Assistant Division Director – Parks & Recreation

Assist the Division Director in the implementation of the Parks & Recreation Division goals and objectives.

• Monitors all contracts and ensures that vendors adhere to their terms and conditions; ensures all agreements are negotiated timely; identifies potential conflicts and resolves successfully or seeks resolution through other means.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Researches and prepares business models regarding operational and program opportunities; prepares necessary executive summaries, budget amendments as needed to make recommendations to the Collier County Board of Commissioners.
• Develops cooperative professional relationships with local community agencies and citizen groups; provides advice and counsel to senior management and County Commissioners, advisory boards, citizens' organizations, and other County divisions; participates in meetings with government officials and community groups.
• Interprets and applies both County and Parks & Recreation policies for staff and the public; formulates Parks & Recreation policies and in conjunction with the Division Director; evaluates procedures and policies.
• Meets regularly with staff to discuss and resolve workload and technical issues; reviews work in progress to anticipate technical and management problems; recommends changes to improve the organization’s functions and processes; provides leadership, direction, and coaching to employees; provides assistance and training in technical issues, techniques, statutory requirements and professional responsibilities.
• Attends Parks & Recreation Advisory Board, Golden Gate Community Center Advisory Board, Coastal Advisory Council, City of Naples Council, Board of Collier County Commissioner and other related advisory boards meetings as needed.
• Works to develop exceptional customer service within Parks & Recreation Division through ongoing training and development of Division staff.
• Monitors personnel and operating budgets and approves expenses; prepares cost estimates for budget preparation; and oversees preparation of necessary budget amendments as needed; serves as back-up to the Division Director in authorizing purchases in their absence.
• Assists in the planning and directing of the activities and staff of the Parks & Recreation Division; directs the day-to-day division operations; anticipates problems and pursues solutions; evaluates and prioritizes issues and recommends and implements strategies to meet Division goals and objectives; create division-wide performance measures.
• Participates in the request for proposal process with the Procurement Services Division and develops executive summaries that recommend to the Collier County Board of County Commissioners approval of vendors.
• Trains staff, develops work plans, and assigns and monitors the progress of renovation projects and tasks; reviews and approves project plans, reports and procedures; sets priorities and assures project timelines and performance standards are met.
• Assists with the developing of the budget with the Division Director for Parks & Recreation Division.
• Assists the Division Director in conjunction with Parks & Recreation staff to develop and facilitate the five-year Parks & Recreation Division capital plan and strategic master plan.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

• May be called to work during days or hours other than those for which they are regularly scheduled.
• Acts in absence of the director on their behalf.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Researches, responds to and resolves citizen/user complaints related to parks and recreation programs.

• Fingerprinting required.
• Candidates without a degree should possess four (4) additional years of related experience.
• Previous related supervisory/management experience required.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Strong background in finance and recreation preferred.
• Five (5) years of related experience.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.
• Certified Parks & Recreation Professional (CPRP) or Certified Parks & Recreation Executive (CPRE) preferred.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary that are a logical assignment to the position.