Who: Village of Riverside
What: The Village of Riverside (pop. 8,900) is located just 9 miles from downtown Chicago and is a National Historic Landmark community designed by visionary landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. The Village is seeking qualified applicants for the position of a full-time Management Analyst. This position assists the Community Development Director in the economic development, administration and current-planning related functions of the Village as well as ongoing administration of the Village’s codes, ordinances and policies relative to economic development, planning/zoning and preservation. The position is specifically responsible for managing/overseeing the building permit process, preparing reports of building permit activity and providing information to the public and building community regarding building and zoning code procedures and requirements. This position is also responsible for assisting the Community Development Director with zoning, economic development and preservation related issues. This position will serve as the primary Staff Liaison to the Economic Development Commission and assisting with the various commissions the department serves; attendance at Economic Development Commission meetings will be required and other Commission and Board meetings as needed. This position also manages the department and related commission’s webpages and social media channels as well as the village’s social media channels generally. This position maintains efficient and effective processes in the Community Development Department while providing excellent customer service to developers, contractors, property owners, business owners and the general public. This position will assist with other Administration projects as assigned.
The successful individual will have excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills, analytic ability and be comfortable using computers including utilizing a building permit software/database, Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel. The minimum preferred requirements for this position are:
(A) A Bachelor’s Degree from a college or university and preferably 1-2 years municipal experience or combination of related experience and education. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in public administration, political science, urban/regional planning, geography, urban studies, or a related field, preferred.
(B) Other related public experience or other planning experience may substitute for municipal experience if the candidate demonstrates the skills, knowledge and abilities required.
Starting Salary is $45,000+/- DOQ with a competitive benefits package. The salary range for this position is $41,998 - $63,654.
Submit cover letter, resume, application and three work related references to Community Development Director Sonya Abt, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL 60546 or by email at sabt@riverside.il.us by December 27, 2019, first review of applicants will take place on December 16th.
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