News and Notices
Job Opporunity - Town Manager
Posted September 10, 2018
Town of Glovertown, NL
Hiring a Town Manager
Glovertown, with a population of 2,083, is a remarkable place to visit, work, live and raise a family. It is a place to experience great hospitality, a stunning natural environment and attractions including a newly developed Marina & Town Centre, fully equipped recreation facilities including an arena, k-12 school, and a new medical clinic. Located near Glovertown, Terra Nova National Park is a premier attraction offering a wide range of activities for anyone who loves the great outdoors. Glovertown is located just 2 km off the TCH, 60 km east of Gander and 70 km west of Clarenville, both major shopping and service centers.
Glovertown is hiring a Town Manager and is inviting anyone with a passion for local government and a desire to improve the lives of residents and encourage economic growth to apply. Reporting to Council, the Town Manager is responsible to provide leadership for all day-to-day operations, prepare the annual budget, provide financial reports, manage employees, ensure the delivery of efficient and effective municipal programs and services, and provide timely and well researched advice to Council.
This is a fulltime position with competitive compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications and a competitive benefits package.
The Town Manager will have minimum qualifications that includes a university degree/diploma in Business Administration, Public Administration or related academic education, together with a minimum of five (5) years progressive senior managerial experience. Experience or knowledge in mechanical or heavy equipment operations, capital works and infrastructure would be an asset. Proven interpersonal, written and oral communication skills are required.
If you are interested in an opportunity to expand your professional career to new levels of achievement, please submit a covering letter and resume. The letter and resume should clearly outline how you meet the qualifications for this position and why you want to work for us, and provide at least two (2) professional references to:
LW Consulting
36 Yetman Drive
Mount Pearl, NL, A1N 3A8
Applicants are to submit their letter and resume electronically to lewis.gerard@bellaliant.net by 4:00 pm September 21, 2018.
We thank all applicants and advise only those considered for an interview will be contacted.