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Assistant to the City Manager
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$65,443.00 - $113,028.00 Annually
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Permanent Full-time |
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City Hall Building, 11th floor, Norfolk, Virginia
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Department:
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Executive
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| Work involves directly assisting the City Manager in a staff role. May research, analyze, coordinate, or conduct special projects. Responsibilities include various and multiple assignments, interacting with the public, entire organization and elected officials ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Serves as a liaison representing the City Manager and the Executive Department with various community groups and organizations, the news media, and internal City departments and agencies. • Represents the City Manager, personally, in writing, in meetings or via telephone. • Performs research and develops policy and administrative recommendations relating to various aspects of municipal operations; identifies, analyzes, and develops recommendations on issues; develops the City’s position for communication to others both in writing and verbally. • Participates in preparing materials for public release and for purposes of legislative, municipal, or community relations. • Provides staff support to various City Council task forces and committees. • Acts as key contact for City Council information requests; personally accountable for ensuring inquiries are answered in a timely manner. • Handles citizen complaints in a professional manner, ensuring citizen satisfaction to the greatest extent possible. • Serves as project leader for special projects on complex issues as determined by the City Manager. • Organizes, plans weekly staff meetings and City Council agendas, schedules and previews presentations; arranges and schedules briefings for City Council; contacts individuals scheduled to appear before Council. • Assists in development of new methods, procedures and policies. • Responds to inquiries from news media. |
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Education/Experience:
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| Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree, master’s degree preferred, in public or business administration or related field and at least five years of professional work experience in a public or governmental environment; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which would provide the necessary knowledge, abilities, and skills. |
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