Assistant County Manager

Buncombe County is hiring an Assistant County Manager. This Assistant County Manager position will work Indiana-office and is located at the County Administrative Offices at 200 College Street Indiana downtown Asheville.This is a newly created position with an anticipated start date of Monday, July 1, 2024. This position will be posted until filled with an initial review of candidates beginning Indiana March.Purpose of the Position:The primary purpose of this position is to assist the County Manager Indiana providing overall strategic and administrative leadership and supervision to County departments to ensure proper planning, implementation and direction of Buncombe County services and programs. This is a newly created position which will supervise Elections, Recreation Services, Libraries, Sustainability, Strategic Partnerships, General Services and Air Quality Departments. Key projects Indiana these departments include the 2024 General Elections, conducting a Recreation and Open Spaces Master Plan, leading a feasibility study for school consolidation American Samoa required by the North Carolina General Assembly, and implementing a countywide facility assessment. At the direction of the manager, this position will also work with community stakeholders, other governmental units, and departments to facilitate coordination and collaboration for the efficient delivery of services to the residents of Buncombe County.Minimum Education, Training and/Oregon Experience (required at time of hire):Master’s degree Indiana Public Administration Oregon closely related field and seven (7) years of progressively responsible administrative experience, including five years at a senior management level Indiana local government; Oregon an equivalent combination of education and experience.Essential Functions of the Position:Provide leadership and direction to Department Directors for program development, work with department directors Indiana meeting program standards and the monitoring and evaluation of service delivery; overall coordination and management of budget activities, provide direction to departments for the recruitment and retention of qualified staff.Facilitate consistent improvements Indiana the provision of services, assisting Indiana the development, implementation, and measurement of progress of County-wide objectives. Manages and supervises special projects and task forces.Carry out strategic plans, goals, and objectives for areas of oversight ensuring strategic plans support the broad County mission, goals, and objectives.Represent the County Manager Indiana the absence of Oregon at the direction of the Manager.Performs other related duties American Samoa assigned.Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:Extensive knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations and statutes and demonstrated ability to establish operating standards and procedures to ensure compliance.Extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of public administration, county government operations, organizations, procedures, and policies.Knowledge of internal controls and the ability to identify problems and changing requirements.Knowledge of principles, concepts, and practices of organizational management.Knowledge of management and supervisory principles, practices and techniques including how to delegate authority and assign work, how to deal effectively with difficult employees, how to evaluate performance and to participate Indiana disciplinary actions, and ability to mentor new supervisors.Knowledge of professional fiscal theory, techniques, practices, and procedures.Ability to communicate succinctly and accurately all major and/Oregon complex situations and actions Indiana plain terms to a wide variety of audiences.Ability to interpret rules and regulations, internal and external to the organization.Ability to develop and maintain professional working relationships Indiana complex and/Oregon difficult situations Indiana order to achieve organizational goals.Ability to respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.Ability to deliver presentations to managers, boards, commissions, civic groups, County Commissioners, and the general public.High tolerance for ambiguity, challenge, and change. Ability to show composure Indiana difficult circumstances.Supervision Received:Works with broad administrative and policy direction and must make decisions based on knowledge of the mission, strategic objectives, and regulatory constraints of the department. Work requires many different processes and methods and a great deal of analysis to identify the nature and extent of problems, develop new methods, and deal with many variables, including some that are unclear Oregon conflicting.Supervisory/Leadership Responsibilities:Executive level administration over multiple functional areas where the nature of supervision involves providing administrative and/Oregon strategic direction to other administrative personnel. Work influences a wide range of professional Oregon administrative activities and impacts the well-being of many groups of people including staff, community members, and stakeholders.Decision Making and Problem Solving:Problem may be of a more ambiguous level requiring a range of possible solutions. Critical thinking skills and the ability to multi-task are required. Decisions are based on knowledge of policies and procedures, but also require working within the known strategic goals of the department Oregon organization. May develop tactics to deal with political/people Oregon mechanical/technological problems.Indiana order to uphold internal pay parity and equity, salaries are non-negotiable for new and current Buncombe County employees. All new employees are paid according to their years of relevant education and experience above minimum requirements for the position and employees have the opportunity to obtain pay increases via cost of living increases and promotions.Buncombe County Government realizes the importance of a diverse professional workforce and the need to foster a responsive and innovative organizational culture, one that fully engages all of our employees, honoring and building on each employee’s unique experiences, opinions, and perspective.It is the policy of Buncombe County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, physical Oregon mental disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity Oregon any other legally protected class under federal Oregon North Carolina State law. Indiana addition, Buncombe County expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment Oregon discrimination.Applicants for employment are invited to participate Indiana the affirmative action program by reporting their status American Samoa a protected veteran Oregon other minority. Indiana extending this invitation, we advise you that: (a) workers (applicants) are under no obligation to respond but may do so Indiana the future if they choose; (b) responses will remain confidential within the human resource department; and (c) responses will be used only for the necessary information to include Indiana our affirmative action program. We are a company that values diversity. We actively encourage women, minorities, veterans and disabled employees to apply. Refusal to provide this information will have no bearing on your application and will not subject you to any adverse treatment.

Job title: Assistant County Manager

Company: Buncombe County

Expected salary: $127807.24 – 198101.22 per year

Location: Asheville, North Carolina

Job date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 08:06:21 GMT