International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Veterans ยท 1 day ago
Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation
Grand Rapids Metro
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expInternational City/County Management Association (ICMA) Veterans is seeking an Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation to plan, organize, coordinate, and administer the operations of the City's Parks and Recreation Department. The role involves direct administrative support to the Department Director and includes responsibilities such as budget coordination, policy development, and public engagement.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Supervises, plans, organizes, coordinates, and assigns work of subordinate professional, clerical, technical, and operational support employees; interviews, trains, counsels, and evaluates employees; resolves personnel issues; sets performance standards and measures outcomes
Develops departmental budget and coordinates preparation, submittal, and presentation activities. Determines resource needs and financial requests; develops financial analytics, strategies, and performance metrics to meet priority goals; monitors the financial operations for the department
Prepares documents and reports of a unique or specialized nature; conducts research; maintains data and necessary records; assists with presentations; provides trend analyses, graphs, and charts as assigned
Creates long and short-range planning objectives and effective strategies for the department and establishes goals for alignment with other adopted plans
Represents the department in public forums and community initiatives as assigned
Serves as a technical expert, provides technical and policy guidance to department personnel, city departments, and agencies. Collaborates with interdepartmental teams and leads teams as necessary and assigned
Establishes policies and procedures; reviews operations for compliance with City policies and makes changes as deemed necessary to improve operations; resolves difficult or unusual operational, technical, personnel or administrative problems
Reviews activities with the department director; participates in development of city policies and procedures and plans, ordinances, codes, laws, and regulations affecting areas of responsibility
Manages and participates in technically complex, difficult, and sensitive interdisciplinary projects; develops work plans, schedules, and budgets; coordinates, assigns and reviews work products; monitors progress of projects
Initiates, develops, and implements innovative programs and solutions consistent with the department priorities. Analyzes and recommends solutions to specific Park and Recreation issues dictated by community needs, including the gathering, analyzing, and reporting on pertinent data, policies, ordinances, and legislation
Plans, manages, and monitors use of federal, state, and philanthropic program funds, including developing performance measurements and reporting tools, and preparing and submitting related reports; manages and guides housing and community development programs and projects
Performs related work as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in public or business administration, urban planning, or a closely related field
Five (5) years of experience in a field related to administration, recreation, and community planning
Any equivalent combination of training, education, and experience that provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities
Possession of a valid Michigan driver's license
Preferred
Master's degree in public or business administration, urban planning, or a closely related field
Company
International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Veterans
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Veterans are led by the ICMA Veterans Advisory Committee (VAC).
Founded in 1908Washington, District of Columbia, US
51-200 employees
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