Town Manager

Town of Juno Beach, FL

JOB TITLE: Town Manager FLSA STATUS: Exempt
REPORTS TO: Town Council BARGAINING UNIT: Contract
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JOB SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Town Council, serves as the chief executive of the Town of Juno
Beach. Serves as a trusted strategic advisor, thought partner, external brand manager, and
special projects manager. Directs the day-to-day management and operations of the Town in
accordance with policies established by the Town Council and the Town Charter and
Ordinances. Works closely with the Town Council, the leadership team, legal counsel, and
Council-appointed boards and committees. Responsible for developing and implementing
programs to achieve Town priorities and solve community problems. Improves the quality of
municipal operations, plans and implements major capital projects. Shows dedication to
maintaining a small-town atmosphere. The Town Manager will be a key partner in the
articulation, implementation, and communication of the overall strategic directions for the
Town of Juno Beach. Position directs, coaches, develops, and evaluates town staff. Position
develops policies and procedures; determines efficient and innovative ways to accomplish the
organization’s goals. This position requires reliability, dependability, and accountability in all
aspects of the defined role.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the
following tasks, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list is illustrative only and is
not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed. Specific duties and
responsibility may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the
general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform
related work as required.
 Serves as an advisor and thought partner to the Town Council. Assists with
onboarding new Council Members.
 Exercises supervision over all municipal employees either directly or through
subordinate supervisors.
 Support the Town Council in ensuring organizational compliance with Council-
approved policies by providing accurate and timely implementation of resolutions.
 Attends all Town Council meetings and shall have the right to take part in discussion
but may not vote.
 Ability to be transparent and establish trust in the community.
 Provide unmatched customer service and lead by example. Provides an effective level
of responsiveness and customer service, including timely follow-up on citizen
requests, disputes, and complaints; identifies and resolves issues in collaboration with
department heads.
 Being visible and interactive at town workshops and events.
 Ability to work closely with the Town Council to establish a community vision,
identify goals, strategies, tasks, and measures to monitor progress while
implementing its priorities.
 Work towards continuous improvement and will constantly seek to make processes

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more efficient and effective.
 Organize and support the logistics for all Town Council meetings, for example
preparing materials and prepping town staff presenting at Town Council meetings.
 Serve as an advisor to the Leadership Team to identify and implement long term
strategic priorities as well as the five-year capital plan.
 Appoints and removes all department heads, police officers, and employees of the
Town, but not members of the Town Council.
 Signs contracts on behalf of the Town as directed by Town Council.
 Oversees the preparations and submittal of the annual Town budget.
 Assures that assigned areas of responsibility are within budget.
 Mentor and develop staff.
 Communicates official plans, policies, and procedures to staff and to the public.
 Oversees the risk management of the town and ensures the town is properly insured
with respect to property loss and litigation claims.
 Ensures there is an Emergency Management Plan and Program in place.
 Sees that all laws and ordinances are faithfully complied with.
 Prepares a variety of studies, reports and related information for decision-making
purposes.
 Knowledge of traditional and social media and how to work with both as information
tools.
 Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules, and expedites workflow.
 Studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of
operations.
 Advises the Town Council on financial conditions and current and future Town
needs. Recommend for adoption by the Council budgetary/financial measures, as
manager may deem necessary or expedient.
 Prepares and submits to the Council such reports as may be required by that body or
as the manager may deem advisable to submit.
 Maintains harmony among town staff and resolves grievances.
 Ensures integrity and functionality of all technological systems, including Town
email, audio/video meeting recordings, internal and external communications, etc.
 Performs other duties as assigned by the Town Council.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
 Outstanding communicator and presentation skills.
 Experience in municipal management as well as budgeting, finance, land use and
planning, public works, public safety, and redevelopment.
 Ability to think logically and to perform in a functional manner, with minimal
supervision, without any skill specific or on the job training.
 Ability to deal effectively and courteously with others, particularly in stress related
situations.
 Experience in conflict resolution.
 Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees,
Town officials and the public.
 Ability to make sound decisions, including during emergency conditions.
 Thorough knowledge of the Town’s budgetary process.
 Ability to organize and prioritize assigned tasks/projects.
 Strong team building skills.

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 Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
 Ability to understand and complete complex verbal and written instructions.
 Ability to prepare detailed reports, confirm to rules of punctuation, grammar, and
style.
 Strong knowledge of information technology.
 Experience in succession planning preferred.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
The ideal candidate possesses the education and experience listed below.
 Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework
in public administration, business administration or related field.
 A master’s degree in public or business administration is a plus.
 Desired qualifications include a minimum of seven years of direct municipal
experience in a similarly sized organization as a Town Manager, Assistant Town
Manager or Administrator.
 Experience in Florida municipal government is desired but not required.
 Coastal experience preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS:
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential job functions. The physical demands and work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those that an employee will encounter and must be met
by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This position is regularly performed in a typical office environment and is quiet and climate
controlled. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to sit;
talk; hear; stand; walk; use hands to touch, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; and
stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally stoop, kneel and crouch or
crawl. The employee must exert or lift to ten (10) pounds of force occasionally to move
objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

How to Apply

Application Deadline
email resume to ealves@juno-beach.fl.us

Job Details

Salary
$200,000
-
$250,000
Job Function
Chief Administrator (City, County, Town Manager)
Position Type
Full Time

Town of Juno Beach

Address

340 Ocean Dr
Juno Beach, FL 33408-2021
United States

Population
3,859
Form of Government
Council-Manager

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