Community Program Division Manager

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Community Program Division Manager

Salary

$90,002.00 - $144,020.00 Annually

Location

Durham, NC

Job Type

Full time with benefits

Job Number

24-05078

Department

General Services

Opening Date

08/22/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

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Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

The Senior Community Programs Manager for Cultural Programming, Public Art and Placemaking Initiatives is based in the City of Durham General Services Department.

Guided by the City’s Strategic Plan, General Services serves as a steward of the City’s physical assets. Through regular and long-range planning, our department provides for and maintains City facilities—infrastructure that supports quality of life for its citizens and serves as a foundation for a healthy economy. The General Services Department builds and maintains City properties, making Durham a great place for people to live, work, and play. We respect, value, and celebrate the unique perspectives, attributes, and characteristics that make people who they are, and are committed to building sustainable, inclusive, and resilient communities. We are an inclusive workplace that strives to promote innovation and creativity in order to achieve a strong, equitable community where all Durham residents can thrive through the City of Durham’s Strategic Plan Goals.

Goal 1: Shared Economic Prosperity

Maintain and grow a strong, equitable and diverse economy through a variety of businesses, industries, and employment opportunities to benefit all Durham residents and communities.

Goal 2: Creating a Safer Community Together

Support safe neighborhoods and communities by creating a shared sense of responsibility for public safety and fostering trust with and among diverse communities.

Goal 3: Connected, Engaged, and Inclusive Communities

Strengthen community bonds and foster a sense of belonging by building trust, maintaining relationships, and empowering residents to actively engage in local government decision-making.

Goal 4: Innovative and High-Performing Organization

Encourage a culture of innovation, collaboration, transparency, equity and inclusion to deliver quality services through a dedicated and supported workforce.

Goal 5: Thriving and Vibrant Environment

Become a model sustainable city, offering widespread benefits that enhance the quality of life for all residents, present and future.

Workdays/Hours: Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Position reports directly to the Assistant Director of Real Estate, Construction Project Delivery and Sustainability, The Senior Community and Economic Development Manager is responsible for leading a team of 8-10 committed professionals in advancing Cultural and Public Art Programming, Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc. and Resource Development (Grants and Public Private Partnerships).

We are seeking an entrepreneurial and results-oriented individual who is self-motivated with proven leadership experience. The ideal candidate is committed to working at the highest level of quality, able to work both independently and in collaboration, manage multiple priorities, and thrive within a results-oriented team. The ideal candidate also has a track record of devoted program administration, project management and community collaboration necessary to attract and retain business and employment opportunities. This person will also demonstrate an understanding of public service planning, a passion for the arts, and respect for community place-making as a driver of economic and community development outcomes for the City of Durham.

This position will serve as a division manager, within the General Services Department. Work involves making interpretive decisions on behalf of the organization and executing the goals established by City policy. These interpretive decisions provide context for the work to be accomplished by subordinates supervised within the units managed.

Responsible for overseeing daily operations and directing work flow; convening, attending, and participating in departmental staff meetings, meetings with other departments, City leadership and the public; reviewing and/or preparing and submitting reports; representing the City on matters of policy and regulation; developing, implementing, and monitoring policies and procedures; overseeing correspondence; managing budgets and approving expenditures and managing personnel.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensures equitable access and fosters creativity, innovation, and productivity in the implementation of Cultural and Public Art Programming, Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc. and Resource Development (Grants and Public Private Partnerships).

• Facilitates the development and installation of public art, public space and programmatic operations that supports meaningful connections to community aesthetics, community greening and the built environment.

• Directs work flow for an assigned division; supervises staff including planning, assigning, and evaluating work, training and coaching; plans, prioritizes, and manages programs, projects, and operations; develops, implements, and monitors policies and procedures; conducts and facilitates meetings; and ensures compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Plans and coordinates, prepares, maintains, reviews, and/or submits policy, operational, financial, and related reports, records, contracts, bid documents, communication and marketing materials, plans, and other documents; directs and oversees the preparation of correspondence, databases and websites; researches, analyzes, reviews and/or presents information; and reviews work and the work of others for accuracy and completeness.

• Prepares and manages budgets, including monitoring and approving expenditures, evaluating resource needs, researching and analyzing financial and related data, and preparing cost estimates and forecasts; makes and approves budget recommendations; and allocates funds to applicable programs and projects.

• Collaborates with, and/or serves as a liaison to City leadership, service providers, residents, the media, City departments, and/or external agencies; attends meetings and serves on committees as an official City representative; represents the City on policy and regulatory matters; resolves escalated and highly-visible issues; develops and facilitates partnerships; and prepares and conducts presentations.

• Promotes staff development, performance evaluations, training, and hiring, discipline and termination procedures as well as directly supervise management, professional, paraprofessional and support staff, as assigned.

• Manages a portfolio of programs including: Cultural Programming and Public Art, Keep Durham Beautiful, Inc. and Special Projects. This position is the staff liaison to the Durham Cultural Advisory Board and the Public Art Committee.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree "or" equivalent.

• Six years of professional program administration and/or analytical experience in area of assignment

• Two years of supervisory experience.

Additional Preferred Skills

N/A

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

• 12-13 paid holidays per year

• 13 standard work days of vacation per year

• 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement

• 2 weeks paid military leave per year

• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans

• State and City retirement plans

• Short and long term disability plans

• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions

• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System

• Paid funeral leave

• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling

• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary

• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*

• 4 hours parental leave each year

• Workman's Compensation Insurance

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)

• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire

• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire

• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service

• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

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  Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• City of Durham Website

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• Job fair

• Employee referral

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• Internet posting Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below

• Craig's List

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• Monster.com

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• Employment Security Commission

• Magazine/Newspaper

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  If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

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  Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

• Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)

• Associates Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

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  How many years of professional program administration and/or analytical experience in area of assignment do you have?

• No related experience

• Less than 1 year of related experience

• 1 year but less than 6 years

• 6 years but less than 10 years

• 10 years but less than 14 years

• 14 or more years

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  How many years of supervisory experience do you have?

• No related experience

• Less than 1 year of related experience

• 1 year but less than 2 years

• 2 years but less than 5 years

• 5 or more years

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