Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Represents the City as the liaison for the Downtown Austin Strategic Initiative by planning, coordinating and facilitating projects, coordinating communications, capturing and evaluating information, identifying issues and making recommendations solutions with other City departments, the City Manager’s Office, elected officials, downtown stakeholders, neighborhood associations, the general public, media, consultants, public agencies, and private sector representatives to achieve coordinated outcomes in alignment with strategic initiatives.
• Consults with City management to ensure program, projects, and associated activities are planned and implemented in accordance with guidelines and procedures.
• Identifies and monitors funds needed for all projects and programs within the Downtown Austin Strategic Initiative.
• Develops and implements a results-based accountability model to support current and future initiative direction, assessing performance metrics and outcomes to evaluate progress toward Downtown goals, the gaps that exist at individual program levels, and the collective impact of the services provided that are associated with the Downtown Austin Strategic Initiative.
• Collects and tracks data, conducts research and complex analysis of data, and prepares and presents reports.
• Oversees activities and duties of the Strategic Solutions Officer to lead coordination among non-public safety City departments and community stakeholders on the identification and implementation of strategies to disrupt and prevent crime in high-risk areas.

Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

• Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of business case development, strategic business planning, reengineering, organizational change strategies, performance measurement, and project management.
• Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
• Knowledge of City practices, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of applicable titles of State statues, regulations, and City codes and ordinances as they relate to the management of complex projects.
• Knowledge of principles, methods, and techniques of related professional disciplines.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
• Skill in using computers and related software.
• Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
• Skill in planning and organizing.
• Skill in handling conflict and uncertain situations.
• Ability to organize and implement comprehensive administrative programs.
• Ability to understand complex issues and foster compromise and daily interaction with all divisions and City departments/offices.
• Ability to perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities.
• Ability to gather pertinent facts, make thorough analyses, arrive at sound conclusions, and formulate effective action plans.
• Ability to direct and evaluate personnel in the accomplishment of goals and objectives and demonstrated ability to manage priorities and workloads.
• Ability to present the department’s position and policies and respond to inquiries from City Council and City management.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective communication, working relationships with people at many levels inside the organization, with outside agencies, and with the community.
• Ability to resolve customer complaints in accordance with established polices and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years progressively responsible professional experience in multidisciplinary fields including, but not limited, to public administration, project management, urban development, or construction management, including at least three (3) years of experience in a management capacity.
• Master’s degree in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• None.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Community Collaborator – Experience in presenting complex information strategies to public stakeholders, management, City Manager’s Office, Boards and Commissions, and City Council.
• Business Ethics – Demonstrated high level of successful and ethical performance in establishing and maintaining a business portfolio.
• Creative Solutions Oriented – Ability to solve problems and find avenues to reconcile issues that would otherwise remain unsolved.
• Financial Stewardship – Oversees budget development and administration, including forecasting, expenditure approval, and adjustments. Ensures the department’s financial resources support its strategic goals.
• Business Acumen – Has a firm understanding of how a municipality operates as a business to achieve goals and objectives.