What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategy Manager position at City of Cambridge, MA?
ABOUT THE ROLE:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate key strategic initiatives across city departments and with external partners
- Conduct analyses using internal and external data to characterize issues and identify potential solutions
- Scope and define problems and potential solutions with department leaders
- Create PowerPoint presentations on strategic initiatives for City Council and City Leadership meetings
- Research best practices on relevant issues (e.g., homelessness) and synthesize insights
- Communicate with stakeholders about the status of major milestones, potential project risk or delays, and proposed mitigation strategies and contingency plans
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Example recent strategy projects:
- Lay out operational, strategic and political considerations for City program expansion
- Create financial model with finance team to inform capital investment decisions
- Facilitate brainstorming and strategy sessions among city staff from different departments to get alignment on path forward
- Support development of a departmental strategic roadmap
- Develop analytic insights and communicate to residents about a human service program
- Synthesize the current approach of City department and work with department leaders and community partners on path forward
- Perform related duties as required
Experience and Education
- 2-4 years of management consulting experience required
- Experience in project management, PowerPoint presentations, and excel models
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to tackle complex and unstructured problems
- Positive attitude and willingness to own all aspects of a problem
- Deep sense of humility, curiosity, and learning-orientation
- Clear communication skills to distill complicated issues into recommendations
- Expert quantitative analysis and critical reasoning skills to structure and carry out analyses
- Strong interpersonal skills to navigate competing stakeholder interests and build collaborative relationships across and outside of the City of Cambridge
- High ethical standards and personal integrity
- The City of Cambridge's workforce, like the community it serves, is diverse. Applicants must have the ability to work and interact effectively with individuals and groups with a variety of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Ability to access input and retrieve information from a computer. Ability to operate office equipment including copiers, printers, and scanners. Executes multiple tasks involving keyboarding, telephones, writing, bending, reaching, and lifting boxes of files. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: Standard office environment, which includes fluorescent lighting and air conditioning. This position may be eligible for hybrid work under the City’s Telework Policy depending on operational needs.
SUMMARY OF BENEFITS:
- Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Vacation and Sick leave eligible
- Sick Incentive Pay Eligible
- 3 Personal days
- 14 Paid Holidays
- Management Allowance, $2,700/year
- City employee commuter benefits (T-Pass reimbursement Bluebikes membership, EZRide Shuttle membership)
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
Please upload the following documents to complete your application.
- Resume
- Cover Letter
ABOUT THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
The City of Cambridge is a diverse and vibrant community that 120,000 residents of different ethnic, racial, religious, U.S. nationals and other backgrounds call home. We take pride in our City’s diversity and strive to create a workplace that is reflective of the community we serve - one in which all employees can thrive. The City is also deeply committed to creating an environment in which all our employees are treated equitably and feel included. In joining our team, you would work in a workplace environment that advances and values antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI), and that is committed to embedding ADEI best practices and tenets in all aspects of our work. City of Cambridge residents are especially encouraged to apply to job openings.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY / AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
The City of Cambridge is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, or any other protected category. Women, minorities, veterans, members of the LGBTQ Community, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The City is committed to advancing a workforce culture of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities free of charge, upon request by contacting Human Resources at humanresources@cambridgema.gov.
Salary : $2,700
