Assistant City Manager
About The Position
The City of Tigard, Oregon is seeking a seasoned executive to serve as Assistant City Manager. This role involves leading a diverse team of directors and professional staff within a complex public-sector organization. The successful candidate will inspire leaders, navigate competing priorities, foster interdepartmental collaboration, and translate strategic vision into measurable results. The Assistant City Manager will be a strategic, forward-thinking individual who understands Tigard's values and can envision the city's long-term future. This role requires a creative problem-solver with a strong background in strategic planning, capable of advancing new initiatives while supporting ongoing operations. The position demands a trusted leader, relationship builder, and collaborator who recognizes the importance of regional partnerships. Key responsibilities include direct oversight of assigned departments and leading the establishment and implementation of a strategic plan. This role has high internal and external visibility and requires advanced interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills. The Assistant City Manager will be strategic yet practical, visionary yet grounded, confident yet collaborative, and a decisive yet inclusive decision-maker. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the City Manager, providing strategic support, guidance, and accountability to department leaders while empowering them with autonomy.
Requirements
- Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in business or public administration, public policy, finance, or a related field.
- Five (5) years of management or administrative experience in administration and City government.
- Proven ability to inspire leaders.
- Proven ability to navigate competing priorities.
- Proven ability to foster collaboration across departments.
- Proven ability to translate strategic vision into measurable results.
- Strong ability to see the interdependencies between all departments.
- Advanced interpersonal skills.
- Advanced leadership skills.
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience managing multiple, diverse municipal departments.
- Experience ensuring accountability and alignment with overall city goals.
- Experience developing and managing a multi-million-dollar municipal budget.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading a diverse leadership team of directors and professional staff in a complex public-sector organization.
- Experience as a strategic and forward thinker.
- Experience as a creative problem solver.
- Experience supporting current programs, services, and daily operations.
- Experience as a trusted leader, relationship builder and collaborator.
- Experience working with neighboring communities and regional partners.
Responsibilities
- Lead a diverse leadership team of directors and professional staff in a complex public-sector organization.
- Inspire leaders, navigate competing priorities, and foster collaboration across departments.
- Translate strategic vision into measurable results.
- Understand the values of Tigard and envision the long-term future for the city.
- Serve as a creative problem-solver with a strong background in strategic planning.
- Advance new initiatives while supporting current programs, services, and daily operations.
- Act as a trusted leader, relationship builder, and collaborator with neighboring communities and regional partners.
- Provide direct responsibility for a set of departments.
- Lead the City's functional efforts to establish and implement a strategic plan.
- Provide strategic support, guidance, and accountability to department leaders.
- Empower department leaders to manage their areas with appropriate autonomy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
