Chief Administrative Officer Executive Director Appointed

About This Role

This executive leadership role is for a Chief Administrative Officer, also known as the Executive Director, within a bi-county agency. The successful candidate will lead Central Administrative Services, focusing on efficient, coordinated, and policy-compliant services across finance, human resources, information technology, and enterprise systems. The role requires a leader who understands public service and organizational operations, with enthusiasm for innovative solutions and modernizing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior administrative officer responsible for delivering efficient, coordinated, and policy-compliant services across finance, human resources, information technology, and enterprise systems
• Report to the M-NCPPC Co-Chairs
• Work closely with the General Counsel and Secretary-Treasurer to align centralized administrative services with the needs of the M-NCPPC's four operating departments, its legal mandates, and its long-term goals
• Provide direct oversight of four functional leaders and a Deputy Director, leading a team of 98 staff members
• Oversee the Deputy Director, who serves as second-in-command and provides high-level oversight
• Oversee the Corporate Budget Director, who leads budget and financial planning
• Oversee the Director of Human Resources Management, who leads classification and compensation, benefits administration, labor and employee relations, talent acquisition and workforce planning, and HR operations
• Oversee the Director of Information Technology, who leads enterprise information technology, commission-wide IT projects, and CAS staff IT support
• Oversee the Director of Corporate Policy and Management Operations, who leads risk management, corporate policy and archives, performance management, supplier diversity, and provides strategic coordination of fleet management and facilities for the executive office building
• Approach work deliberately and with excitement to ensure success for the next 100 years
• Work closely and effectively with the Secretary-Treasurer on fiduciary alignment, with the General Counsel on compliance and legal policy, and with the Inspector General on internal controls and accountability
• Set service standards for administrative functions that reach every corner of the M-NCPPC
• Guide continuous improvement, modernization, and change management, working with department leaders to balance central policy with operational autonomy
• Advance a service-oriented culture
• Work with administrative teams to achieve increased customer service to the departments
• Establish accountability across Central Administrative Services
• Work collaboratively with other officers to bring finance, procurement, accounts payable, human resources, information technology, and administrative functions into a coherent reporting and accountability structure