General Manager of Strategic and Communication

**City of Spruce Grove**

**General Manager of Strategic and Communication Services**:
**Job Type**
Executive Opportunities

**Organization**
City of Spruce Grove

**Competition Number**
RR2024098

**Closing date**
Oct 11, 2024

**ABOUT US**:
The City of Spruce Grove is a fast growing, dynamic city committed to building and maintaining a fiscally responsible community that serves our residents, attracts visitors, and promotes future growth.

The “Values, We Live By” are accountability, communication, leadership, integrity, and respect while we work towards maintaining a work/play balance.
We are an organization that cares, an organization that is committed to our city and committed to you. The City of Spruce Grove is committed to public service, where everyone feels empowered to contribute their best work. We believe that by working together in a spirit of collaboration and respect, we can achieve great things.

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:
The General Manager of Strategic and Communication Services is responsible to provide visionary and strategic leadership to the Strategic and Communication Services Division of the City. As a member of the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) and Joint Leadership Group (JLG), the incumbent has overall accountability for the provision of City Clerk, Human Resources, Communication Services and Policy and Strategy Development. They lead the development and implementation of polices and programs to ensure the resources of the municipality are managed in a cost effective and responsible manner. This position reports to the City Manager.
This is a full-time permanent position with a salary range of $175,884.80 - $209,081.60.

**RESPONSIBILITES**:
**Strategic Management**:

- Provide expertise, guidance and recommendations to City Manager, Council, and Organizational Leaders in all aspects of Strategic and Communications Services and business planning including the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services and policy development.
- Act as a key advisor and strategist in leading corporate matters such as the Strategic Planning and Policy, Communications, City Clerk Administration and Human Resource Management.
- Sponsor the development and implementation of the City's corporate initiatives (programs, projects, etc.) supporting legislative, communications, human resources and policy and planning requirements.
- Oversee the development of Council and administrative policies, procedures, and other corporate directives.
- Model, support, and encourage a culture of collaborative and healthy workplace, personal accountability, team alignment, respect, recognition, and continuous improvement.

**Operation Management**
- Facilitate the development of long term and short-term planning process for the Division and ensure appropriate input from staff, board, and public into the Strategic Planning Process.
- Ensure that appropriate and timely planning occurs in all areas of the Division.
- Ensure that initiatives, programs, and projects align with the Corporate Strategic Plan, budget, community needs, and are current in terms of industry trends.
- Provide leadership in ensuring that human capital is managed effectively to meet the service delivery requirements of the division.
- Plan and implement division objectives that are aligned with corporate strategies in order to maximize service delivery.
- Act as a sponsor to various organization wide systems provided by the division.
- Ensure the organization is in full compliance with all relevant legislation and City Administrative policies.
- Seek out legal advice for initiatives, programs, and projects of the Strategic and Communication Services Division as required.
- Negotiate agreements and memorandums of understanding for the approval by the City Manager or Council.
- Facilitate multi-disciplinary work groups, convene, and arrange meetings, coordinate communication, motivate, and facilitate discussion and consensus with respect to the division and corporate mandates.
- Act as the principal advisor to the City Manager, Council, and Council Boards, Committees, and other groups regarding matters within the Strategic and Communications Services mandate.
- Sponsor the development of policies, procedures and programs reflecting the community needs and make recommendations to Senior Management.
- Provide input into planning documents that is consistent with organizational needs such as the Strategic Plan, People Strategy, Corporate Plan, Department business plans.

**Financial Management**
- Act as chief administrator and lead the division to ensure the maximization of service delivery and resources.
- Oversee and ensure the maximization of service mix and delivery including the development of capital and operational budgets.
- Oversee the development of annual Strategic and Communications Services Division work plans and operational budgets.
- Determine and prioritize the draft City budget - operating and capital.
- Review monthl