- Salary
- $171k – $253k/yr
- Location
- Scottsdale, AZ, AZ
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Director
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
Under general direction from the Community Manager and the Assistant Community Manager, the Director plans, supervises, organizes and manages the activities of the Community Development Department CDD. Provides administrative and operational leadership to CDD Divisions including Economic Development, Membership and Real Property Management, Land Titles and Records, and the administrative team. Provides strategic planning, compliance with applicable Community ordinances and federal laws, vision and leadership regarding the Community's General Plan, Membership Management System and Land Management System including residential and commercial real estate development and leases. This job class is treated as FLSA Exempt.
Essential Functions: Essential functions may vary among positions and may include the following tasks, knowledge, abilities, skills and other characteristics. This list of tasks ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions in this classification.
- Manages the dynamic entertainment, commercial, economic development and Community Member residential areas with the Community. Participates and represents the SRPMIC in various local, regional and national initiatives and policy issues to support services to the Community, landowners and other Community Members.
- Plans, organizes, directs, manages, and oversees Community Development operations and divisions. Coordinates and priorities task assignments for division managers. Develop and maintain policies, procedures and guidelines to direct daily departmental operations. Facilitates strategic planning process in development of short and long-range department goals, objectives, and action plans. Establishes and maintains key performance indicators to monitor and measure departmental productivity and performance. Reviews and administers department and SRPMIC policies and procedures.
- Direct and oversees programs, projects and services for the Community. Reviews development projects/leases, membership and real property functions.to ensure all efforts meet federal, state, and tribal ordinances, and federal regulations. Monitors and ensures all programs, services and projects are executive within budget, on schedule and with all required public comment processes within the SRPMIC.
- Administers and oversees departmental budgets and allocation of funds for administrative operations and project expenditures. Monitors, tracks, and accounts for all budgetary expenditures. Observes and enforces departmental compliance with established SRPMIC procurement policy. Solicits and reviews grants/contracts funding for related projects and ensures department compliance with funding source requirements.
- Provides leadership, guidance, training and mentorship to assigned management and staff. Responds to questions and concerns regarding assignments. Evaluates and conducts timely performance appraisals for division managers and supervisors, as applicable. Reviews performance appraisals submitted for timeliness in reporting, fairness, and consistency in overall ratings. Provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to improve work deficiencies.
- Directs and oversees large land management services for SRPMIC through cross-Division and Departmental projects through guidance, training and overall management of the entitlements, land use tools, long-term lease management and recordation.
- Provides assistance and general technical advice and support to the Assistant Community Manager, Community Manager, other SRPMIC Departments, and others as directed by leadership.
- Serves as SRPMIC government representative with utility providers, Federal, State and local agencies as may be required on matters of mutual concern.
- Establishes appropriate guidelines and controls for the operation of the Community Development Department.
- Attends meetings, training, conferences and seminars as required. Perform other job-related tasks and special projects as required by the Assistant Community Manager, Community Manager, or Council.
- Miscellaneous: Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the Tribal Council, Community Manager or the Assistant Community Manager.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics:
- Knowledge of the history, culture, laws, rules, ordinances, customs and traditions of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
- Knowledge of the principles, practices and methods of program review, assessment and evaluation.
- Knowledge of modern management practices.
- Knowledge of short- and long-range planning.
- Knowledge of land-use ordinances, laws and regulations.
- Knowledge of commercial and economic development issues, processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of commercial leases, compliance and close-out issues.
- Knowledge of utility infrastructures.
- Knowledge of Development Impact Fees.
- Knowledge of external funding options for development services and related programs.
- Skill leading a multi-faceted Government department
- Skill analyzing, evaluating and expressing ideas and information accurately when providing verbal and written recommendations and reports.
- Skill with public speaking, listening and communicating effectively with employees, Community members, and members of the public having varying backgrounds and values.
- Skill organizing and prioritizing workload and managing multiple projects.
- Skill investigating, analyzing, evaluating and resolving problems and long-time challenges.
- Skill analyzing data, drawing logical conclusions and making sound decisions and recommendations.
- Skill understanding and interpreting complex laws, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Ability to provide effective mentoring, supervision and leadership to staff.
- Ability to learn and work within Community and BIA laws and regulations.
- Ability to write grants, lead funding actions and engage in inter-governmental relationships to solve problems and remove barriers to services.
- Ability to prepare and manage a department budget.
- Ability to interpret and assess situations, issues and concerns.
- Ability to develop long range plans for highly technical programs and to articulate and provide meaningful measurements of the achievement of goals established for those programs.
- Ability to plan and administer a department-level budget.
- Ability to problem-solve and exercise resourcefulness in addressing new problems.
- Ability to ensure compliance with statutory deadlines and budgetary limitations.
- Ability to use a personal computer and related software.
- Master’s degree in business administration or public administration preferred.
- Certification requirement: the employee must have or attain United States Department of the Interior Security Clearance or pre-clearance for information system access and use.
Underfill Eligibility: An enrolled Community Member whom closely qualifies for the minimum qualifications for a position may be considered for employment under SRPMIC Policy 2-19, Underfill
- Required to work beyond normal work hours including nights, weekends and holidays. May be required to travel.
- Employees in, and applicants applying for, jobs providing direct services to children are subject to the “Community Code of Ordinances”, Chapter 11, “Minors”, Article X. “Investigation of Persons Working With Children”.
Prior to hire as an employee, applicants will be subject to drug and alcohol testing. Will be required to pass a pre-employment background/fingerprint check.
"SRPMIC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer" Preference will be given to a qualified: Community Member Veteran, Community Member, Spouse of Community Member, qualified Native American, and then other qualified candidate.
In order to obtain preference, the following is required: 1) Qualified Community Member Veteran (DD-214) will be required at the time of application submission 2) Qualified Community Member (must provide Tribal I.D at time of application submission),3) Spouse of a Community Member (Marriage License/certificate and spouse Tribal ID or CIB is required at time of application submission), and 4) Native American (Tribal ID or CIB required at time of application submission).
Documents may be submitted by one of the following methods:
1) attach to application
2) fax (480) 362-5860
3) mail or hand deliver to Human Resources.
4.) email to [email protected]Documentation must be received by position closing date.
The IHS/BIA Form-4432 is not accepted.
Your Tribal ID/CIB must be submitted to HR-Recruitment-Two Waters.