City of Windsor -- Commissioner, Corporate Services

A thriving city, surrounded on three sides by water, the City of Windsor is one of Ontario’s best kept secrets, sitting within a day’s drive of over half of the North American population and only 30 minutes from downtown Detroit, Michigan.

Windsor boasts world class entertainment, unparalleled waterfront parks and gardens and an innovative workforce with demonstrated capacity in automotive, advanced manufacturing, education and tourism.

Known as the Automobility Capital of Canada, the Windsor region’s culturally diverse population of over 335,000 benefit from housing and land costs that are among Canada’s most affordable, and the City continues to experience rapid population growth thanks to its flourishing economy and growing labour force.

The Rose City has created a new Corporate Leadership Team position of Commissioner, Corporate Services to oversee a diverse portfolio of areas fundamental to the efficiency and effectiveness of the City and its services.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), the Commissioner is a member of Windsor’s Corporate Leadership Team and provides strategic direction for all the human, financial and material resources of the Office of Commissioner of Corporate Services.

You will oversee a talented team and demonstrate creativity in leadership and direction that ensures the efficient and effective operation of a diverse array of portfolios that seek to deliver the highest possible quality of services to the residents of the City of Windsor.

As an ideal candidate, you have a university degree in a relevant discipline (Business Administration, Public Administration, Finance & Economics, Law, etc.

combined with a minimum of ten (10) years of senior management experience in strategic business planning, fiscal accountability / sustainability and human resource management in the public sector.

You can leverage your diverse background and strong business planning skills to implement and manage change, achieve Windsor’s strategic objectives, improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, enhance customer service, and deliver results.

You possess highly developed analytical skills and a proven track record for long term visioning, planning, and budgeting.

The City will benefit from your outstanding communications skills, ability to reflect a big picture, corporate mindset, and from your strong community orientation.

You are a collaborative and empowering leader, adept at building and motivating teams to deliver excellence while you boldly shape strategies, policies, and services that will best serve the citizens and stakeholders of Windsor.

Make an impact in a thriving community. To apply for this position, please submit your application materials via the blue "Apply" button.

For more information, please email [email protected] and state the position title in the subject line of your email .

The City of Windsor is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and supporting the well-being of its employees.

The City encourages qualified applicants to apply and will accommodate the needs of qualified applicants under the Human Rights Code in all parts of the hiring process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those under serious consideration for the role will be contacted.