Chief Of Staff - Sanitation

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Agency Description

The Philadelphia Streets Department and the divisions within it are responsible for the City's vast network of streets and roadways. Included among many duties are the ongoing collection and disposal of residential trash and recyclables, as well as the construction, cleanliness, and maintenance of our entire street system.

The Streets Department's mission is to provide clean, green, and safe streets in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The department delivers a number of City services that are critical to maintaining the public health and safety in our communities. These essential services include, but are not limited to, curbside trash and recycling collection, maintaining all traffic control devices and street lighting, the construction and maintenance of 320 bridges and 2,525 miles of streets and highways and snow and ice removal.

Position Summary:

The position is responsible for assisting the Streets Commissioner in ensuring the functions within the Streets Department fulfill their core missions. This includes leading strategic and high-priority cross-divisional initiatives to coordinate activities through senior managers throughout the department, and acting, on behalf of the Commissioner as assigned during meetings. The position also assists in supporting effective engagement of Streets Department staff with other public and private sector stakeholders. Key activities include strategic planning, policy and program development, internal and external partner engagement, and administrative management.

The Chief of Staff reports directly to the Streets Commissioner and works collaboratively with other key Streets Department staff members, including the Deputy Commissioners of Sanitation and Administration.

Essential Functions:

• Policy and Program Planning: Lead collective impact work across divisions to develop a common agenda, establish cooperation and collaboration, measure success, and launch pilot activities around key issue areas such as Recycling, and Clean & Green initiatives; organizes and coordinates teams to bring about consensus and ensure optimal organizational execution.
• Legislative Initiatives: Oversee the department’s efforts to understand and provide guidance on matters coming before City Council that have an impact on the Streets Department’s operations; supervises the Department’s Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Manager who coordinates such matters on a day-to-day basis.
• Internal and External Communication and Partner Engagement: Collaborates with the Department’s communications team in developing communication tools to keep the Mayor’s Office, City Council and other parts of City government aware of challenges, recent accomplishments, and new services related to the Streets Department.
• Strategic Planning: Provide strategic support to the work of Streets Department functions. Manage working groups and collaborative structures to strengthen relationships, information sharing, and achieve impact.
• Administrative Management: Provides oversight and guidance to administrative-related projects to help achieve higher levels of efficiency and performance.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong executive leadership skills, and the ability to direct and implement strategic plans and objectives.
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Adaptability and an understanding of how to create processes that support performance improvement.
• High level of diplomacy, discretion, and problem-solving ability.
• Proven success in developing collaborative relationships, and a successful track record of working with others to achieve significant results.
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.
• Strong judgment and ability to apply critical thinking and tactfully handle various situations, including high-pressure as well as sensitive matters.
• Ability to analyze large amounts of data and information, metrics and statistical data and to draw appropriate conclusions and recommendations as a result.
• Excellent project management and ability to pay strict attention to detail, remain focused and work in situations involving multiple interruptions.

• Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university or equivalent relevant experience.
• Eight years of experience in an administrative capacity overseeing a large government program; OR high-volume operations work OR high-level and complex programmatic or administrative work, four years of which has been at a management level or above.
• Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience determined to be acceptable.

TO APPLY:Interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume.

Salary Range: $140,000 - $146,176

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• Transportation: City employees get unlimited FREE public transportation all year long through SEPTA’s Key Advantage program. Employees can ride on SEPTA buses, subways, trolleys, and regional rail for their daily commute and more.
• Parental Benefits: The City offers its employees 6 weeks of paid parental leave.
• We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents.
• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available
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Join the City of Philadelphia team today and seize these incredible benefits designed to enhance your financial well-being and personal growth!

• The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.

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