Chief Administrative Officer

Job title: Chief Administrative Officer

Job description: We’re looking for a Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Rosetown, SK.

Our client is located in West Central Saskatchewan, and they’re known for their friendly farming community and huge agriculture industry with 8 seed crushing plants nearby. They offer a collaborative working environment, and the opportunity to work in the town office while cultivating working relationships with nearby rural municipalities

Chief Administrative Officer responsibilities:

• Promote the Municipality’s Mission and Values.
• Participate in executive planning and policy development.
• Plan, organize, and manage the Town Office.
• Establish and maintain an effective working relationship with Mayor, members of Council, staff and the public.
• Monitor and maintain all books, documents and records of the Town (Council meeting minutes and financial reports).
• Maintain accurate account of cash collections, assets, liabilities and all transactions affecting the financial position of the Municipality in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Prepare annual budget, control expenditures, optimize various revenue sources and ensure cost effective operations are implemented and maximized.
• Ensure timely notice of meetings and provision of official correspondence to Council.
• Manage call for tenders and make recommendations to Council regarding contracts.
• Purchase goods, services or work pursuant to Municipal policy and conduct negotiations for land purchases and annexations.
• Ensure legislative compliance through familiarity with and understanding of The Municipalities Act, other relevant legislative enactments such as bylaws and policies.
• Serve as an effective liaison with Community Organizations and Provincial and Local Governments.

The successful candidate has:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a discipline related to municipal service delivery with 3+ years of senior administrative experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• This is a municipal lead position – At minimum, the candidate must have completed (or in the midst of completing) the Local Government Administration course in Saskatchewan (or equivalent).
• Comprehensive knowledge and familiarity of applicable provincial statutes, municipal regulations and policy formation.
• Demonstrated experience in fiscal planning, budgeting and reporting as well as a thorough understanding and experience in managing different business functions such as HR, finance, accounting and marketing.
• Demonstrated ability to provide progressive leadership, identify priorities, organize and plan initiatives, measure outcomes, and develop a customer service culture in a department.
• Exceptional management, analytical and interpersonal skills with the ability to use tact, diplomacy, and mature judgment.

Compensation and benefits:

• The discussed salary range is $85, 000- $110, 000 depending on experience and the UMASS scale
• Comprehensive SUMA benefits package

Only candidates already eligible to work in Canada will be reviewed. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

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Meet Your Recruiter

Rachel Lui
Recruitment Assistant

With over six years of customer service experience and a background that includes training and coaching, Rachel excels at interpersonal communication and facilitating friction-free interactions between diverse stakeholders. With strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to tackle new challenges, she provides exceptional behind-the-scenes support to The Headhunters team.

Rachel’s welcoming personality, empathy and listening skills are appreciated by candidates. Her interest in people, society, culture, equity and inclusion led to her studying psychology, which she is now applying to make a positive impact in recruitment and HR.

Rachel has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of British Columbia and is currently working on a Diploma in Human Resource Management. An avid traveler, Hawaii is her ‘happy place’ and Australia is her bucket list destination.

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