This is an exciting opportunity for a career with the Town of Huntsville as we continue to build towards our future goals of becoming a nationally recognized host venue for events and cultural tourism in the context of one of the most beautiful natural settings in Canada. It is a place that offers a unique balance of great quality of life with all the amenities. The Town of Huntsville is located two hours north of Toronto in beautiful Muskoka cottage country. Huntsville, with a population approaching 25,000, is the largest community in the District of Muskoka.

Reporting to the Director of Corporate Strategy/Treasurer, this newly created position is responsible for all aspects of project management and coordination of corporate, departmental, or divisional projects that have a cross-departmental, corporate, or strategic scope. This position also supports the management mandate of continuous improvement, organizational effectiveness, and capacity building and oversees the grant application and reporting process. This position also oversees the economic development department.

In this role you will provide service with excellence, humility, integrity, enthusiasm, and respect in daily work. The chosen candidate will build trust by listening, treat people with respect, acknowledge opportunities for improvement and follow through with commitment. You bring the skill of being able to create strong, supportive internal and external relationships to attain a common goal and achieve greater impact together. An ability to understand and see the “big picture” and to develop departmental strategies, goals, and objectives in line with the municipality’s goals and vision as stated in the Town’s Strategic Plan is essential.

Qualifications:

• Four-year university degree in Business, Public Administration or other related programs.
• Minimum of 5-7 years related experience.
• Experience in the leadership and management of complex strategic projects, including oversight of multi-disciplinary professionals and project teams.
• Thorough understanding of municipal government structure, programs, services, priorities and issues, stakeholders’ needs and interests and government, community and business trends and issues.
• Proven ability in leadership, strategic thinking, designing, or implementing change and achieving performance objectives.
• Superior attention to detail and ability to work under significant pressure to meet strict deadlines with regular interruptions.
• Excellent interpersonal, administrative, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, research, detail-oriented skills and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate clearly using discretion, tact and courtesy.
• Computer proficiency using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• A high degree of integrity due to exposure to and coordination of confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Class “G” Driver’s license in good standing and a reliable vehicle to use on corporate business.

This role works in a general office environment and the hours of work 8:30 am to 4:30. You may be required to work additional hours outside of regular office hours Monday to Friday. The salary range for this position is $85,995.00 to $94,803.80.

The Town of Huntsville is committed to providing accommodations throughout the hiring process. If you require an accommodation we will work with you to meet your needs. Qualified applicants are invited to submit a resume, no later than July 31 @ 4:00 p.m. to:

Human Resources Department  
Manager Of Strategic Initiatives
Town of Huntsville, 37 Main Street East Huntsville, ON, P1H 1A1
hr@huntsville.ca

We appreciate all applications, however, only those candidates invited for an interview will be acknowledged. Personal information contained in your resume is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used strictly for employment assessment purposes. The Corporation of the Town of Huntsville is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to diversity in the workplace.