How to write for the ICMA Job Center
The ICMA Job Center is a tremendous resource for finding your next city administrator, county executive, finance director, or council intern. Finding the best candidate starts before interviews with the job posting. ICMA’s Job Center is a great start because it reaches a very focused and qualified group of job seekers, but you can improve your search by writing an effective listing. Below are excerpts from real job notices posted on the ICMA Job Center.
Title
City Manager
Legislative Liaison
Director of Finance
Management Intern
Purpose
The city of ( ) is looking for a proven and energetic team leader for the position of city manager. We are an established community positioned to prosper and grow.
The city of ( ) is looking for a legislative liaison to assist the city manager, council members, and city staff by providing information on current legislative issues of concern for the city; monitoring the progress of legislation and performing all necessary work in connection with such monitoring.
Numbers
Mayor, 6 trustees, & village clerk elected to 4-year terms. $9M operating budget; 80-100 full-time employees
The annual budget including capital projects totals almost $18,000,000. The city employs a staff of over 100 talented and hard working employees.
Form of Government
( ) is a full-service charter city with a strong mayor form of government.
Tasks
The intern works directly under the direction of the town manager, but will also provide support, research, analytical, writing and grant writing assistance to all town departments, boards, and commissions, or affiliated inter-governmental support agencies, with a variety of management tasks, infrastructure improvement, and economic development projects.
The city manager is responsible for enforcing/administering provisions of the city charter as well as the laws and ordinances; coordinates and directs all activities of the city departments; and maintains effective management of the administrative affairs of the city.
Qualifications
Considerable knowledge of information and communication technology concepts, including enterprise-wide networking distributed systems, relational database technology, open systems, local/wide area networking, desktop computing server and client operating systems communications and telecommunications. bachelor of science degree in computer science, information technology, management information systems, business administration, engineering or a related area from an accredited four-year college or university. Five years of experience (a master’s degree in an area above may substitute for two (2) years of experience).
Require bachelor's degree, prefer master's degree in public administration/related field & 3-5 years progressively responsible experience as manager/administrator/assistant in community of comparable size/complexity; record of significant economic development & strong financial & grant writing skills/abilities; comfortable working collaboratively in diverse community with ability to network with & enhance relations with surrounding communities, county, state, & federal legislators; task driven & experience/strong skills in leadership, financial, & budget management, & strong belief in open, transparent government; good interpersonal, organizational, & communication skills.
How to Apply
For more information on what it is like to live in the Town Name or the Corridor area visit www.townsite.org/liveworkplay.asp or www.website.org/index.asp
Visit our website to download an application: www.townsite.org/hr.
Submit your completed application to: hr@co.name.st.us
Applications are due by 4 pm on Friday July 17, 2009
Late applications may be considered at the discretion of the Director of Human Resources until 4:00 pm on Wednesday July 22. Applications received after July 22 will not be eligible for consideration.