Neighborhood Development Executive

City of St. Louis

Missouri

On-site

USD 75,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A municipal government in Missouri seeks a Neighborhood Stabilization Manager to lead initiatives aimed at improving community welfare. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree along with four years of relevant managerial experience. The role includes overseeing team activities, managing budgets, and building community relationships. A valid Missouri driver’s license is required. This full-time position is essential for enhancing neighborhood quality of life in the downtown St. Louis area.

Qualifications

4 years of managerial experience in neighborhood stabilization and community problem solving.
Strong knowledge of City and State ordinances regarding neighborhood nuisances.
Valid Missouri driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, and supervise the activities of the Neighborhood Stabilization Team.
Oversee service delivery and maintain relationships with community stakeholders.
Manage and monitor the annual budget for resource allocation.

Skills

Data Utilization

Human Interaction

Verbal Aptitude

Mathematical Aptitude

Functional Reasoning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration

Job description

Job Description

Description

Position Grade: 17M

Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number: EX1361

Location: Downtown - St. Louis, MO

Incumbents in this position are responsible for planning, directing, coordinating and supervising the activities of the Neighborhood Stabilization Team and the Citizen’s Service Bureau.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Oversees the activities of the Neighborhood Stabilization Team and Citizen’s Service Bureau to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with elected officials, appointing authorities, and community stakeholders to enhance neighborhood quality of life.
Identifies and coordinates City services that contribute to neighborhood improvement and revitalization programs.
Prepares, manages, and monitors the annual budget to ensure proper allocation of resources and fiscal responsibility.
Determines standards of performance and oversees ward assignments for field staff to ensure accountability and effectiveness.
Represents the department at meetings and task forces.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid to upper-level data analysis including the ability to coordinate, strategize, systemize and correlate, using discretion in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations within an organizational framework. Requires the ability to implement decisions based on such data, and overseeing the execution of these decisions.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to manage and direct a large group of employees, which may include firstline supervisors, professional, field or contracted employees. Oversees and controls employee discipline, selection and allocation, and planning of human resources.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a personal computer, telephone, calculator and/or materials used in performing essential functions. May be required to operate a motor vehicle.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as budgets, performance appraisals, neighborhood plans, regulations and non-routine correspondence.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate percentages, and decimals.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or multiple programs.
Environmental Factors: Work is normally performed in an office environment under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to irate individuals poses a very limited risk of injury.
Physical Requirements: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects weighing five to ten pounds, such as file folders or office paper. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job‑related objects, materials and tasks, such as participating in a community meeting.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration or related field; plus four years of managerial experience in neighborhood stabilization, improvement and effective community problem solving which includes supervising subordinate staff involved in neighborhood stabilization, improvement, and community problem solving work activities. OR, an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Experience must indicate a very strong working knowledge of City and State ordinances/regulations pertaining to neighborhood physical and behavioral nuisance issues and the responsibilities of City departments in solving physical and behavioral nuisances.

License

Must possess and maintain a valid Missouri driver’s license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must be able to present valid driver's license upon request. Please note type of license, number, class and expiration date on the Employment Application.

Scoring Components and Their Weights

Experience and Training: 100%

May be Subject to

Background Investigation: Pass/Fail
Medical Examination: Pass/Fail

Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon Request

When completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Veteran's Preference Points

To be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.

City Residence Preference Points

City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points. City residents must have resided in the City for at least one (1) year at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the preference points.

Accommodations

If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information. This office will not disclose any information that an applicant or employee has a disability or has discussed possible accommodations without the applicant's or employee's prior consent.