Salary: $154,885.00 - $247,418.00 Annually
Location : Richmond, VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 21M00000061
Department: Office of the Chief Administrator Officer
Opening Date: 07/02/2025
Closing Date: 7/31/2025 12:00 AM Eastern
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- Language Incentive
- Referral Bonus
- T uition Assistance Program
Description The City of Richmond, Virginia, is seeking a Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (DCAO) for the Operations Portfolio to provide executive leadership and strategic oversight. This key leadership position reports directly to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and plays a critical role in shaping policies, programs, and services that enhance the well-being of Richmond residents.
About the Role
The DCAO for Operations is responsible for leading and coordinating efforts across multiple city departments, including:
- Department of Animal Control
- Department of General Services
- Department of Public Utilities
- Department of Public Works
This role requires a forward-thinking leader with a deep understanding of public administration and community engagement. The ideal candidate will be a visionary strategist and a collaborative leader.
Applications and Resumes will be reviewed upon receipt. Duties include but are not limited to - Developing and implementing policies that enhance operations service delivery and improve quality of life for Richmond residents.
- Overseeing and aligning services across city departments to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
- Managing financial resources, securing funding opportunities, and allocating budgets to meet community needs.
- Collaborating with state and federal agencies to advance services initiatives.
- Establishing metrics to track success and ensuring departments are meeting objectives and delivering high-quality services.
Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: - Bachelor's Degree in public administration, business administration, or related field of the assigned portfolio
- Master's Degree in related field is preferred
- Ten years of progressively responsible related experience that includes significant management and supervisory experience
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the manager) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification.
Other position detail: - In accordance with the City Code Sec. 2-1204. - Residency of certain officers and employees. Any person employed or appointed on a full-time basis to fill any position subject to the residence requirements of this section shall establish a principal residence within the City not later than 12 months after commencing work in such position.
- This position is unclassified and works at the will of the appointing authority.
Skills & Competencies: - Proven ability to lead complex organizations and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Strong policy development and program management skills.
- Experience managing large budgets and securing external funding.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities.
- Knowledge of municipal governance, social services, and community engagement best practices.
Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly talk, hear, and see; and occasionally balance, stop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, finger, grasp, perform repetitive motions, and feel. The working conditions may include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations.
If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details.
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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veteran's widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?
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5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following:Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?
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Which best describes your highest level of education?
- High school diploma/GED
- Some college
- Associate's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree or higher
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How many years of experience do you have providing leadership that demonstrates your ability to direct areas of operational responsibility as it pertains to this position?
- Less than 5 years of experience
- 5 to 7 years of experience
- 7 to 10 years of experience
- 10 or more years of experience
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Do you have experience advising executive leadership on current and projected fiscal needs?
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How many years of experience do you have working in local, state, and/or federal government in the assigned areas of responsibility of this portfolio?
- Less than 5 years of experience
- 5 to 7 years of experience
- 7 to 10 years of experience
- 10 or more years of experience
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