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Posted: 10-Sep-24
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Type: Full Time
Salary: $145,698.00 - $269,543.00
Salary Details:
Required Education:
Internal Number: 2024-00849
This Assistant City Manager will join the City Manager, and three Assistant City Managers in implementing the City Council’s policies and providing strategic direction and oversight to City departments and functions.
Candidate Profile
The new Assistant City Manager will join a diverse and high-functioning executive team. The Assistant City Managers act as extensions of the City Manager’s leadership, and it is paramount that the working relationship with the City Manager be one of deep trust, transparency, and collaboration. The successful candidate will value diversity and demonstrate knowledge and commitment to equity and will clearly exemplify the City’s organizational values of responsiveness, integrity, respect, collaboration, honesty, diversity, stewardship, and initiative.
About the Raleigh Community
The City of Raleigh, founded in 1792, is the second largest city in North Carolina. It’s both the county seat of Wake County (the largest county in North Carolina) and the capital of the state.
Driven by a strong economy and an outstanding quality of life, Raleigh is consistently ranked among the nation’s best places to live and operate a business. Sustained population growth has created new development opportunities in Raleigh. The City has made strategic investments in new operational facilities, parks, transportation, transit, and affordable housing and is completing plans for a new consolidated Civic Campus. Similarly, reform of development standards has allowed more urban, transit-focused development and more diverse housing types to encourage housing choice and affordability.
Community Demographics, based on 2022 American Community Survey
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Population growth: 477,084
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Educational attainment: 53.5 % received their bachelor’s degree or higher
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Median household income: $75,424
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Median home price: $430,600
Duties and Responsibilities
The incoming Assistant City Manager will be responsible for supervising the following departments: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources; Planning and Development; Emergency Communications Center; and Diversity Equity and Inclusion. Assistant City Managers also share supervision of special services aligned under the City Manager’s Office, depending on areas of interest and expertise.
Given the supervisory responsibilities, the successful candidate will also demonstrate strengths to include:
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Work in a high-complexity, high growth environment
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Experience in diverse organizations and experience identifying and implementing policies and initiatives to increase diversity, equity and inclusion
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Familiarity with land use planning, particularly the nexus of land use, affordable housing and transit
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Financial planning and capital project implementation
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Regional planning and partnership
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Development and implementation of public private partnerships
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Commitment to excellence with focus on strengths and talents of others
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Resilience in the face of unexpected community or organizational events
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Ability to aspire others to be their best
Education and Experience
The City is looking for someone with a master’s degree in public administration, government operations, business management, or a similar program with 10+ years of experience in local government with more than five years of executive experience in the City Manager’s Office or as a department director. Equivalent experiences will be considered.
The candidate will have successfully served in or demonstrate strong familiarity with the Council-Manager form of government. Successful candidates will also have a proven record of leadership, fiscal stewardship, innovation, and relationship-building.