Community Development Assistant Director en City of Glendora, CA

About the Department

The City of Glendora is seeking an experienced, forward-thinking leader to serve as our next Assistant Community Development Director. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in shaping Glendora’s future through strategic planning, division oversight, and community-focused initiatives. If you’re a motivated professional who thrives in leadership and values public service, we encourage you to apply.

Position Duties

Under general direction of the Community Development Director plans, organizes, directs, and manages the day-to-day activities and operations of the Community Development Department and assists in the overall management of the department to support the Director; is responsible for the oversight and supervision of one or more divisions; provides highly complex and responsible assistance to the Community Development Director; acts in the absence of the Director; and performs other duties as assigned.

Some of the typical duties of the Assistant Community Development Director include but are not limited to, the following:

1. Assists Director in planning, organizing, directing, and managing overall activities and operations of the Community Development Department.
2. Oversees significant planning efforts such as annexations or economic development projects assigned by the Director.
3. Assists in the development and implementation of overall Community Development Department goals, objectives, strategies, and priorities.
4. Manages the preparation and maintenance of a variety of technical and policy documents related to community development.
5. Assists in the preparation of the department’s budget including general, capital improvement, and grant funds.
6. Keeps informed of future trends related to community development including legislation, court rulings, and professional practices and techniques.
7. Prepares and presents oral reports and presentations to the City Council and other City Boards and Commissions, and various public and private groups as may be required.
8. Demonstrates open and direct communication with peers, subordinates, and the public.
9. Effectively resolves citizen complaints or concerns which cannot be resolved by other Division Managers or staff members and regards exceptional public service as a fundamental way of operating
10. Supervises assigned department staff; assigns work activities, projects, and programs; monitors workflow; reviews and evaluates work products, methods, and procedures.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUISITE ABILITIES

The following generally describes the abilities required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

1. Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
2. Establish and maintain effective relationships with the community at large, business organizations, property and business owners, other professionals, news media and other public officials.
3. Effectively represent the City at a variety of meetings.
4. Administer contracts and ensure compliance with contract provisions.
5. Properly interpreting and applying pertinent laws, regulations, ordinances, and policies.
6. Planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing the activities of a diversified Community Development Department.
7. Analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting outcomes, and implementing recommendations in support of goals.
8. Support and promote the City Manager and City Council’s policies, goals, and vision.
9. Developing comprehensive strategic plans for present and future departmental services.
10. Principles and practices of supervision, training, and problem-solving techniques.
11. Related computer software applications and standard office software.
12. Effectively apply City, department, and division policies, procedures, rules and regulations, terminology, information systems and standards in the performance of assigned duties.

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Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience 

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: Five (5) years of experience in Community Development at a city or county or related experience is required; OR An equivalent combination of training, certification and experience may be substituted for the above requirements.

Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public or Business Administration, Public Policy, Urban Planning, Economics, or a closely related field. A master’s degree in public administration or other closely related field is desirable.

Knowledge and Skill Levels

Considerable knowledge of the principles, procedures, standards, practices, information sources and trends in the fields of community development and marketing; local, urban planning, construction project management; principles of organization, administration, budget, audits, and personnel management; federal and state regulations relating to grant proposals and safe working practices; methods and techniques of research and statistical analysis, report preparation, administrative analysis and problem solving; ability to read, understand, prepare and review development agreements; use Microsoft Word and Excel computer software programs.

Special Requirements

Possession of, or ability to obtain with 12 months of hire, a valid California Driver’s License.

Other Qualifications

Selection Process:

All applications will be reviewed and evaluated.  Those candidates who are determined to be best qualified based upon the information presented on the application materials will be invited to continue in the selection process which may include a qualifying written or performance evaluation and will include an interview weighted 100%.

OPEN: 08/28/2025

CLOSE: 09/21/2025

TEST: NA

INTERVIEWS: TBD