The Village seeks a dedicated, highly collaborative, and passionate leader to serve as its next CAO. This individual will lead, and is a visible member of, the Village President’s Senior Staff and requires well-developed leadership abilities and management skills that are based upon loyalty, trustworthiness, professionalism, consensus building, and problem-solving.

The Village seeks:

• Leadership: Be dedicated to becoming an effective servant leader and building collaborative and positive relationships with employees, colleagues, and community stakeholders. Have strong and confident communication skills, excellent relationship-building abilities, an accessible leadership style, and a calm demeanor. Be one who can establish trust quickly with others. Have thorough knowledge of the principles of personnel management including recruiting, training, promoting, and coaching.

• Experience: Specifically, in the areas of economic development; human resource management; and building constructive and effective relationships with stakeholders. Business acumen and experience with effective budgetary control and conservative fiscal management are crucial.

• Innovation: Bring fresh ideas to the organization and offer unique perspectives and experiences. Have knowledge of how to effectively manage change and generate buy-in from staff.

• Energy: Provide enthusiasm and bring focused energy to all projects and a passion for service to the community. Be one who is highly motivated and can develop and articulate a longterm plan for the Village with the charisma to lead our team to an even higher level of excellence. Be a highly motivated, visionary, goal-oriented leader with a proven ability to gain cooperation and communicate clear direction.

• Follow-through: The Village Administrator must be able to be fact-based and evidence-driven so they can lead the municipal corporation to be mission-focused and results oriented

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in public administration, public policy, business management, or a closely related field.
2. Five (5) years of experience in municipal management with at least two (2) years of supervisory experience.
3. Must establish principal residence within the Village’s corporate limits within 6 months of employment.
4. Must be bondable.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master’s degree in public administration, public policy, business management, or a closely related field.
2. Ten (10) years of experience in municipal management.
3. Credentialed Manager designation through the International City/County Management Association.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual salary range for this position is $125,000 to $150,000. Additionally, the Village offers free individual membership to the Village’s Recreation Center and offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation; sick leave; holiday pay; individual life insurance; 100% employer-paid employee health, dental, and vision insurance (employee pays 50% for dependents); and enrollment in Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. Village residency is required within 6 months of start date.

How to Apply

This job advertisement is open from April 11, 2025 through 4:30 p.m. on April 30, 2025. Interested applicants should provide a cover letter, resume, and contact information for five (5) professional references to Village President John Brown at john.brown@savoy.illinois.gov. Only electronic applications will be accepted. Review of applicant materials will begin on May 1, 2025