Job Opportunities Manager, Assessment Services

Position Summary

Responsible for the management of an assessment unit within the Department of Assessment & Property Revenue Services including operational and program planning stakeholder relationship management financial management and people leadership.

Mandate includes coordinating all aspects for the program delivery of all classes of property assessments and ensuring all property assessments conform to the provisions of the required legislation. This includes market research to support the property assessment mass appraisal function and the coordination of property assessment appeals at the applicable appeal levels.

As a member of the Departments management team leads and/or participates in Department or City-wide projects and special initiatives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1.1 Operational Planning
Contributes to long-term Department and City planning.
Leads the Assessment Units annual operational plan establishing objectives service levels and performance targets.
Oversees policies systems and procedures within the units mandate.

1.2 Financial Management
Develops and manages the unit budget with accurate forecasting monitoring and analysis.
Prepares estimates for annualized supplementary and cancellation revenues and projects future revenues.
Ensures compliance with City financial practices and creates unit-specific processes when needed.
Approves procurement and business cases.

1.3 Stakeholder Relationship Management
Provides subject matter expertise and advice to senior City leaders.
Engages with developers real estate and tax agents appraisers financial institutions lawyers contractors architects officials and the public to plan services and resolve issues.

1.4 Human Resource Leadership
Develops an annual workforce plan to address capacity and competency needs.
Provides leadership mentoring and coaching to supervisors coordinators and staff.
Leads staff meetings and performance planning ensuring goals reviews and assessments are completed.
Monitors workplace culture and productivity intervening when needed.
Leads employee/labour relations including grievances and arbitration and ensures compliance with collective agreements.

1.5 Risk Management
Maintains unit policies procedures and practices.
Monitors performance targets identifies risks and recommends improvements.
Leads safety initiatives including meetings inspections and fostering a safety-focused culture.
Ensures compliance with municipal and provincial assessment and tax legislation.

1.6 Operational Accountabilities
Ensures assessments comply with legislation.
Prepares valuation reports maintains appraisal data and applies valuation manuals.
Leads the appeal process presenting evidence and testimony using data appraisal theory and legislation.
Assists with complex property appraisals and develops/evaluates valuation models.
Provides assessment data and interpretation of methodologies to municipal and government officials.
Prepares reports for the City Assessor.
Conducts research manages databases and applies valuation procedures including building by-law data.
Supports implementation and improvement of assessment and sales analysis systems.
Presents evidence before the Board of Revision and the Saskatchewan Municipal Boards Assessment Appeals Committee.

Key Qualifications

• Typically the knowledge skills and abilities for this position are obtained through the completion of a university degree in Commerce Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Eight (8) to ten (10) years in Municipal Assessment including three (3) to (5) years in a senior supervisory or administrative level.
• Licensed or is eligible for licensing in the Saskatchewan Assessment Appraisers Association and/or holding the CAE designation from the International Association of Assessing Officers and/or holding the AACI designation from the Appraisal Institute of Canada.
• Experience in both residential and commercial assessment is a requirement.