Deputy Director – Parks and Nature

Salary: $131,413 – $190,562 annually

POSITION SUMMARY:
Guide our Parks and Nature Department in operational excellence, and lead healthy team culture to achieve our mission and vision.

The Parks and Nature Deputy Director oversees the administrative services, special projects, strategic funding and Willamette Falls Legacy Project teams. This position plays a key role in advancing our mission: protecting clean water, restoring fish and wildlife habitat, and creating opportunities for people to enjoy nature close to home. Work closely with the department’s leadership and management teams and staff to shape how we implement the Parks and Nature System Plan; Parks and Nature Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, and the Parks and Nature Bond Measure so that we as a government agency can accomplish things differently and lead efforts in dismantling systems of oppression.

The deputy director, reports to the department director and serves as a member of the leadership team, which includes program directors who oversee conservation and community services. The deputy director will be a core part of the leadership team and vital partner to execute the director’s vision. You will rely on administrative services and special projects managers to guide staff’s day-to-day work within your portfolio, while you focus on department process improvement and organizational development. Areas of emphasis include team and culture, accountability, policy and plan coordination and follow through, and collaboration within the Parks and Nature Department and across Metro.

Traits for success
We’re looking for someone who is enthusiastic and positive, results-oriented and strategic with a strong equity lens in guiding the organizational development and process improvement of Metro’s unique parks and nature system. We also want a strong, self-aware leader who is transparent and authentic, flexible and adaptable, who inspires and motivates, and empowers and promotes others to develop, learn and grow.

At Metro, we hire a workforce representative of the communities we serve, understanding that a diverse workforce strengthens our organization. We value diversity and support a positive and welcoming environment where all of our employees can thrive.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience advancing racial equity through leadership and management practices (volunteer and advocacy work will be considered).
• Eight to ten years of progressively responsible management experience with responsibility for strategic planning, budgeting, personnel management, collaborative culture building and organizational development.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, parks management, regional planning or a directly related field.
• May be met through any combination of education and experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.

To apply: visit www.oregonmetro.gov/jobs  for the complete job announcement and a link to our online hiring center.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1) electronic application; 2) cover letter, 3) resume and 4) answers to supplemental questions.

Metro is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer