City of Platte City Employment Opportunity MANAGEMENT ANALYST Starting salary up to $48,048 annually DOQ The City is seeking applicants for a full-time Management Analyst reporting to the City Administrator. The position is designed to provide flexible professional and paraprofessional support throughout the City organization with specific duties, tasks and responsibilities depending on the knowledge, skills and interests of the employee. The ideal applicant will have a proactive approach to problem solving, strong written and verbal communication skills, sound judgement, general knowledge of organizational functioning and a capacity for professional and technical growth. Although the role is flexible and will evolve, the position's initial responsibility will be providing executive, professional and paraprofessional support to City Administrator and to other Senior Staff including the Police Chief, Public Works Director and Parks and Recreation Director. Position will also provide technical and professional support to the Mayor and other elected officials under direction of the City Administrator. Duties and assignments will range from general administrative tasks (calendars, customer service, memos, correspondence) to more complex technical and professional responsibilities including independent and directed analysis, report development, program scheduling, work plan development and coordinating procurement of services, vehicles and equipment. A common requirement for all duties is good judgement, ability to self-start and ability to interact and communicate with all levels of the municipal organization. Knowledge, successful applicants must have capacity and interest in problem identification and resolution, ability to develop and manipulate data in spreadsheets and online data applications, General knowledge of local government functional areas (budget and finance, public works, utilities, public safety, parks and recreation), capacity to understand and evaluate complex mathematical calculations, ability to maintain complex administrative records and prepare reports from records, ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with City employees, government officials and the general public, ability to communicate with executive officials and the general public with tact and diplomacy and the ability to troubleshoot basic software issues and provide basic IT assistance/support to front line staff Applicants must have the interest and capacity to perform meaningful work across all functional areas of municipal government. The ability to flexibly adjust from complex analytic tasks to front line customer interaction is necessary to be successful. Applicants must be able to communicate clearly and logically articulate complex issues verbally and in written documents. MPA preferred but not required. Applicant professional work experience, capacity, relevant academic achievement and specific technical qualifications will form the basis of the City's applicant evaluation. City will select the applicant whose capacity, flexibility and ability to provide a broad range of professional and paraprofessional best fits the needs of the City. Interested applicants must submit a completed City Application and resume to Human Resources. Position open until filled; review will begin immediately. Platte City is an EEO/ADA compliant employer. For additional questions contact Human Resources at 816 858 3046 or by email at humanresources@plattecity.org Application on website www.plattecity.org. Submit application, resume and cover letter to: City of Platte City, Attn: Human Resources, 400 Main Street, Platte City, MO 64079 or by email.