What are the responsibilities and job description for the City Manager position at City of Santa Fe?

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How to Apply : All applications must be submitted via our website, at : City of Santa Fe Employment Opportunities

Essential Functions

Assume full management and leadership responsibility for all City operations.
Assess ongoing operational needs and determine the best organizational structure to meet the goals and objectives.
Make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council as to appropriate policies, procedures, and changes for a more efficient government.
Implement policy decisions made by the governing body.
Direct the development and implementation of the City’s goals, objectives, policies and priorities.
Establish, within City policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures and allocate resources appropriately.
Approve personnel actions in accordance with City ordinances and regulations.
Direct and confer with senior staff concerning administrative, operational, and organizational issues.
Direct and participate in the preparation of studies, reports, contracts, agreements, agendas, correspondence, resolutions, and ordinances.
Coordinate City activities with other governmental agencies and outside organizations.
Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.
Attend meetings of the governing body and of committees or send a delegate.
Direct the development, presentation, and administration of the City budget; prepare and oversee funding requests needed for staffing, equipment, materials, services and supplies; monitor revenues and expenditures; and oversee midyear budget adjustments.
Keep the Governing Body regularly informed of City operations and activities.
Ensure that the City’s collective bargaining management teams are provided direction as to their authority to negotiate in good faith based on executive sessions held with the governing body prior to the negotiations.
Stay abreast of new innovations in the field of City management and experience.
Respond to media inquiries, governing body concerns, and issues and community needs.
Prepare, justify, and / or administer the budget for program areas; plan, administer, and monitor expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies; assess financial condition of an organization.
Develop goals, document performance, review, develop, and / or modify work plans, methods, and procedures, determine work priorities.
Provide work instruction, assist employees with difficult and / or unusual assignments, and encourage innovation.
Resolve problems, mediate conflicts encountered during daily operations, determine appropriate solutions, and promote teamwork. Encourage regular communication and inform staff of relevant business issues and their impact on the organization.
Develop work schedules to provide adequate staff coverage and approve leave and timesheets. Assign and distribute work, review work for accuracy and completeness, and return assignments with recommendations for proper completion.
Provide performance feedback and formally evaluate the work of employees.
Conduct hiring interviews and select candidate(s) for job opening(s).
Provide reward and recognition for proper and efficient performance.
Assist staff to achieve performance standards and identify opportunities for continual improvement and development to performance standards.
Document causes for disciplinary action, initiate letters of reprimand, and make formal recommendations for disciplinary action. Respond to formal and informal employee grievances and prepare written responses.
Ensure staff is attending training, including safety training on a regular basis.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of pertinent federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies, operations, services and activities of a large municipality, advanced principles and practices of public administration, government, council, and legislative processes, program development, municipal budget preparation and administration, supervision, training and performance evaluation, methods of analyzing, evaluating and modifying administrative procedures.

Skills in excellent management interpreting financial information to assess the fiscal condition of the City.

Skill to determine the cost-effectiveness of programs and be able to compare alternative strategies.

Ability to present complex ideas effectively, both orally and in writing and to establish effective working relationships with elected officials, staff, local jurisdictional partners, tribal officials, and the general public.

Ability to manage and direct the operations, services and activities of a large municipality.

Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, prioritize, assign and evaluate the work of department directors, and support staff.

Ability to provide executive leadership for City services and functions, plan for future development, maintenance and expansion of public services.

Ability to write comprehensive reports using statistical analysis.

Ability to understand the budgeting process.

Ability to assess governmental operations to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and public convenience.

Ability to shape and implement policy direction.

Attention to Detail – Ability to be thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Coaching – Provides others with clear direction, motivates, and empowers. Recruits staff of a high caliber and provides staff with development opportunities and coaching.

Conflict Management – Manages and resolves conflicts, grievances, confrontations, or disagreements in a constructive manner to minimize negative personal impact.

Customer Service – Ability to interact with customers in a friendly and professional manner, ability to work to resolve issues quickly and effectively, and is knowledgeable about products and services.

Deciding and Initiating Action – Takes responsibility for actions, projects and people; makes quick, clear decisions which may include tough choices, after considering risks.

Decision Making – Specifies goals and obstacles to achieving those goals, generates alternatives, considers risks, and evaluates and chooses the best alternative in order to make a determination, draw conclusions, or solve a problem.

Delivering Results – Ability to set high standards for quality, quantity, and timelines. Focuses on customer needs and satisfaction. Consistently achieves project goals.

Interpersonal Skills – Ability to show understanding, respect, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, cooperation, concern, and politeness to others and relate well to different people from varied backgrounds and different situations.

Learning – Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills; uses training, feedback, or other opportunities for self-learning and development.

Mathematical Reasoning – Solves practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical and statistical techniques.

Planning and Evaluating – Organizes work, sets priorities, determines resource requirements, determines short or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them, coordinates with other organizations or parts of an organization, monitors progress, and evaluates outcomes.

Reading – Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.

Resilience – Deals effectively with pressure; remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity. Recovers quickly from setbacks.

Teaching Others – Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; provides resources to help teach others; acts as a mentor.

Thinking Strategically – Thinks strategically and promotes best practices and leading-edge ideas.

Writing – Writes in a clear, concise, and organized manner for the intended audience.

Written Communication – Composes, reviews, edits, and issues written materials for diverse audiences and communicates purpose in a succinct and organized manner that is appropriate for context, time, and place.

Education Requirement

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with course work in Management, Political Science, Business or Public Administration or similar field.

Experience Requirement

Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible managerial experience in planning, organizing, directing, and overseeing a large organization.

Education and Experience Equivalency

One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.

Job Type : Full-time

Pay : $168,082.95 - $243,720.28 per year

Benefits :

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Schedule :

8 hour shift

Monday to Friday

Experience :

Management : 8 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute :

Santa Fe, NM 87501 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate :

Santa Fe, NM 87501 : Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location : In person

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Salary : $168,083 - $243,720

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