Assistant Superintendent for Recreation
kpCompanies is leading the search for an experienced Assistant Superintendent for Recreation. This position, for the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB), provides strategic leadership and management for Recreation Services. This leader believes in and understands the ways in which smart technology might be used to connect with a tech-focused generation. In addition to providing broad leadership aimed at assuring fiscal integrity and programming, they are responsive to an increasingly diverse and rapidly changing community with new expectations around how technology might be used to enhance recreation both internally and externally. This position will be responsible for maintaining an extraordinarily high quality of standards for a nationally recognized system of parks and related amenities and services.
THE ORGANIZATION: Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board (MPRB)
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is one of the premier park systems in the United States. Its picturesque lakes, neighborhood parks, recreation centers and diversified programming have made the park system an important component of what makes Minneapolis a great place to live, play and work!
The MPRB is one of five Minnesota park agencies and one of 144 agencies in the United States that is accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA), is a 2016 NRPA Gold Medal Finalist, and has been recognized four years in a row by the Trust for Public Land in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 as the #1 Urban Park System in the USA.
The Mission: The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board shall permanently preserve, protect, maintain, improve, and enhance its natural resources, parkland, and recreational opportunities for current and future generations. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board exists to provide places and recreation opportunities for all people to gather, celebrate, contemplate, and engage in activities that promote health, well-being, community, and the environment.
POSITION: Assistant Superintendent for Recreation
The Assistant Superintendent for Recreation is a newly reimagined and innovation forward position that performs a variety of routine and complex work in managing all phases of the Park Board’s recreation activities to effectively fulfill the organization’s mission in serving the community. The leader for this position will guide the strategy that blends traditional recreation with the new digitial landscape resulting in better metrics and outcomes for both the Park Board and the people it serves. This is a full-time, appointed and exempt position reporting to the Superintendent.
The ideal leader for Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board is strategic, collaborative, and offer a level of work that meets the park and recreation needs of diverse communities and ensure race equity, gender inclusion and universal access.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A…
Team leader. Responsible for the overall management of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Recreation Services Division.
Strategy Leader. Provide strategic leadership and management for Recreation Services to include highly responsible recreation and administrative work for all activities of the division.
Community Leader. Demonstrate leadership by building a collaborative environment and working across division lines to form partnerships that foster better citizen services, eliminate barriers to achieving results, build alliances with key decision-makers, and take full advantage of available resources.
People Leader. Direct and manage the current activities and long-range planning of the division to assure that recreation centers, golf courses, aquatic facilities, ice arenas, and winter recreation and cross country skiing venues; recreation, education, and interpretive programming; youth development activities; youth and adult sports; and athletic fields and complexes are compatible with the Park Board’s mission and in compliance with all regulatory bodies.
Tech Forward Leader. Understands the benefits of combining technology and natural spaces for better connection, new or enhanced programming options, and as a tool for greater social equity.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should submit cover letter, resume, and salary expectations. Applications accepted until filled. Priority given to candidates who apply by July 31st, 2022.
You can apply in the following ways:
1. Apply via email Joelle Allen at joelle@kpcompanies.com.
2. Apply by mail at: AS Recreation Search c/o kpcompanies, ATTN: Joelle Allen 5775 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 700, St. Louis Park, MN 55416.
3. Apply on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3080604077
EQUITY AND SALARY DISCLOSURE
We believe in practices that create real equity and pay parity regardless of background or identity and we freely discuss compensation with all qualified candidates the first time we interview them. Encouraging the salary discussion for the first conversation allows us to fully understand the needs of each candidate and to ensure that qualified candidates, even those who’ve historically been overlooked and/or underpaid, don’t self-select out of the processes based on salary alone, as our experience and research suggest.
In addition to those who opt out because they fear the salary may be out of reach for them, we equally don’t want to miss out on conversations with candidates who are slightly over the range when in some cases the total compensation including factors such as bonuses, flexibility, and better health benefits, etc. may exceed expectations. Finally, as a search firm, we are always looking for top-notch talent to introduce to our clients. Should the salary or any other requirement not be a fit, there is often a chance that someone on our team is working on another position you may be a better fit for. If you would like to discuss your qualifications for this role as well as salary and compensation, just give us a call—let’s talk!
