Assistant City Manager
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Job Location:
Battle Creek, MI - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 114924 - 149402
Posted on:
16 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The City of Battle Creek (The City) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. The City complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
The City expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race color religion gender sexual orientation national origin age genetic information disability veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. Improper interference with the ability of the City employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
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Description
The City of Battle Creek is looking for an Assistant City Manager to serve as a senior executive leader within the Citys administrative team and assists the City Manager in directing and coordinating the operations of the city while managing community and economic development initiatives. The position supports the development and implementation of long-range plans and organizational priorities; and acts on behalf of the City Manager as necessary serving as key liaison with elected officials department directors employees residents and external partners.
Essential Functions
- Provides supervision of direct reports. Acts as a liaison to Department Heads to include direction and coordination of activities and functions; prioritizing and/or planning of projects and work assignments. Provides analysis and recommendations serving as strategic advisor to the City Manager in such areas as community and economic development strategies and programs.
- Manages major economic development-based City initiatives to include planning developing implementing and evaluating major public policy and community-based City projects and programs; prioritizing activities based on goals; deciding on most effective strategies; and determining consultants on projects. Provides leadership direction and guidance in economic development programs and issues coordinates the economic development programs with local state federal and regional agencies evaluates and analyzes economic development issues.
- Manages the development of community-based projects to meet goals identified by City Manager and City Commission including project budgets which include approving major project related actions. Assists in preparing/submitting the annual budget to the City Commission.
- Manages land use planning and implementation of comprehensive plan by coordinating activities with the community and within the organization; determining if decisions are being made appropriately at lower levels; and serving as liaison to the Planning Commission.
- Develops and presents project plans reports policies and priorities as requested. Aids in identifying grants/programs that would be useful to the city and assists in preparing any appropriate grants and strategies.
- Represents City Manager in the community and serves as City representative to various committees and boards which includes developing projects goals and directions for community related services. Resolves problems within the City and with citizens by identifying issues and determining appropriate solutions. Research issues and writes reports for City Manager and City Commission to include drafting correspondence writing speeches and analyzing and preparing various reports of interest for City Manager and City Commission.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree with course work in business or public administration or related field. Masters degree in public administration preferred.
- 3-5 years public administration experience with community services and economic development programs.
- 5 years experience in departmental or divisional management capacity.
- Valid drivers license in the State of Michigan.
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions
This work is sedentary and requires little to no exertion of force; work regularly requires sitting bending reaching hand dexterity (grasping holding keyboarding repetitive movements) reading writing eye-hand coordination seeing (near and/or far color depth field of vision) hearing using the telephone contact with government officials and the general public working overtime and working inside and alone.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Restaurant Experience
- Fashion Retail
- Hospitality Experience
- Assistant Manager Experience
- Basic Math
- Management Experience
- Math
- Business Management
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Restaurant Management
- Retail Management
