Executive Officer to Village Manager

The vibrant Village of Key Biscayne, incorporated on June 18, 1991, is in the center 1.25 square miles of a four-mile-long, two-mile-wide barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. The island is connected via a scenic causeway and bridges to the City of Miami, only seven miles away. Key Biscayne is a thriving residential community of more than 15,000 residents.

Together with our residents, we are advancing our safe and secure village; thriving and vibrant community and local marketplace; engaging and active programs and public spaces; accessible, connected, and mobile transportation system; and resilient and sustainable environment and infrastructure.

The Village of Key Biscayne is seeking a highly capable, strategic, and disciplined professional to serve as Executive Officer to the Village Manager. This position functions as a direct extension of the Village Manager, providing executive‑level support, strategic coordination, analysis, and follow‑through across the Village’s most important priorities.

This is not a clerical or purely administrative role. The Executive Officer is designed for a professional who can think strategically, execute pragmatically, and operate confidently in support of the executive level. One who can anticipate needs, manage complexity, and ensure that leadership direction translates into measurable action.

The Executive Officer supports high‑payoff strategic projects, coordinates the Village Manager’s community and intergovernmental engagement, operationalizes strategy, and strengthens alignment between the Village Manager, Council, departments, and external partners. The role emphasizes prioritization, synthesis, adaptability, and disciplined execution in a fast‑paced municipal environment.

This position offers both immediate organizational value and a meaningful developmental platform for an emerging public sector executive.

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, public policy, business administration, communications, political science, urban planning, or a closely related field. (master’s degree preferred.)
• Approximately five (5) or more years of progressively responsible experience supporting executive leadership, strategy, operations, policy analysis, project coordination, or organizational performance, preferably in government or a complex organization.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with senior leaders, elected officials, governing bodies, or executive teams.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, anticipate needs, and maintain disciplined follow‑through.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level briefing and reporting.
• High degree of professionalism, discretion, judgment, and emotional intelligence.
• Fluency in English required;
  Spanish proficiency is a plus.

• Serve as a trusted executive‑level support to the Village Manager in analyzing goals, priorities, risks, and emerging issues.
• Conduct exploration, policy analysis, and environmental assessments to inform executive decision‑making.
• Prepare executive briefings, issue analyses, options papers, and talking points.
• Assist in framing complex issues, tradeoffs, and recommendations for leadership consideration.
• Anticipate issues and opportunities requiring executive attention and proactively prepare responses.

• Translate the Village Manager’s strategic direction into clear initiatives, action items, milestones, and timelines.
• Track priority initiatives, executive commitments, Council requests, and deadlines.
• Monitor execution through structured tracking,…