Assistant to the City Administrator

Do you like working in a collaborative, team oriented environment? Do you have a passion for public service? Do you possess exceptional organizational, leadership, and analytical skills? Would you like to be a part of shaping the future of one of the fastest growing, most dynamic cities in Nebraska? If you answered yes, the City of La Vista’s Assistant to the City Administrator position might be the job for you.

Located in the Omaha metropolitan area, the City of La Vista is one of the fastest growing communities in Nebraska. The City is dedicated to providing exceptional municipal services with the highest level of integrity, professionalism and excellence. We take pride in our community, value our employees and are committed to providing excellent customer service. As a City of La Vista employee, you will enjoy a work environment that embraces innovation and provides leadership opportunities to every team member.

The Assistant to the City Administrator position provides a unique opportunity to be involved in all aspects of municipal government leadership. Reporting to the City Administrator, the individual in this position will work closely with an experienced executive management team on complex and highly sensitive issues related to public policy, community needs and general municipal operation.

The ideal candidate will/have/be:

Description:

The Assistant to the City Administrator provides highly responsible professional administrative assistance and support to the City Administrator and Assistant City Administrator in all phases of municipal operations to ensure that organizational outcomes are met. The employee will assist the executive management team in planning, implementing, directing and evaluating the policies, programs and operations of the City in order to achieve objectives and program needs. This position conducts research and analysis, requiring the ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, laws and regulations and develops recommendations on City-wide work methods, operating policies and procedures, programs, services, and other administrative issues.

Essential Functions: (with or without reasonable accommodation)

Note: Physical and drug screening tests will follow all conditional offers of employment

Essential Physical and Environmental Demands

• Work is performed mostly in office settings. Hand-eye coordination is necessary to efficiently operate computers and various pieces of office equipment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand or sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to hear and understand voices at normal conversational levels.
• Occasionally, the employee may visit construction or work sites, which may be dusty, noisy and hazardous.

Education, Training, License, Certification and Experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

This posting will remain open until the job has been filled.

Please attached your resume to to your application.