Job Board Title:
CAO
Post Date
7/18/2024
Expiration Date
8/19/2024
Details:
The Municipality of Lakeshore is in Southwestern Ontario along Lake St. Clair. With a population of over 40,000 residents, it is one of the fastest-growing communities in the region. Lakeshore enjoys a temperate climate year-round. Lakeshore’s affordable lakefront community enjoys over 35 kilometres of waterfront, low taxes, high quality of life and abundant recreational opportunities with many family-friendly parks, recreation programs, and multi-use recreation centres.
The CAO is responsible and accountable to the Council of the Municipality for the day-to-day management of the municipality and leadership to the Administration.
As the leader of the Municipality’s Corporate Leadership Team, the CAO is responsible for ensuring that Council’s directives are carried out in an effective and efficient manner, establishing administrative practices and procedures, overseeing capital projects and budget administration, and other duties as prescribed under the Municipal Act.
Under Council’s direction, the CAO will be responsible for managing the human, financial and physical resources of the municipality.
Qualifications:
• 4 year University degree in business administration, public administration, engineering, planning, accounting, law or other related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of progressive experience at senior leadership level.
• 15 years of experience in Municipal operations or equivalent.
• Demonstrate strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Sound knowledge of corporate administration and business planning and management.
• Thorough knowledge of operations including finance, engineering, public works, recreation, planning, etc.
• Knowledge of all By-laws and related legislation and regulations as they may apply to the municipal corporation.
• Leadership and administrative skills
to plan, direct, mentor and supervise employees and to coordinate the functions of the CAO’s office.
• Analytical skills to initiate and execute programs, to identify and resolve problems and to formulate policies and procedures relevant to same.
• Excellent negotiating skills to resolve organizational and inter-departmental conflicts and to participate in the collective bargaining process as required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to prepare reports and minutes, make presentations
to Committees and Council and to coordinate policy advice to present sound, practical recommendations to Council.
• Knowledge of OHSA and health and safety requirements and responsibilities.
Comments:
Wage range is $201,273 to $235,450 annually including benefits and pension.
Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will only be used for the purpose of determining eligibility for this competition. The Town of Lakeshore is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations under the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) will be provided upon request.
Employer:
The Municipality of Lakeshore
Email:
jennifer@logicexecutivesearch.com
Website:
https://www.lakeshore.ca/en/municipal-services/municipal-services-employment-opportunities.aspx
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