Career Opportunity

Municipality of Chatham-Kent

General Manager

Community Development

Job Description:

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has an opening for a permanent full-time General Manager of Community Development. This position reports directly to the Chief Administrative Officer.

Our Community:

Chatham-Kent is a single tier municipality with a current population of 108,589.  Chatham-Kent is located in the heart of south-western Ontario and enjoys one of Canada’s most temperate climates.  This rural-urban municipality borders both Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair; local residents and tourists alike flock to these waterways to enjoy many water-related pleasurable pastimes including boating, water-skiing, and world-class fishing.  The community can also boast about its two spectacular Provincial Parks -- Rondeau and Wheatley. 

Chatham-Kent is positioned for growth. Supported by two post-secondary educational institutions, the University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus and St. Clair College of Applied Arts & Technology, we are building on our economic base of agricultural, energy, and advanced manufacturing and growing number of small business in service, cultural and tourism sectors. Highway 401 intersects Chatham-Kent at several points and, as such, residents can readily access neighbouring communities such as London, Windsor, and Sarnia/Detroit within a one hours' drive, and are only three hours away from Toronto.

Position overview: (please see the Job Profile for complete responsibilities and qualifications)

·         The General Manager of Community Development will be responsible for managing a large and diverse department that provides a full range of human services to municipal residents and visitors to our community

·         The General Manager provides strategic leadership to Building, Enforcement, Licensing, Community Services (including Culture, Special Events, Recreation Facilities, Parks, Cemeteries, Horticulture, and Recreation Programs), Immigration, Public Libraries, and Planning Services

·         This position participates on the Executive Management Team and is a key advisor to the CAO and Council, recommending policies, plans, and programs that will benefit Chatham-Kent by being strategic, innovative, practical and fiscally sound

·         Leading a talented team of staff, this position guides and inspires a dedicated workforce in their efficient delivery of these municipal services and helps shape a workplace culture founded on trust and transparency

·         The General Manager is a visible partner in the community and workplace and a champion of community engagement, development and sustainability

·         Positions reporting to this General Manager include: Executive Assistant; Coordinator of Youth & Immigration, Project Manager or Local Immigration Partnership Program (LIP), Director of Building, Enforcement and Licensing; Director of Community Services; Director of Library Services; and Director of Planning Services; the GM indirectly supervises approximately 550 employees (including permanent and temporary, non-union and union members under CUPE 12.1 and CUPE 12.2, CAW collective agreements)

For full details about this position and how to apply, consult the Job Profile below.


JOB PROFILE:

GeneralManagerCommunityDevelopmentjobprofileFeb2012.doc
  

Applications must be received before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2012.

Applicant information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy legislation and Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act, which will be used strictly for municipal purposes only.  The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is an equal opportunity employer.