Deputy City Manager (Unclassified)

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About the Department

A national search is underway to attract a strategic, engaging, and seasoned local government executive to serve as the City of San Jose’s next Deputy City Manager. This is an incredible opportunity for a collaborative leader who will assist the City Manager in providing effective and efficient administrative direction to and coordination among city departments in their service delivery, developing new service and policy frameworks, resolving complex problems, and improving multiagency planning, public policy development, and services to the community.

The Office of the City Manager provides strategic leadership that supports the Mayor and City Council in making public policy decisions and ensures the organization delivers cost-effective services that meet the needs of our community with the highest standards of quality and customer service. The City Manager’s Office also serves to guide fiscal and change management, the building and development of our workforce, and the development of long-term, data-driven strategies to invest in the City’s future. The City Manager is supported by an Assistant City Manager and five Deputy City Manager positions.
For additional information visit the recruitment brochure located here: https://www.mosaicpublic.com/_files/ugd/08247f_3d46113d112c495384bf90977cb8163f.pdf

Position Duties

For more information on the position duties, please visit the recruitment brochure located here: https://www.mosaicpublic.com/_files/ugd/08247f_3d46113d112c495384bf90977cb8163f.pdf

Minimum Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in public administration, business, engineering, or related field. A Master’s Degree is preferred.

Experience:

• Ten years of progressively responsible professional experience demonstrating proficiency at the management, policymaking, and execution levels of a public and/or corporate organization responsible for a complex range of programs is required, including at least five years at an executive leadership level.
• While candidates may be generalists, the City Manager’s Office is seeking a candidate who can strengthen its expertise and bandwidth in the City’s utility business functions and in the areas of major capital/infrastructure project delivery, cross-agency, and interdepartmental collaboration to operationalize complex policy direction and delivery and align policy and programs that have shared service delivery methods.

For additional information visit the recruitment brochure located here: https://www.mosaicpublic.com/_files/ugd/08247f_3d46113d112c495384bf90977cb8163f.pdf

Other Qualifications

Application Deadline: January 31, 2025

To apply, please visit: tps://www.mosaicpublic.com/career/2460-deputy-city-manager

Additional Information:

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

You must answer all job-specific questions to be considered for this vacancy or your application will be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Applicants are expected to write their own essays/responses. Please be advised that use of AI content in your responses may result in your removal from the hiring process.

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third party job board application system.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application.

The City of San Jose offers a wide range of core health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, Disability, and Savings Plans. Please visit the City's benefits pagefor detailed information on coverage, cost, and dependent coverage.

For information on the City’s Retirement Plan(pension for full-time employees), please visit the Office of Retirement Services website. You will be able to view information based on different Sworn/Federated job classification.

In additional to the benefits above, there is an additional perks siteto explore further benefits of working for the City of San Jose like paid leave, educational reimbursements, and holiday pay are specific to the job classification and union membership.

Closing Date/Time: 1/31/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

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