Job description
Nature of Work
This is an executive level position responsible for directing, planning and administering the activities of the Department of Human Services. The incumbent will report to the City Manager or their designee and partners with organizations to address all areas relating to poverty within the City of Miami, including health, education, police community relations, employment, homelessness, veteran affairs and physical and environmental enhancements.
Duties include, but are not limited to: developing and planning department goals and programs to ensure the most cost effective means of service delivery that enhance the quality of life and self-sufficiency of the City of Miami's most underserved, providing recommendations for the allocation of funds to different community partners and/or programs, developing the departmental budget, presenting and reporting on department activities, building relationships with community leaders to better understand the needs of the constituents, attending meetings, participating in the promotion of programs via radio, television, in-person appearances, or other media outlets, in order to educate and inform the public, and performing other related duties as required.
Duties include, but are not limited to: developing and planning department goals and programs to ensure the most cost effective means of service delivery that enhance the quality of life and self-sufficiency of the City of Miami's most underserved, providing recommendations for the allocation of funds to different community partners and/or programs, developing the departmental budget, presenting and reporting on department activities, building relationships with community leaders to better understand the needs of the constituents, attending meetings, participating in the promotion of programs via radio, television, in-person appearances, or other media outlets, in order to educate and inform the public, and performing other related duties as required.
Minimum Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Urban Planning, Economics, Social Science, or a related field.
Extensive eight (8) years) of progressively responsible experience within the fields of community development and/or economic development which must have included considerable four (4) years supervisory experience.
Master’s degree is preferred.
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Equivalent combination of education and experience beyond a bachelor’s degree in an aforementioned or closely related field.
Documentation Requirements
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Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must upload and submit attached copies of the following documents with the employment application. Please be sure to attach all required documents to your employment application each time you apply. Uploaded documents remain in your online profile but they will not attach automatically and you will be deemed ineligible without the proper documentation.
ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST BE CLEAR, LEGIBLE, AND IN PROPER FORMAT.
1. Proof of education in the form of a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Urban Planning, Economics, Social Science , or a related field or higher from an accredited institution. Official/unofficial transcripts are also accepted. If submitting transcripts, transcripts must include the following: student's name, school name, number of credits, degree completion, and major. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.
Foreign diplomas/degrees must be submitted with a credential evaluation report from an approved credential evaluation agency*.
Translations of diploma/degrees are not accepted. If degree/diploma does not reflect the academic major on its face, transcripts indicating degree completion must be submitted. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.
Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies:
Credential evaluation reports showing the United States equivalency for academic credentials earned in other countries may be provided by:
- An accredited four-year college or university in the United States, OR
- A current member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), OR
- A current member of the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE), OR
- A recognized Professional Organization
For additional list of approved credential evaluation agencies visit the Florida Department of Education
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required documents submitted with the employment application are in a format that is acceptable, clear and legible for eligibility determination or risk being disqualified.
Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must completely detail their work experience on the employment application or risk being disqualified. Resumes are not required and will not be reviewed in place of the employment application.
It is the applicant's responsibility to update their online profile with personal data, work experience, education, and certifications, when submitting application(s), failure to do so may result in disqualification.
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