Olmsted County has earned the 2023 and 2024 Best Places to Work - Southeast Minnesota designation.

Minimum Qualifications of Education and Experience

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in a similar position as listed in the work functions with four (4) of those years in a supervisory role.

OR

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in a similar position as listed in the work functions with four (4) of those years in a supervisory role.

Regular and reliable attendance is a necessary component of job/position. Individuals required to use County vehicles and equipment must have a valid driver’s license and be free of any major traffic violations for the last three (3) years.

Nature of Work

Under general direction, leads an assigned division by carrying out special projects and overseeing assigned departments. Recommends a wide range of policy and management decisions for the County. Recommends and makes County-wide decisions and directs the development and implementation of administrative policies, programs, and services. Acts in the absence of the Deputy County Administrator.

Examples of Work

• Leads assigned departments. Establishes division and department budgets and goals, and reviews performance.
• Collaborates, communicates, and ensures sharing of resources across departments in the division.
• Oversees special multi-faceted projects across County departments, governmental agencies, and citizen groups.
• Makes recommendations regarding community relations and promotes citizen participation.
• Authorizes hiring, transfer, suspension, promotion, discharge, assignments, rewards or discipline of employees, direction of the work and adjustment of other employees’ grievances (in conjunction with the HR Director as appropriate) on behalf of the employer.
• Presents information, status reports, and policy recommendations related to programs and operations to the executive management team and department directors.
• Presents at conferences, seminars, public hearings, and other meetings, representing the County.
• Performs related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Considerable knowledge of Minnesota government and the principles and practices of public finance, policy analysis, planning, public administration, laws, ordinances, regulations and services and programs of county government.
• Knowledge of principles of management analysis necessary to analyze, recommend and evaluate programs, administrative policies, and organizational structures.
• Thorough knowledge of inter-governmental relations.
• Thorough knowledge of economic and social challenges of the County and of its resources.
• Skill in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs, systems, policies, and procedures.
• Skill in analyzing and changing existing processes to reduce time and resource requirements.
• Skill in negotiation.
• Skill in team building and managing team dynamics.
• Skill in conflict management and problem solving.
• Skill in the use of computers and technology.
• Skill in verbal, non-verbal, and written communication, including presenting.
• Skill in managing projects.
• Ability to establish an organizational vision and to drive strategic change.
• Ability to make difficult decisions that anticipate future trends, assess impact of issues, and display a County-wide perspective.
• Ability to work independently to find creative and innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to delegate responsibility and to capitalize upon the strengths of individual staff members.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to prepare and interpret plans, budgets, technical and administrative reports.

Persons with disabilities: the above is a general listing of job duties. Essential and non-essential functions may vary by individual position. Reasonable accommodations may be available for both essential and non-essential job duties.