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About This Position
This position advises the Assistant City Manager by coordinating major initiatives and ensuring they have clear, timely information to guide decisions. The advisor leads cross departmental projects, troubleshoots complex organizational issues, and keeps emerging challenges visible for executive attention. They serve as a key connector between City leadership and departments to maintain smooth communication and operations.
Job Description:
Advisor to the Assistant City Manager
Purpose:
Under the minimal direction of an Assistant City Manager, this position provides executive-level consultative support to the Assistant City Managers and Austin City Manager's Office, working interdepartmentally to manage the flow of information and serving as the primary lead on projects and initiatives.
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.
Coordinates executive level issues, events, projects, and other activities with internal and external customers.
Leads resolution of business and technical issues confronting City leadership.
Represents Assistant City Manager at meetings.
Monitors City and departmental issues and projects, analyzes information, and makes recommendations for resolutions.
Conducts research, compiles data, and prepares reports and other correspondence on behalf of Assistant City Manager.
Acts as liaison between Austin City Manager's Office, departments, Council Offices, and other internal and external stakeholders on day-to-day issues.
Assigns, monitors, or prepares responses to management or Assistant City Manager's requests for information.
Reviews City Council agenda items and attends Council meetings and work sessions as needed.
Reviews reports and other deliverables by departments and provides recommendations to approve or change on behalf of Assistant City Manager.
Facilitates the day-to-day issues requiring the flow of information among various groups, (e.g. community, political, etc.).
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.
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 the functions and organization of municipal government, to include the relationships between departments, divisions, and agencies.
Knowledge of City practices, policies, procedures, ordinances, codes, and state and federal statutes.
Knowledge of supervisory or management techniques and principles.
Skill in planning, prioritizing, organizing, while managing multiple tasks with frequent interruptions with changing priorities and multiple deadlines.
Skill in providing consultative services.
Skill in researching, data analysis, and problem solving.
Skill in project management methods to include systematic analysis, prioritization, negotiations of projects and program initiatives.
Skill in using computers and related software.
Skill in oral and written communications.
Skill in exercising good judgment for conflict facilitation and resolutions with stakeholders.
Ability to exercise discretion in confidential matters.
Ability to lead and train others.
Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public.
Ability to understand, interpret and apply detailed and complex information.
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