Deputy Chief Administrative Officer - Operations
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer - Operations
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This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent fostering growth opportunities and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:- Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
- Language Incentive
- Referral Bonus
- Tuition Assistance Program
Description
The City of Richmond Virginia is seeking a Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (DCAO) for the Operations Portfolio to provide executive leadership and strategic oversight. This key leadership position reports directly to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and plays a critical role in shaping policies programs and services that enhance the well-being of Richmond residents.
About the Role
The DCAO for Operations is responsible for leading and coordinating efforts across multiple city departments including:
- Department of Animal Control
- Department of General Services
- Department of Public Utilities
- Department of Public Works
This role requires a forward-thinking leader with a deep understanding of public administration and community engagement. The ideal candidate will be a visionary strategist and a collaborative leader.
Applications and Resumes will be reviewed upon receipt.Duties include but are not limited to
- Developing and implementing policies that enhance operations service delivery and improve quality of life for Richmond residents.
- Overseeing and aligning services across city departments to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
- Managing financial resources securing funding opportunities and allocating budgets to meet community needs.
- Collaborating with state and federal agencies to advance services initiatives.
- Establishing metrics to track success and ensuring departments are meeting objectives and delivering high-quality services.
Qualifications Special Certifications and Licenses
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelors Degree in public administration business administration or related field of the assigned portfolio
- Masters Degree in related field is preferred
- Ten years of progressively responsible related experience that includes significant management and supervisory experience
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the manager) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.
Other position detail:
- In accordance with the City Code Sec. 2-1204. - Residency of certain officers and employees. Any person employed or appointed on a full-time basis to fill any position subject to the residence requirements of this section shall establish a principal residence within the City not later than 12 months after commencing work in such position.
- This position is unclassified and works at the will of the appointing authority.
Skills & Competencies:
- Proven ability to lead complex organizations and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Strong policy development and program management skills.
- Experience managing large budgets and securing external funding.
- Excellent communication negotiation and problem-solving abilities.
- Knowledge of municipal governance social services and community engagement best practices.
Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts electrical currents vibrations etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes odors dusts gases and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people imminent danger and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk hear and see; and occasionally balance stop kneel crouch reach stand walk push pull lift finger grasp perform repetitive motions and feel. The working conditions may include environmental terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties this classification is considered to be sedentary exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The City of Richmond 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.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process please contact Jessica McKenzie Human Resources Manager by email at .
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment hiring placement promotion termination layoff transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
