Job Board Title:
Chief Administrative Officer
Post Date
8/31/2023
Expiration Date
9/30/2023
Details:
The Township of Brock is located on the east shore of Lake Simcoe within the Region of Durham, approximately 1.5 hours northeast of Toronto. The municipality represents three distinct urban areas, numerous hamlets, and beautiful countryside. While agriculture is our largest employer, a full range of commercial and industrial businesses are located within the urban areas of Beaverton, Cannington, and Sunderland with a population of just over 12,500. Brock Township’s location on Lake Simcoe and the Trent-Severn Waterway make it a popular destination for tourists - both summer and winter.
The Township of Brock is seeking an outstanding leader for the role of Chief Administrative Officer. The Township and staff team have been in a state of renewal and transition over the past three years. These changes will continue for the foreseeable future and the CAO’s mandate will be to bring internal stability, calm, and cohesion to the organization. Demonstrated through effective communication, a high level of emotional intelligence, and compassion, the CAO will apply best practices to ensure development, engagement, and retention of our staff complement.
The CAO will enable their team of five (5) directors to manage in the ever-changing landscape while ensuring continuous improvement within the organization of both unionized and non-unionized employees.
In addition, the CAO will be expected to have exceptional communication skills and will be a consensus builder who enjoys working collaboratively with Council and staff to create a better Brock. A true leader who believes in the values of honesty and commitment is the candidate we hope to hire. Someone who works to support Council and Staff to build resiliency, trust, and improve service delivery.
Qualifications:
Our ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and skills:
• Demonstrated progressive municipal experience and applicable knowledge of the management of a municipality. Or progressive experience and knowledge of the management at the Regional Government level in one of the core service areas offered at the municipal level.
• Solid understanding of municipal government processes such as budgeting, infrastructure,finance, planning, legislation, and government relations.
• 3-5 years Municipal or Regional senior management experience at Directors level (minimum).
• Relevant education background that includes a University Degree in public administration,business administration, finance, or related program or equivalent. In addition to your degree,certification program(s) or professional accreditation(s) are considered an asset such as CMO,CPA, RPP, MBA, MPA, PMP or related designations.
• Strong interpersonal, supervisory, leadership, problem solving, organizational, and management skills are required.
Employer:
The Township of Brock
Contact:
CAO Hiring Committee
Address:
1 Cameron Street E, PO Box 10
Cannington, Ontario
L0E 1E0
Work Phone:
705-432-2355
Email:
CAOrecruitment@brock.ca
Website:
www.townshipofbrock.ca
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