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Oklahoma Municipal League Employment Page
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City of Oklahoma City
JOB SUMMARY: This job is located in the Housing and Community Development Division of the Planning Department with the City of Oklahoma City and is under the general direction of a Department Head. Planner IV is a professional classification requiring the application of advanced technical and administrative skills in the management of a specialized planning area. Planner IV’s coordinate the operations of a planning division or section, as well as prepare official documents or reports based on extensive, comprehensive research. This position will be responsible for managing the Housing and Community Development Division with a staff of approximately 15 employees. The Planner IV will be expected to develop innovative solutions to long-standing community development issues and manage multiple federal grant funded programs.
Essential job functions include: performing numerous administrative functions in the management of a division or section’s operations; assessing numerous variables, both abstract and concrete, to coordinate project efforts for long-range or current planning requirements or proposals; providing staff with verbal and written administrative and technical instructions to promote the optimal efficiency of work projects; representing the City as a participant on or advisor to various boards, commissions, official policymaking bodies, and citizens’ groups to relate or promote the City’s position in technical or administrative areas; and reviewing complex data, studying trends, collecting information, and preparing specialized reports or documents based on in-depth research.
Employees of this classification have frequent contact with City officials and staff, citizens’ groups, and other professionals and may officially represent a Department Head in his/her absence. Work products are subject to review by conferences, staff reports, and observations concerning the status of projects.
VETERANS PREFERENCE: A five-point preference will be awarded on the initial scored selection process for honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces not currently employed full time by the City of Oklahoma City. Qualified applicants must submit a copy of their DD Form 214 indicating discharge type/character of service in person, mail, or fax at 405-297-2137.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS: -Knowledge of administrative and management principles. -Skill in coordinating planning functions for long-range or current requirements. -Skill in supervising subordinate personnel. -Skill in assessing a wide variety of information for operational feasibility. -Skill in verbal and written communication using tact and diplomacy. -Skill in relaying both technical and non-technical information effectively. -Skill in preparing complex statistical and narrative reports. -Ability to make immediate decisions or responses related to City programs and functions. -Ability to make administrative decisions. -Ability to think logically. -Willingness to participate and skill in disseminating complex data before various official boards and citizens’ groups. -Willingness to assume responsibility for work products and decisions made.
DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES: -Master’s Degree in city and regional planning, public administration, economic development or equivalent qualifications. -7-10 years’ experience managing a team of at least eight employees. -7-10 years’ experience managing urban planning, community development, and/or federal grant programs, including Community Development Block Grant, HOME, Continuum of Care, and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. -Experience developing, implementing and managing housing programs, especially those targeting low income and disadvantaged groups. -Experience developing and implementing programs addressing complex community development and neighborhood revitalization issues. -Experience interpreting and applying census and other data sources to accomplish community development goals
WORKING CONDITIONS: -Primarily indoors in a climate-controlled environment. -Outside occasionally; may be exposed to heat, cold, humidity, rain, etc. -Occasionally required to work beyond normal working hours. -Subject to frequent, local travel. -Subject to occasional, out-of-town travel to attend meetings, seminars, etc.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: -Hearing and speech enough to communicate effectively by telephone or in-person. -Near vision enough to read and draft written communications. -Mobility enough to continuously move one’s self from place to place when conducting field surveys. -Far vision enough to accurately determine the condition of various transportation systems, traffic congestion, etc.
FRINGE BENEFITS Vacation 96 hours per year. Sick Leave 130 hours per year. Holidays 10 regular holidays per year. Injury Insurance Effective day of employment. Retirement Jointly paid by the City and employee.
COMPENSATION: $64,895 to $99,221/Annually Interested applicants apply at the Personnel Department, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Applications can be downloaded from the jobs section at www.okc.gov. Applications with detailed resumes addressing the job requirements and departmental skill preferences will be accepted from October 31, 2011 until the position is filled. Applications/resumes received by November 30, 2011 may receive first preference.
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Oklahoma Municipal League Employment Page
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City of Oklahoma City
JOB SUMMARY: This job is located in the Housing and Community Development Division of the Planning Department with the City of Oklahoma City and is under the general direction of a Department Head. Planner IV is a professional classification requiring the application of advanced technical and administrative skills in the management of a specialized planning area. Planner IV’s coordinate the operations of a planning division or section, as well as prepare official documents or reports based on extensive, comprehensive research. This position will be responsible for managing the Housing and Community Development Division with a staff of approximately 15 employees. The Planner IV will be expected to develop innovative solutions to long-standing community development issues and manage multiple federal grant funded programs.
Essential job functions include: performing numerous administrative functions in the management of a division or section’s operations; assessing numerous variables, both abstract and concrete, to coordinate project efforts for long-range or current planning requirements or proposals; providing staff with verbal and written administrative and technical instructions to promote the optimal efficiency of work projects; representing the City as a participant on or advisor to various boards, commissions, official policymaking bodies, and citizens’ groups to relate or promote the City’s position in technical or administrative areas; and reviewing complex data, studying trends, collecting information, and preparing specialized reports or documents based on in-depth research.
Employees of this classification have frequent contact with City officials and staff, citizens’ groups, and other professionals and may officially represent a Department Head in his/her absence. Work products are subject to review by conferences, staff reports, and observations concerning the status of projects.
VETERANS PREFERENCE: A five-point preference will be awarded on the initial scored selection process for honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces not currently employed full time by the City of Oklahoma City. Qualified applicants must submit a copy of their DD Form 214 indicating discharge type/character of service in person, mail, or fax at 405-297-2137.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS: -Knowledge of administrative and management principles. -Skill in coordinating planning functions for long-range or current requirements. -Skill in supervising subordinate personnel. -Skill in assessing a wide variety of information for operational feasibility. -Skill in verbal and written communication using tact and diplomacy. -Skill in relaying both technical and non-technical information effectively. -Skill in preparing complex statistical and narrative reports. -Ability to make immediate decisions or responses related to City programs and functions. -Ability to make administrative decisions. -Ability to think logically. -Willingness to participate and skill in disseminating complex data before various official boards and citizens’ groups. -Willingness to assume responsibility for work products and decisions made.
DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES: -Master’s Degree in city and regional planning, public administration, economic development or equivalent qualifications. -7-10 years’ experience managing a team of at least eight employees. -7-10 years’ experience managing urban planning, community development, and/or federal grant programs, including Community Development Block Grant, HOME, Continuum of Care, and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. -Experience developing, implementing and managing housing programs, especially those targeting low income and disadvantaged groups. -Experience developing and implementing programs addressing complex community development and neighborhood revitalization issues. -Experience interpreting and applying census and other data sources to accomplish community development goals
WORKING CONDITIONS: -Primarily indoors in a climate-controlled environment. -Outside occasionally; may be exposed to heat, cold, humidity, rain, etc. -Occasionally required to work beyond normal working hours. -Subject to frequent, local travel. -Subject to occasional, out-of-town travel to attend meetings, seminars, etc.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: -Hearing and speech enough to communicate effectively by telephone or in-person. -Near vision enough to read and draft written communications. -Mobility enough to continuously move one’s self from place to place when conducting field surveys. -Far vision enough to accurately determine the condition of various transportation systems, traffic congestion, etc.
FRINGE BENEFITS Vacation 96 hours per year. Sick Leave 130 hours per year. Holidays 10 regular holidays per year. Injury Insurance Effective day of employment. Retirement Jointly paid by the City and employee.
COMPENSATION: $64,895 to $99,221/Annually Interested applicants apply at the Personnel Department, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Applications can be downloaded from the jobs section at www.okc.gov. Applications with detailed resumes addressing the job requirements and departmental skill preferences will be accepted from October 31, 2011 until the position is filled. Applications/resumes received by November 30, 2011 may receive first preference.
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