Chief Administrative Officer

The Town of Sackville, home to Mount Allison University, one of Canada’s leading undergraduate universities, is seeking a strategic leader as its Chief Administrative Officer.  With a population of 5,400 people and located only thirty minutes from downtown Moncton, Sackville offers the warmth and tranquility of small town living blended with the diversity and culture normally associated with much larger communities.

With a new strategic plan in place, you will provide timely advice and guidance to a Council of nine members and under their direction ensure all programs and services are carried out effectively.  As CAO, you will operate within the context of the Municipalities Act of New Brunswick and be responsible for all day-to-day management including finance, administration, human resources, economic development, tourism, public works, parks and recreation, and emergency services. 

As the ideal candidate, you are a collaborative leader with several years’ experience in municipal government, ideally within a CAO model of governance.  Alternatively, you have senior level experience in other levels of government or in business.  You have strong academic and professional credentials and a solid track record building consensus among elected officials, senior management, labour, employees, citizens, provincial government, and other key stakeholders. 

You are familiar with the challenges facing smaller municipalities and understand best practices in economic development, human resources, financial, administrative, operational, and project management.   In particular, you are skillful in human resource management and will support all departmental managers and staff in achieving their job performance objectives.  You possess well-developed personal qualities including integrity, adaptability, communication and leadership skills. 

If you would like to pursue this exciting career opportunity, please forward your cover letter and resume, in a single MS Word document, by email to Gerald Walsh Associates Inc. at apply@geraldwalsh.com.  Please quote project number 1468W-CB in the subject line.