotiations of projects and program initiatives.
- Skill in using computers and related software.
- Skill in oral and written communications.
- Skill in exercising good judgment for conflict facilitation and resolutions with stakeholders.
- Ability to exercise discretion in confidential matters.
- Ability to lead and train others.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public.
- Ability to understand, interpret and apply detailed and complex information.
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Business or Public Administration, plus five (5) years of experience in a professional/administrative capacity.
- Experience may substitute for education up to the maximum of four (4) years.
- Graduation with a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for up to two (2) years of experience.
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| Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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None.
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