Assistant Director

About the role

The Community Development Department (CDD) is seeking an experienced leader as the Assistant Director to support the Director in the management and strategic direction of the department. The Assistant Director will focus on the administrative operations and programs within CDD overseeing the five divisions of CDD: Administrative Services, Animal Care Services, Building, Code Compliance, Planning.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, manages, leads, and evaluates the overall operations of the department.
• Under direction of the department director, has authority for support of all department staff.
• Makes regular meetings with the department director, division managers, and other key department staff to share information and discuss issues regarding projects, policies and programs, and to determine priorities and resource management issues.
• Develops priorities, approach, and strategies regarding organizational development/ improvement initiatives; develops, plans, and implements Department goals and objectives in accordance with the core purpose, mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Selects, assigns, trains, directs, and evaluates subordinate staff, including subordinate managers, supervisors, professionals, and others.
• Provides consultation and oversight to the Department's strategic planning efforts and participates in planning/design teams to develop direction, recommendations, and strategies for department development and improvement initiatives.
• Negotiates, arbitrates, and revolves program, project, and policy issues/conflicts with other departments and community/ business stakeholders.
• Attends City Council meetings; meets with the City Manager's Office and City Council regarding new programs, project/program status, sensitive/controversial issues; coordinates assigned activities with City Officials, other City departments, and outside agencies as appropriate.
• Outreach to community and industry, attends meetings, conferences, and workshops.
• Analyzes fiscal data to identify and project resource needs; recommends needed resources.
• Directs the provision of services to safeguard the interest of the general public.

Requirements

• Seven years of progressively responsible professional administrative and analytical experience in municipal government, including five years of project management and supervision.
• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college with major coursework in public or business administration, political science, economics, urban or regional planning, engineering, or other related field.
• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of: Federal, state, and local laws, standards, regulations, and policies pertaining to departmental operations.
• Technology and its application to efficient City operations.
• Principles of supervision, organization and administration.
• Budget preparation and administration.

Skills

• Strategic organizational planning and management.
• Public speaking and meeting facilitation.
• Leadership and mediation.

Benefits

The City of Sacramento offers bilingual pay and pension reform act benefits.

Pay

Details on pay will be provided during the interview process.

Schedule

Details on schedule will be provided during the interview process.