Career Center

• The Town, acting through its seven-member Town Council, is authorized by law to appoint a Town Manager. The Town Manager serves at the pleasure of Council, serving as the chief executive to the Council and Town Administration.

• This is an administrative position that manages the day-to-day operation of the Town of Dumfries, Virginia.

• The Town Manager shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Town, be the administrative head of all departments of the town government and be responsible for the efficient administration of the Town.

• The Town Manager has broad responsibility in developing and overseeing the Town budget, financial planning and management, personnel administration, facility management, procurement, public works, public safety, community development, grant administration, and public relations.

• The Town Manager coordinates the activities of all Town departments and fosters communication and collaboration with independently elected Town Council officers.

• The Town Manager serves as the principal representative of the Town in all matters including meeting with local, state, and federal officials unless otherwise directed.

• The Town Manager serves as the primary contact and coordinates communications between the Town Council and any relevant boards and commissions.

• The Town Manager is the general purchasing agent for the Town.

• The Town Manager has charge and supervision of all public Town buildings and repairs thereon, and all building construction done by the Town, unless otherwise specially voted by the Town.

• The Town Manager is responsible for all the accounting for all the departments of the Town and supervises the expenditure of special appropriations of the Town, unless otherwise voted by the Town.

• The Town Manager is responsible for collecting all delinquent taxes due the Town and to perform all the duties now conferred by law upon the collector of delinquent taxes, if the Town so votes.

• The Town Manager shall, in all matters herein excepted, render the Town Council such assistance as it shall require.

• The Town Manager recruits, hires, evaluates, directs, and, if necessary, disciplines and terminates Town employees subject to the personnel policy approved by the Town Council and authorized by law.

• The Town Manager develops new program directions and needs, identifies resources to accomplish programs, and recommends action to the Town Council.

• The Town Manager develops systems and procedures to implement the policy decisions of the Town Council and executes decisions.

• The Town Manager assists the Town Council in developing, updating, and executing a long-range strategic plan.

• The Town Manager prepares a draft Town budget for the Town Council to review and change if it deems necessary.

Graduate degree in urban planning, public administration, business administration, or a related field and a minimum of 8 years of local government experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities required to carry out the duties described above. Candidates with demonstrated experience in planning, funding and implementing economic and community development projects will receive strong consideration.