Below is an outline of the priorities for the Interim Director of Community Planning and Economic Development, and skills we would like to see. Ideas on who fits the bill?
R.T. Rybak City Hall PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW INTERIM DIRECTOR � Oversee economic development activities for the City of Minneapolis and implement actions to address financial, strategic and organizational barriers. � Manage the directors of the Housing department, Business Development department, Planning department, and the deputy director of the current Minneapolis Community Development Agency (MCDA). � Increase accountability, improve coordination and align the organization with adopted City priorities. � Establish priorities and goals focused on housing, job creation, transportation, education and community building. � Develop four new processes, including a strategic planning process for development to improve the governance and management of development activities. � Strategic Planning -Re-evaluate current development goals, strategies, and priorities. -Measure progress against development goals and adjust strategies to improve that progress. � Performance Management -Establish accountability measures for progress towards citywide goals, and institute regular goal setting and performance evaluations for individual departments. � Project Selection and Prioritization -Develop and institute a process to make clear, fact-based tradeoffs between development opportunities based on city strategy and priorities. � Customer Service Improvement -Make improvement to development processes so it's easier for neighborhoods, developers and businesses to work with the city. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE � Demonstrated success in economic development finance and management. � Knowledge and experience in organizational development. � Full understanding of the nature of work of community development projects. � High intellectual capacity with the proven ability to manage multiple, concurrent change initiatives. � Able to create and communicate a vision, and build consensus to achieve that vision. � Strategic thinker and planner. � Strong and ethical leader. � Demonstrated success working cooperatively with unions. � Demonstrated success working in a large, complex organization. � Sophisticated human resource management skills, with a proven record of developing a highly skilled and diverse workforce. � Ability to form partnerships with community organizations, business organizations, and the financial/development community. � Understanding of how to build and maintain public accountability and trust. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
