Item 3: City of Austin Animal Services Director Presentation — original pdf
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City of Austin Animal Services Director Recruitment- Update Animal Advisory Commission Meeting December 8, 2025 1 Agenda 1. MGT Introduction 2. Building the Profile 3. Current Status 4. Next Steps 5. Q&A MGT Team Rodney Crain, Senior Consultant Human Capital Solutions Mary Jacobs, Director Human Capital Solutions • 40 years of HR leadership in both public and • Nearly 30 years experience in city management. private sectors. • Expertise in executive search/coaching and organizational design. • Developed staffing models, succession planning, and change management techniques. • Led efforts to support diverse hiring and formerly incarcerated applicants in Austin. • Focuses on building organizational capability through talent assessment and retention. • Expertise in strategic planning, leadership development, organizational assessments, and executive recruitment. • Expert in stakeholder engagement at the employee, organization and community level. • Extensive national and international network in local government leadership; served on ICMA Executive Board. • Trained facilitator and leading development of MGT’s supervisory training program for local government. 3 Celebrating +50 Years of Service +30,000 Client Engagements +900 Staff Nationally-recognized. Locally-focused. MGT began as MGT of America in 1974 with the mission of helping professionals in the public sector improve services and the lives of people in their communities. Over the last decade, we have grown exponentially by attracting and retaining world-class talent and expanding our expertise to help clients solve the most critical challenges they face today. Human Resources Consulting Information Technology Financial Services Facilities Transformation Management Consulting • State and Local Government • Higher Education • PK12 Education • Non-Profits 4 Our Value Proposition Broad Perspective: • We have served clients in 44 states and communities of 1,000 to 3,000,000. True Partnership: • We keep our clients well-informed so that changes and new perspectives can be integrated at any point. Client Experience: • Our repeat clients total 40% and 94% of surveyed clients rate us as “Outstanding”. 5 Building the Profile 6 Building the Candidate Profile Research Discussions Surveys • Review data: • Current Operations • Strategic Plan • Study Trends/ Associations • Assess Similar/ Other Postings • Project Kick-off Meeting • Interviews with Leaders: • Commission • Community Partners • Municipalities/ Counties • On-line survey to: • Employees • Volunteers • Commission • Strategic Plan Working Group • Central Texas Animal Welfare Partners 7 Survey Responses GROUP (Self Selected) Employees Volunteers Animal Advisory Commission Strategic Plan Working Group Central Texas Animal Welfare Partners Other % 15.78% 40.14% 2.09% 0.46% 8.58% 32.95% 431 - Total Survey Responses Received 8 Current Status and Next Step 9 Status Overview (as of 11/20/25) Applicants: 55 Marketing/Outreach Efforts: -Direct/Cold Calls -Passive Candidate Emails -LinkedIn Referrals -Posting Locations: • GovHRjobs • LinkedIn • GovernmentJobs.com/NeoGov • Association for Animal Welfare Advancement (AAWA) • National Animal Control Association (NACA) • Texas Municipal League (TML) • Texas Animal Control Association (TACA) 10 Next Steps October 21, 2025 -Position Posting Launched November 20, 2025 -Posting Closes (first review) 1st week of December,2025 2nd – 3rd weeks of December 2025 -First Review of Candidates with COA/Hiring Authority -Planned Interviews -Meet & Greet (12/18, 6p – 8p, Permitting & Development Ctr) 11 Thank you