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City of Saint John; New Brunswick; On-site; CAD 91,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

A municipal government in Canada seeks a Growth Manager to lead and execute growth strategies while collaborating with various partners. The role includes managing team performance and ensuring alignment with community and municipal priorities. Candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills. This permanent full-time position offers a salary between $91,554.00 and $111,103.00 per year.

Qualifications

• Leadership skills to support and motivate team performance.
• Ability to align activities with strategic priorities and policies.
• Strong communication skills for effective staff management.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of growth strategies.
• Ensure effective performance management within the team.
• Align growth efforts with municipal and community priorities.

Job description

Title posted on CareerBeacon - Growth Manager

Posted on November 08, 2025 by Employer details City of Saint John

Job Details

• Competition number: 25-110
• Salary: $91,554.00 - $111,103.00 / Year
• Job Type: Permanent Full Time
• Closing Date: December 5, 2025

Position Overview: The City of Saint John's Growth Manager will play a leadership role in developing, executing and evaluating all of the City of Saint John's growth-related efforts. Along with the support of the Chief Administrative Officer and the entire Growth and Community Development Services Team, the role will lead the integration of a culture horizontally across municipal service areas and act as the key contact with external growth agencies, partners, and facilities. The Growth Manager will report to the Director of Growth and Community Support Services, and the role requires a balance between strategic planning and the implementation of action plans, all while ensuring alignment with various growth stakeholders and partners, including municipal, provincial and federal colleagues, agencies, community and private sector partners.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that staff of the Growth team is provided with the opportunity and encouragement to meet or exceed performance expectations.
• Clearly communicate to all staff members their responsibilities and functions, ensuring they understand where they fit within the overall organizational structure.
• Set appropriate performance standards and coach staff members.
• Create a motivating and safe work environment that encourages self-assessment, continuous learning, achievement and accountability.
• Actively participate in the selection of highly competent and motivated staff members.
• Resolve issues sensitively, confidentially, and effectively.
• Ensure a positive and productive labour and employee relations climate.
• Other related responsibilities as assigned.
• Champion strategic planning within the division, department, municipal government, and the community, to advance a culture of growth.
• Provide strategic policy advice on a variety of growth matters, including, but not limited to, operating budgets, capital budgets, corporate priorities, annual work plans, and program development.
• Support the City of Saint John in ensuring that a growth lens is applied to capital and operating budget planning.
• Align activities with Common Council priorities and lead or support the development and implementation of growth plans and strategies related to these priorities.
• Build horizontal synergies and alignment between community growth partners including Envision Saint John and the work of the various City of Saint John services areas.
• Work in partnership with Envision Saint John and the Saint John Industrial Parks to ensure coordination between the economic interests of the City of Saint John and those pursued by these agencies.
• Build, implement, and evaluate the City's investments in economic development in partnership with Envision Saint John, the Saint John Industrial Parks, and other key city partners.
• Provide expertise in assessing the effectiveness of strategic plans and economic opportunities presented to, or being pursued by, the City and offer ongoing recommendations to senior City staff, Growth Committee and Common Council on how to effectively grow Saint John.
• Offer unbiased, accurate and timely economic data and analysis to senior City staff, Growth Committee and Common Council to inform progress on economic growth and the performance of the City's economic development investments.
• Support the City of Saint John's participation and leadership with the strategic direction and service delivery of Envision Saint John, the Saint John Industrial Parks and other key economic development partners.
• Ensure that growth programming meets the City's expectations of strategic plans by way of economic return on investment.
• Report regularly to senior staff, Growth Committee and Common Council on growth efforts and outcomes.