Administrative Manager (Internal Outreach & Community Supports applicants only)

Full Job Description

The Outreach and Community Supports department is seeking an Administrative Manager to lead and manage LAWA (Land, Water, Acknowledgement) strategies, programs, and projects that advance positive collaborative relationships between the Native American Community and leaders across the county enterprise.

Location and hours:
This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at 625 4th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55415, and remote as job duties require. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, with typical hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.

About the position type:
This is a full-time, benefit-earning position. You must be a current regular or probationary employee of the Outreach and Community Supports department to apply for this position. Limited duration employees are not eligible.

This position is internally classified as an Administrative Manager. Click here to view the job classification specification.

Note: You must attach a resume as part of your application materials to be considered for this position.

In this position you will:

• Advise and support Hennepin County Administration (HC Admin) with building a continued trusted relationship with the Native American Community leaders.
• Lead in cultivation from the Native American Community of recommendations of county systems and design and implementation of potential enterprise-wide recommendations from the Native American Community leaders.
• Lead, develop, and coordinate between HC Admin and the Native American Community.
• Develop and manage county-wide community engagement events, trainings, educational sessions, and workshops for HC Admin and staff.
• Oversee management of the county-wide efforts on LAWA (Land, Water, Acknowledge); ensuring the county incorporates LAWA principles into a meaningful, culturally grounded framework for engagement with Native people who interact with county programs and leadership.
• Collaborate with leadership to create culturally-specific content as it relates to the Native American Community.
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate leadership meetings and team development sessions.
• May provide direct and indirect supervision of staff, plan and organize staff projects, and evaluate the performance of individuals and projects.

Need to have:

• One of the following:
  • Nine years of experience related to organizational operations or programs or a specialty area appropriate to the position.
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration or other field appropriate to the position and five years of experience related to organizational operations or programs or a specialty area appropriate to the position.

Nice to have:

• Experience building relationships, connections, and trust within the Native American communities.
• Knowledge and understanding of the concerns within Native American communities, paired with the ability to effectively communicate those concerns to Hennepin County leadership to support positive outcomes for Native American communities.
• Ability to be the bridge and advocate between the Native American communities and Hennepin County Leadership to foster trust, build relationships, and connections to better serve the Native American communities.

About the department:

The Outreach and Community Supports department is committed to advancing engagement internally and externally in order to better serve residents of Hennepin County.

Outreach and Community Supports’ strategy is to create and strengthen long-term, sustainable relationships built on trust.

This strategy aligns with and supports the county’s mission, vison, core values and disparity work.

About Hennepin County: Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota.

Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities.

All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that eliminate disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive.

Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture not found at other organizations.

This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at The Bridge (login as Guest).

Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the elimination of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.

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This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.

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This position will have access to systems or other documentation that contains HIPAA data.

Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a criminal background check.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Pajoua Chang
Pajoua.Chang@hennepin.us

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