Assistant County Manager

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES

Performs highly responsible administrative and managerial work for the County Manager with emphasis on the coordination and execution of specifically designated programs, departments, and service areas.

The Assistant County Manager for a is one of two Assistant County Managers and serves on the County Manager’s leadership team. In this role, the Assistant County Manager will oversee Strong Community departments, including Animal Services, Cooperative Extension, Emergency Services, County Fire Services, Parks and Recreation, Planning & Development, Inspections, and County Security. The Assistant County Manager will also help the County Manager provide operational support to library services.

Departmental assignments may rotate among all Assistant County Managers as needed to meet operational goals.

The employee is responsible for directing successful work in the planning, administration, management, and execution of County services and the responsible use of County resources. A champion of engaged, diverse, inclusive, collaborative, and innovative organizational culture, the selected candidate will establish internal and external relationships that advance joint interests and achieve community priorities. Particular emphasis is placed on performance management and building collaborative partnerships.

The selected candidate provides strategic direction to assigned departments and acts as a liaison between the County Manager, Deputy County Manager and department directors and other governmental entities, community partners, and resident groups. Developing and implementing operational goals, planning and achieving budgetary objectives, and facilitating the development and implementation of approved initiatives are all under the purview of the Assistant County Manager.

• Assists the County Manager in planning, organizing, and directing the County’s internal and external operations for the Strong Community departments and initiatives.
• Supervises employees, prioritizes and assigns work, conducts performance evaluations, and guides training, development, and personnel matters.
• Provides policy development assistance to the Board of County Commissioners.
• Collaborates with management on complex issues and responds to citizen inquiries, requests, or complaints.
• Develops and implements proposals approved by the Board of County Commissioners and/or County Manager.
• Represents the County with elected officials, outside boards, and resident/advisory boards.
• Develops and presents policy proposals to the County Manager and Board of Commissioners.
• Assists in the planning and oversight of operating and capital project budgets approved assigned departments.
• Performs related work as required.

• Thorough knowledge of the organization, programs, and functions of the County.
• Extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration, public budget and financial management, and of the techniques and processes of policy and management analysis and review.
• Considerable knowledge of federal and state laws affecting County Government.
• Ability to work independently and to apply competencies to a variety of situations.
• Ability to research and evaluate complex administrative and operational problems, and to develop and recommend sound solutions.
• Ability to resolve conflicts between and coordinate the work of several organizational units.
• Ability to supervise the work of assigned employees and to coordinate programs and activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively on a one-to-one and group basis and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels, with elected officials, with officials of other government jurisdictions, with community partners and stakeholders, and with the general public.
• Requires a collaborative, inclusive, interactive, and team-oriented leadership style that fosters engagement, growth, accountability, and creativity in fellow employees and…