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Salary: $151,313.67 - $314,570.51 Annually Location : City of Miami, FL Job Type: Full-Time Job Number: 8336-20250602-EXEC Department: Parks & Recreation Opening Date: 06/02/2025 Closing Date: 6/20/2025 5:00 PM Eastern An Equal Opportunity Employer Nature of Work Administers municipal policies and regulations pertaining to the Parks and Recreation Department's facilities. Directs and administers all City parks, City Cemetery, Virginia Key Park and Beach complex. Provides recreational, cultural/artistic, and educational programs through the City's parks for all segments of the population including youths, adults, seniors, and the disabled. Essential Functions Coordinates and administers divisions through subordinate personnel. Areas administered include - Parks Operations, Recreation, Capital Projects, Special Needs and Senior Programs, Special Events, and Office of the Director. Develops, prepares, and administers Department budget, including preparing cost estimates and justifications for budget recommendations, researching, and recommending Capital Improvement Projects, and monitoring and controlling expenditures. Responsible for the preparation and submission of grant applications to acquire additional funding support for various programs and projects. Identifies funding sources and raises funding necessary for capital improvements for the development of open space and park facilities. Exercises extensive public contact and community interaction in promoting neighborhood programs and achieving optimum utilization of the City's Park facilities. Solicits funds through sponsorship, grants, private industry, and other potential sources of revenue. Interacts and partners with not-for-profit and for-profit organizations to optimize the delivery of services to parks' visitors. Explores and develops new techniques and approaches in recreational activities and makes recommendations to the City Manager for changes in City policies related to parks and recreation. Is knowledgeable of strategic planning initiatives and techniques to create a highly professional, efficient, and effective department. Reports to an Assistant City Manager. Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Recreation, or a related field and eight (8) years experience in parks and recreation organizational administration including five (5) years of high-level supervisory experience. Master's degree is preferred. Candidates will be subject to a Level II background screening. Documentation Requirements

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Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must upload and submit attached copies of the following documents with the employment application. Please be sure to attach all required documents to your employment application each time you apply. Uploaded documents remain in your online profile but they will not attach automatically and you will be deemed ineligible without the proper documentation. ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST BE CLEAR, LEGIBLE, AND IN PROPER FORMAT. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION AND ARE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PROOF: Copy of proof of education in the form of a bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Recreation, or a related field or higher education from an accredited institution. Official/unofficial transcripts are also accepted. If submitting transcripts, transcripts must include the following: student's name, school name, number of credits, degree completion, and major. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts. Foreign diplomas/degrees must be submitted with a credential evaluation report from an approved credential evaluation agency*. Translations of diploma/degrees are not accepted. If degree/diploma does not reflect the academic major on its face, transcripts indicating degree completion must be submitted. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts. *Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies: Credential evaluation reports showing the United States equivalency for academic credentials earned in other countries may be provided by: An accredited four-year college or university in the United States, OR A current member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (),OR A current member of the Association of International Credential Evaluators (),OR A recognized Professional Organization For additional list of approved credential evaluation agencies visit the . It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required documents submitted with the employment application are in a format that is acceptable, clear and legible for eligibility determination or risk being disqualified. Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must completely detail their work experience on the employment application or risk being disqualified. Resumes are not required and will not be reviewed in place of the employment application. It is the applicant's responsibility to update their online profile with personal data, work experience, education, and certifications, when submitting application(s), failure to do so may result in disqualification. An Equal Opportunity Employer Medical Insurance Dental Comprehensive Vision Pre-Paid Legal Services, Identity Theft Protection, (eligible for enrollment as of their date of hire) Paid Leave (Vacation, Ill time, holidays, bereavement) Life Insurance Defined benefit pension plan or 401A retirement savings option Options for deferred comp, credit union membership, and supplemental life insurance. Tuition reimbursement Note: Benefits subject to change. 01 Have you attached and uploaded a copy of your proof of education or a foreign credential evaluation (if applicable) which verifies your graduation as specified in the job announcement? Your diploma or transcripts MUST be uploaded with your application before the closing date. If not, please be aware that your application will be deemed ineligible. Yes No Required Question City of Miami, FL

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