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Shenandoah County, VA (41,252)
County Manager. Salary: $95-125K DOQ + excellent benefits. $100.4M operating budget. Located in the northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Government provides a wide range of services to a growing regional community & is widely recognized for its efforts to provide a high quality of life, strong school system, & diverse economy & workforce. Require bachelor’s degree in business/public administration/planning/finance/related field, master’s degree highly desirable; minimum 5-8 years public/private management experience in comparably-sized, high-performance based organization, with more experience preferred; demonstrate high level of successful performance in areas that include finance & budget, economic development, long-range & strategic planning, staff development, & maintaining positive lines of communication at all levels. Additional experience in team building & outreach & development of high performance governmental departments & organizations is a significant consideration. Progressive record of strong professional, administrative leadership in a similar community/organization is an important consideration. For a complete community/position profile, visit www.springsted.com. Letter of application& detailed resume with salary history & work-related references to John A. Anzivino, Senior Vice President, Springsted Incorporated, 1564 East Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23228; fax, 804/726-9752; e-mail, Richmond@springsted.com. Resumes received by 3/15/10 will receive priority consideration; open until filled. EOE

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ICMA JobCenter Ad Special!

Times are tough all over, and ICMA is here to help. Until June 30, 2011, you can place all non-senior-level* job ads for free on the ICMA Job Center! This effort is part of ICMA’s ongoing support to members and the profession during these challenging economic times.

Recent graduates, students, and early-career professionals are struggling to find employment and local governments want the best possible pool of candidates to consider.  We want to help make the process easier both for those looking and for those hiring.

There's no such thing as a free lunch
This is the fine print part. While we are making this offer, we do need some help from you. To take advantage of this offer and enter your job ad, go to:

1. http://jobs.icma.org/emplogin.cfm
2. If you have an account with us, login (or if you have forgotten your login info, you can have it sent to the email address you registered with us using the field on that page). If you do not have an account, you can create one quickly.
3. Once you are in, go to Ad Manager at the top of the page, then select, "Post a New Ad."
4. When you are done entering text, you have two options to continue - "print and web" or "web only."
   1. For "web only" ads, the information you can enter is unlimited (but please be concise and respect the reader's time). 
   2. For "print and web" you will need to make sure your ad is 500 words or fewer. Check off the issue(s) of JOB that you want your ad to appear in, then select "done" at the bottom of the page. But you're not done!
   3. Click "continue" on the next page...
5. The last action is to send an e-mail to advertising@icma.org with "Free Job Ad: Ready" in the subject line, and let us know your ad is in the system and ready to be activated. We'll do the rest!

If you have questions about the details, send an e-mail to advertising@icma.org, with “Free Job Ad: Question” in the subject line.

*Excluded categories: CAO/CEO, assistant/deputy manager, eepartment head/director, chief (police/fire), or related senior positions. If you have a question about what category your ad falls into, ask that when you submit it.

Rewiring Hiring

Have you reviewed or reinvented your hiring process lately? Read excerpts below from "Rewiring Hiring" in Government Executive's Management Matters for some universal advice on reaffirming or renewing the way you hire.

Question the way you recruit and hire. Justify every step in your process. Consider adopting or adapting commercial sector tools and techniques. Government is unique, but there are other complex organizations operating in geographically dispersed, highly regulated environments. Look at these private sector counterparts and borrow processes, practices, and procedures liberally.

Establish an end-to-end hiring goal to ensure top candidates are not lost to other potential employers. The countdown should begin the day the hiring manager opens the position and end when the new employee settles in to work. Setting an aggressive hiring target forces agencies to reengineer processes rather than automating inefficient ones.

Create a customer service culture. Top talent is a rare commodity. Applicants have little patience for a cumbersome, uncommunicative hiring process. HR managers should play an active role in the interview process, where their experience asking the right questions can help hiring managers make sound choices.

Let applicants know where they are in the process. Stay in touch to avoid losing them to competitors.

Read the full article online at: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?filepath=/dailyfed/0210/022410mm.htm

Reprinted with permission from Government Executive.com.

Career Opportunities

Douglas, WY (5800)
City Administrator. negotiable.

James City County, VA (63329)
County Administrator. $140K - $165K DOQ + excellent benefits.

Kirkland, WA (82000)
City Manager. DOQ + benefits.

Shenandoah County, VA (41252)
County Manager. $95-125K DOQ + excellent benefits .

Southern Shores, NC (2500)
City Manager. Open, DOQ; minimum starting salary: $90K + benefits.

Rock County, WI (160000)
Assistant to the County Administrator. $63,725-$77,402+ excellent benefits.

Sturgis, MI (11285)
Economic Development Director. Salary: $60K-$70K + benefits..

Bloomfield, CT (20000)
Director of Finance. $77K - $110K; beginning salary DOQ + excellent benefits.

Scottsdale, AZ (202705)
City Treasurer. Highly competitive DOQ.

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