Coming Soon: City Manager Recruitment for Abilene, Kansas
A distinctive Kansas community is preparing to welcome its next City Manager.
Abilene is a historic north-central Kansas community of more than 6,500 residents and the county seat of Dickinson County. Best known as the hometown of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the community combines a strong sense of history with an active focus on its future.
Located along Interstate 70, Abilene serves as a regional center for commerce, tourism, agriculture, and community activity. The city offers an active downtown, established neighborhoods, parks and recreational opportunities, strong community institutions, and the close connections that come with small-town living.
The City operates under the Commission-Manager form of government, with the City Manager serving as chief administrative officer and leading day-to-day municipal operations. The next manager will work closely with the City Commission, employees, residents, businesses, and community partners while helping guide long-term priorities involving infrastructure, financial sustainability, economic development, organizational development, and municipal services.
The Clear Way
Clear Career Professionals believes executive recruitment should work well for both the organization and the people considering the opportunity.
That starts with telling the real story of the community and position so candidates can decide whether the opportunity is genuinely right for them. Throughout the process, Clear emphasizes candidate communication, including weekly phone call updates for candidates moving through the recruitment so they are not left wondering where things stand.
The Abilene recruitment will also feature PositionCast™, Clear's video and audio recruitment platform. PositionCast™ takes candidates beyond a traditional job posting by giving them an opportunity to hear directly about the community, the organization, and what leaders are looking for in the next City Manager. All this is available on your favorite podcast platform or YouTube.
Together, those pieces are part of the Clear approach: reach strong candidates, give them meaningful information, communicate with them throughout the process, and create a recruitment experience that reflects well on the community.
Coming Soon
The complete recruitment profile will be released soon with additional information about the position, qualifications, recruitment process, and how to apply. Follow us on LinkedIn so you don’t miss this!
For local government leaders considering their next opportunity, Abilene, Kansas is one to watch.
