Job Board Title:
Manager of Special Projects, Guilford County Manager's Office

Post Date
12/19/2022

Expiration Date
3/19/2023

Details:
The Manager of Special Projects, under general direction of the County Manager and Assistant County Managers, helps Guilford County live its core values and empower Successful People to thrive in a Strong Community supported by Quality Government. The incumbent provides highly responsible and complex professional, administrative, analytical, and operational support to the County Administration team in achieving Board of Commissioners goals and objectives involving multiple service areas. The Manager of Special Projects operates in a constantly evolving environment and completes a variety of high-level tasks that directly impact county operations, require collaboration across diverse internal and external stakeholders, and may be highly sensitive and confidential in nature.

The position supports the County Manager and Assistant County Managers by conducting and managing complex projects, providing project planning and management oversight, and ensuring priority initiatives established by the Office of the County Manager and the Board of Commissioners are implemented. This position serves as a primary liaison between the County Manager team and the departments on special projects and requests, as well as to outside agencies and the general public. Assignments will cross all areas of county government operations. Contacts are broad at the local, state, and federal level to include county department leadership and program staff, elected local officials, other public and private officials and regulatory agencies, and the public.

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Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
A bachelor's degree in a related field with a combination of education and experience that would provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies to perform the essential duties and tasks of this position. Education and experience should be clearly documented with demonstrated linkages to the essential duties and tasks of this position.

Preferred Qualifications
A master's degree in public administration, public policy, business administration, or a related field and five years of experience in local government working across departments to manage high-profile cross-functional projects and experience supervising/leading the work of others.

Comments:
Position is open until filled. First review of applications is expected to be on January 13, 2023

Employer:
Guilford County

Address:
301 West Market Street
Greensboro, NC

Website:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/guilfordnc/jobs/3839858/manager-of-special-projects-county-managers-office?page=5&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs