Assistant City Manager

Salary Range:   $181,300 - $262,900 Annually

Hiring Range:   $181,300 - $223,441 Annually

Job Summary:

The position manages, oversees, and facilitates the direction of multiple departments through subordinate department directors to ensure completion of performance and adherence to City policies and procedures, objectives established by the City Manager, compliance with operating and capital budgets, and resolution of employee grievance issues.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills:

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration or a closely related field.
• Five (5) years of public or private sector- senior level management experience as a Department Director, Assistant City Manager, Deputy City Manager or City/County Manager of a comparably sized community or organization.

OR                        

• Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job.

AND

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Public or Business Administration, or equivalent experience in the field. 
• Eight (8) or more years of public or private sector- senior level management experience as a department director, Assistant City Manager, Deputy City Manager or City/County Manager of a comparably sized community or organization.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of the business and organizational structure of Colorado municipalities. 
• Ability to adapt to ongoing challenges and capable of shifting direction when necessary.
• Ability to embrace change and lead others to embrace and successfully navigate change.
• Collaboration skills, including the ability to work with others from different areas and backgrounds to reach a common goal. 
• Computer skills, including the ability to utilize Microsoft Office programs (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.) and learn and experiment with new software and systems.
• Interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate interaction, communication, and teamwork between others.
• Oral, written, and listening communication skills, including the ability to accurately interpret what others are saying and convey messages, information, concepts, and details accurately and clearly.
• Organizational skills, including the ability to set and meet goals and deadlines, manage appointments, create schedules, coordinate and facilitate meetings, and make decisions. 
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple concurrent and competing tasks and responsibilities, and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining personal effectiveness.
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and stay on task when completing special projects and daily assignments.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and reliable professional judgment, as well as collaboratively with a team to achieve desired results.
• Ability to maintain a strong work ethic, positive problem-solving attitude, and enthusiasm for the work performed.
• Ability to self-start and take initiative in completing daily tasks and special projects.
• Ability to focus on activities that have the greatest impact on meeting work commitments.
• Ability to establish and maintain partnerships with a variety of internal and external constituencies.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and ages.
• Ability to navigate a complex political environment.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex rules and regulations.
• Ability to handle and maintain sensitive and confidential material.
• Ability to be cognizant of and address details. 
• Ability to organize, plan, and execute logistics tied to meeting and/or event planning.
• Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records and record keeping systems.
• Ability to prepare reports, briefings, and presentations in a variety of formats (e.g. verbal, written, visual, etc.).
• Knowledge of employee management principles and best practices.
• Knowledge of organizational effectiveness and operations management principles and best practices.
• Employee management, supervision, and team building skills, including the ability to train and coach others, communicate effectively, manage conflict, reward good behavior, and establish and maintain accountability. 
• Conflict management skills, including the ability to remain impartial, get disparate and adverse parties to reach consensus, and negotiate amicable resolutions in order to maintain cohesion and cooperation.
• Leadership skills, including the ability to effectively manage various personalities and persuade others to take particular courses of action 
• Ability to influence change through a collaborative and inclusive style.
• Ability to lead and motivate others, including those who may be outside your immediate sphere of influence.

Travel:  

• Approximately 25%  travel is required.

Essential Functions:

• Supports, manages, and ensures the performance of multiple departments by evaluating subordinate department directors, facilitating progress in completion of long-range strategic plans, and management of operating and capital budgets.
• Oversees and manages the activities of subordinate department directors to achieve the performance objectives outlined by the City Manager; coordinates and collaborates with other Assistant City Managers, Chiefs, Deputy City Managers, and the City Attorney to achieve goals and directives.
• Develops and interprets broad policy guidelines to achieve performance objectives defined by the City Manager and reduce City liability by implementing policy developed in consultation with the City Attorney in response to Federal and State mandates.
• Manages and coordinates the City's response to service requests from City Council Members, citizens, outside organizations, or other parties to provide quality service to clients.
• Supports, coordinates, and facilitates the preparation of subordinate departmental budgets to ensure accommodation and funding of performance objectives defined by the City Manager.
• Represents the City before various professional, citizen, business, and other groups to promote the City and respond to the interests of these groups.
• Cultivates, coordinates, and facilitates cooperative partnerships with outside public and private organizations to access resources and improve the efficiency of service delivery.
• Coordinates needs assessment and service delivery programs with other organizations to integrate and optimize programs; coordinates reinvestment strategies, low income loans, regional planning, or crime prevention.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Organize and delegate assignments to team members.
• Hire, train, motivate, and coach employees.
• Evaluate employee performance and sets goals.
• Hold employees accountable for assigned task and goals.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback.
• Provide training opportunities with a focus on employee development.
• Resolve conflicts and complaints.
• Analyze information and processes and develop more effective or efficient processes.
• Establish and achieve business and financial objectives.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements:

Work Environment

• Work is primarily performed in an office environment.
• The City of Greeley has established a formal telework policy that allows eligible positions, in coordination with their Departments' management team, an opportunity to incorporate a component of remote work into their working schedule. This position will be eligible for consideration under the City's telework policy in the State of Colorado.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Vision enough to read computer keyboards, reference books and other written documents.
• Communication skills sufficient to convey information to the public via telephone and in person. 
• Manual dexterity sufficient to accurately input, retrieve and verify work assignments.

EOE Statement: The City of Greeley provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting.  Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: HR@Greeleygov.com .

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page HERE. 

Salary : $181,300 - $262,900