Job Description:

ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (ITA)

Annual Salary $129,247 - $160,567

For a complete description and important information, visit http://www.lacity.org/per/exams/execute.htm. The Assistant General Manager recruited through this search reports to ITA's General Manager and may be assigned to manage one of four bureaus in ITA.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

A Bachelors Degree from a recognized four-year college or university in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business Information Systems, or a closely related field; and,

At least two years significant full time paid management responsibility in information technology operations with an emphasis in project management, application development and large-scale systems development with change management.

The successful candidate will ---

Be a business/IT professional with strong strategic and conceptual skills;

Be highly collaborative and have an "open" management style;

Be experienced in directly advocating policy positions to executives and elected officials;

Be able to establish strong, credible relationships with technical staff and client departments, and handle City administrative functions with effectiveness and precision;

Be able to act as a facilitator and catalyst for meaningful city-process change; and

Have served in an executive leadership position in a large organization;

Have expertise in computer applications development and project management;

Have experience in developing budgets and managerial control mechanisms, and an understanding of the City's budgeting and legislative processes;

Have experience developing IT standards and policies for a large organization;

Have a broad interdisciplinary and technical background;

Have strong leadership abilities and superior interpersonal and communication skills;

Have high customer orientation with high levels of service;

Have excellent problem solving skills, coupled with great analytical skills;

Have the ability to negotiate keenly as well as partner with vendors in an effective manner; and

Have the skills necessary to define a direction, facilitate change, inspire teamwork, and adapt to rapidly changing environments and issues.

TO APPLY:

Deadline to apply is May 16, 2008. Submit by US mail or e-mail a resume including job titles, dates, duties and responsibilities, salary history, three work-related references, and a cover letter to:

Rosetta Davenport Landou, Executive Recruiter

City of Los Angeles Personnel Department

700 East Temple Street, Room 100

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: (213) 473-9367

ExecSearch@per.lacity.org

In order to be considered, application package must include a description of the size and function of the organizations managed; description of your role in the organization; at least one major professional accomplishment in which you played a key role; and any relevant experiences or unique characteristics which could further qualify you for this position.

Only the most qualified candidates will be invited to the next phase of the selection process, which is an interview.

The City of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Requirements:

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