City Manager

The City of Goldsboro in Wayne County, NC, seeks a leader with impeccable integrity, outstanding leadership skills, and a track record of being an entrepreneurial, business-savvy, and visionary consensus builder to be their next City Manager.  With the ability to build and inspire teams and maintain a culture of trust, transparency, and accountability, the successful candidate will have extensive experience creating a high-performing organization through partnering and collaborating with staff, community, regional partners, and the Council.  This highly skilled, motivated leader and manager will wear multiple hats, emphasizing outstanding interpersonal engagement, excellent fiscal management, and economic development skills.   The City Manager must relate well to the community, build relationships, and partner with an engaged Council to carry out the City's strategic priorities. 

The City Manager is responsible for implementing the policies of the City Council, directs business and administrative procedures, and appoints departmental officers. The City Council is comprised of a Mayor and six members representing six districts and serving four-year terms. The Mayor is a voting member of the City Council.  This full-service municipality employs 496 full- and part-time workers and has an FY 2024-2025 budget of nearly $86M. Taxes were also raised in FY2024 by 5 cents and in FY2023 by 3 cents. Revaluation in Wayne County is planned for 2025, earlier than the 8-year schedule; the last revaluation was done in January 2019. The City Manager is supported by one assistant manager, the City Clerk, Deputy Clerk, Assistant to the City Manager, and Public Information Officer. The City Manager oversees 19 staff departments, including a theater and a golf course.

 The next City Manager must maintain and enhance the quality of life desired by residents while continuing to drive economic diversity, enhancing excellent local and regional partnerships, proactively planning and managing infrastructure investment, improving safety, and encouraging citizen engagement.  Critical infrastructure projects include water/wastewater treatment plant expansion, a new public safety building, road improvements, and other capital projects.  An ability to proactively assess issues and seek innovative solutions, including maintaining and developing partnerships, will be critical for success.  A track record of innovation in delivering on strategic initiatives and increasing collaborations, effective governance, and service delivery is essential.    

Key priorities for the next City Manager are:

• Enhance the manager/staff relationship and partnership with the City Council to improve collaboration and trust while also establishing, preserving, and protecting the reputation and image of the City and ensuring quality customer service delivery.

• Strategically and swiftly evaluate the social determinants of poverty, the unhoused, mental health challenges, and crime that impact the viability and vitality of the community by prioritizing safe, secure environments for residents and businesses to flourish through leveraging intergovernmental and private-public partnerships.

• Facilitate fiscal health and excellence through strategic leadership and innovation that ensures compliance with all required reporting, educating stakeholders on the impact of fiscal decisions on project adoption and completion, staff attraction and retention, economic development, job development, affordable housing, infrastructure maintenance, and planning; and,
• Conduct an organizational assessment to evaluate operations, staffing, and programs to ensure outstanding customer service, fiscal responsibility, and achievement of strategic objectives.

Candidates with a Master of Public Administration (MPA) or equivalent graduate degree, and ICMA-CM certification will be given preference over candidates with lesser credentials. Ten years of progressive management experience at division manager, department head level, or higher within a small to medium-sized municipal government organization is required.  Five or more years of experience at the level of Department Head, Assistant City Manager, or City Manager experience is preferred. Prior experience in a military community is desirable.

Salary range and Application Process:

The anticipated hiring range is $180,000-230,000. Salary depends on qualifications. The City offers excellent benefits.  In addition, the City has provided a health/wellness initiative for over 20 years. It employs a full-time Occupational Health Nurse who provides nursing services and monthly health beat sessions for city personnel.  Residency within City limits is required within a negotiated timeframe.   

 Application and Selection Process

To apply, go to https://agency.governmentjobs.com/developmentalassociates/default.cfm and click on the – City Manager - Goldsboro link. To learn more about the selection process, visit Client Openings (or copy and paste into your browser: https://developmentalassociates.com/client-openings/).  All applications must be fully completed and submitted online via the Developmental Associates application portal –NOT the City portal, nor any other external website; it is insufficient to send only a resume. Resumes and cover letters must be uploaded with the application.  Application review begins February 12, 2025.  Finalists will participate in virtual skill assessments on March 20-21, 2025.   Interviews with the Council will follow at a subsequent time.  The City of Goldsboro is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. All inquiries should be emailed to hiring@developmentalassociates.com.

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