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MINNEAPOLIS, MN
El panorama poblacional en Minnesota esta en constante cambio, Minneapolis por ejemplo, cuenta con una extensa diversidad entre sus habitantes y esta determina cambios importantes en políticas y asignación de recursos. Dentro de este contexto, también es importante el desarrollo de líderes dentro de las comunidades emergentes y cada vez mas posibilidades se han abierto para la participación y candidatura de miembros de estas comunidades minoritarias en posiciones de cambio y poder de decisión en las mencionadas políticas locales. La ciudad de Minneapolis ha abierto la siguiente posición en el departamento de Parques y Recreación, esperando que candidatos calificados dentro de comunidades diversas apliquen para la misma.
Position Profile: Assistant Superintendent of Recreation
kp prime search, the retained search division of kpCompanies is leading the search for an experienced Assistant Superintendent of Recreation. This position, for the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB), provides strategic leadership and management for Recreation Services.
The Organization: Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB)
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is one of the premier park systems in the United States. Its picturesque lakes, neighborhood parks, recreation centers and diversified programming have made the park system an important component of what makes Minneapolis a great place to live, play and work!
The MPRB is one of five Minnesota park agencies and one of approximately 144 agencies in the United States that is accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) and has been recognized three years in a row by the Trust for Public Land in 2013, 2014, and 2015 as the #1 Urban park System in the USA.
The Mission: The MPRB exist to provide places and recreation opportunities for all people to gather, celebrate, contemplate and engage in activities that promote health, well-being, community and the environment. It will permanently preserve, protect, maintain, improve and enhance its natural resources, parkland and recreational opportunities for current and future generations.
The Position: Director of Assistant Superintendent of Recreation
The Assistant Superintendent of Recreation Performs a variety of routine and complex work in managing all phases of the Park Board’s recreation activities to effectively fulfill the organization’s mission in serving the community. This is a full-time, appointed and exempt position reporting to the Superintendent.
Key Accountabilities:
- Responsible for the overall management of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Recreation Services Division.
- Provide strategic leadership and management for Recreation Services to include highly responsible recreation and administrative work for all activities of the division.
- Demonstrate leadership building a collaborative environment including working across division lines and forming partnerships that foster better citizen services, eliminate barriers to achieving results, build alliances with key decision makers, and take full advantage of available resources.
- Direct and manage the current activities and long-range planning of the division to assure that recreation centers, golf courses, aquatic facilities, ice arenas, and winter recreation and cross country skiing venues; recreation, education, and interpretive programming; youth development activities; youth and adult sports; and athletic fields and complexes are compatible with the Park Board’s mission and in compliance with all regulatory bodies.
- Prepare and administer the Recreation Services budget and corresponding revenue; analyze and recommend appropriate fees for programs and services.
- Engagement in development and update of the Park Board’s Comprehensive Master Plan, ensuring that current and future recreation facilities, programs and services are appropriately incorporated in the Park Board’s Master Plan
- Develop and implement new systems to improve and streamline recreation work processes that are integrated and coordinated within the Recreation Division and across the organization when appropriate.
- Develop and implement innovative partnerships and services.
- Well-developed political acumen to effectively deal with partner organizations including local government, community and constituency leaders and groups.
- Develop and implement diverse and inclusive services and programs to meet the diverse socio-economic needs of Minneapolis residents.
- Hire, supervise, train, evaluate, develop and discipline subordinate employees for development of a professional and support staff with a high degree of competence and sound judgment.
- Staff representation to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and Committees and other citizen and governmental boards and committees to further the objectives of the Park Board.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Parks and Recreation, Recreation Administration, Public Administration or closely related field. (Master’s Degree Preferred)
- 5 years of increasingly responsible experience in recreation programming and service delivery, including youth, adult and families
- 5 years of increasingly responsible experience in varied recreation facility operation and management: at least five years
- 4 years of strategic leadership and long range planning
- 7 years of supervisory experience
- CPRP Certification preferred
Sought after candidates will have a knowledge of:
- Modern principles and best practices of recreation programming and facility management, and child care programming and management.
- Modern principles and best practices of specialized recreation facility and program management such as golf courses, ice arenas, pools, waterparks, beaches, athletic fields, event permitting, parking program, innovative partnerships and services.
- Contemporary principles and best practices of public administration.
- Modern principles and best practices of recreation program design, community implementation, and scheduling involved in city wide, multi-cultural recreation programs and services.
- Contemporary principles and best practices of personnel management and supervision.
- Contemporary principles and best practices of accounting, budget preparation, organization management and analysis of data.
- Computers and software applications used in business settings and recreation work (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, recreation program and facility management systems, asset management software system, and personnel management software).
- Outstanding customer service principles and practices.
- Basic contract laws and regulations.
- Pertinent federal, state, county and city laws, codes, ordinances and regulations.
How to Apply — EXTENDED TO JULY 25th
Interested candidates should submit cover letter, resume, and salary expectations no later than 6:00pm on July 11, 2016.
Apply to this job here; or Submit information to the following email address: joelle@kpcompanies.com, or by mail at: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, c/o kpcompanies, 5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, St. Louis Park, MN 55416. All submission shall be received in strictest confidence. Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is an equal opportunity employer.
