Senior Chief of Staff

Requirements

Education and Experience : Candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in Business or Public Administration or a related field, and five (5) years professional government experience or experience in managing and directing a complex organization, including two (2) years of executive level support services.

Licenses and Certificates : Valid Class "C" Texas Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under administrative direction, manage and oversee the administrative operations for the Mayor's Office.

Typical Duties

Plan and direct all administrative, financial, and operational activities for the Mayor’s Office. Organize and prioritize critical issues and required information for the Mayor to facilitate efficient decision making. Act as a point of contact between top management and other stakeholders. Provide oversight and guidance on projects of high importance. Act as an advisor to the Mayor. Responsible for the management of support staff.

Develop and execute goals and standards for meeting daily deadlines and achieving objectives. Establish schedules and methods for procedural improvements to enhance accountability, streamline operations and enhance public service. Work with community groups or other agencies to establish and maintain effective working relationships to achieve goals and objectives. Manage and conduct research through focus groups, surveys and other means to assess community needs and evaluate effectiveness of programs. Carry out the Mayor's directives and ensure all municipal business operations are conducted in an orderly and timely manner. Represent the Mayor in resolving problems and conflicts within the City government.

Provide administrative support to the Mayor. Involves: Supervise, plan and assign the work of administrative staff responsible for providing support within the Mayor's office. Supervise and ensure the accuracy of the preparation of information, agendas, reports, memoranda for the Mayor. Manage the flow of information in the Mayor's office. Write and edit communication materials for the Mayor, including speeches, scripts, talking points and formal correspondence. Investigate complaints, gather information and assess situations to present to the Mayor. Prepare budget request and conduct expenditure and revenue analysis. Serve as the liaison between the Mayor's Office, other City departments and outside agencies. In conjunction with the Mayor, communicate with local, state, national and international officials. In the absence of the Mayor, represent the Mayor’s office at public, conferences, and meetings. Serve as the Mayor's office representative on special projects, committees, and task forces as assigned.

Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: Schedule, assign and evaluate work. Appraise employee performance and review evaluations by subordinate supervisors. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, and merit pay or other employee status changes.

General Information

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Note: This is an unclassified position.

Note: This position requires to w ork other than the standard workday or work week hours, which includes being subject to call back during non-working hours, on weekends and holidays.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

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• City of El Paso

• 915-212-1244

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