Job Description
-Oversees the recruitment, employment, evaluation, and release of staff and contract personnel.
-Supervises all organization staff, either directly or indirectly through senior staff
-Develops organization-wide or department-wide goals, objectives, policies and procedures
-Prepares division/department/organization operations budget
-Ensures that the Board of Trustees is kept fully informed on the condition of the agency and about any trends, events, or emerging issues of significance to the agency′s success
-Report events and activities to senior management and elected and appointed officials
-Represents the organization on regional/local boards
-Implements General Plan or other planning projects
-Reviews all departmental reports and presentations
-Evaluates planning-related legislation and applicability to department projects
-Evaluates proposals to local governments for organization′s planning consulting services
-Attends substantial number of evening and weekend meetings
Skills
-Considerable knowledge of the theory, principles and techniques of the planning profession and development process
-Considerable knowledge of federal, state and local laws, ordinances and codes pertaining to a wide variety of planning topics
-Considerable knowledge of principles of personnel management, including supervision, training and performance evaluation
-Considerable knowledge of the methods and techniques of research and analysis
-Considerable knowledge of the principles of budgeting and finance
-Knowledge of real estate terminology, laws, practices, principles, and regulations
-Knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft Office, Internet applications, and GIS