Division: Community Services
Department: Recreation and Community Development
Term: 1 Temporary Full Time position available for up to 24 months.
Closing Date: 07/07/2026
Labour Group: ESA
Posting: 5495
The City of Saskatoon is looking for our next Recreation & Community Development Manager. In this senior leadership role, you'll oversee programs, services, facilities, strategic planning, and community partnerships that enhance quality of life for residents across our city.
This position manages an assigned section within the Recreation and Community Development Department and is responsible for providing leadership in the delivery of programs, services, and recreation facilities, coordinating operating and capital budgets, managing partner relations, leading change that optimizes results, and representing the Department in negotiations with other civic departments and external agencies. Typical job duties involve:
- Manages the activities of the assigned Section and ensures alignment with the corporate goals, strategic priorities, guiding principles, and management commitments.
- Manages assigned staff; hires, assigns work schedules, assesses staffing needs, identifies and pursues other resources if necessary and performs layoff and recall. Plans and approves staff development. Conducts performance management and, when required, disciplinary action.
- Provides strategic leadership, guidance, and professional expertise to supervisors and managers in fulfilling their responsibilities, including business and strategic planning, program prioritization, service delivery, community development, facility utilization, customer relations and experience, operational effectiveness, and aligning programs and services with organizational priorities and market demand.
- Develops, implements, and evaluates policies, procedures, standards, and service delivery frameworks to ensure effective, efficient, and reliable operations.
- Ensures the recreation and social development interests of the community and the department are represented and negotiated with other civic departments and external agencies.
- Ensures the recreation infrastructure required to support program delivery roles is planned and developed in consultation with stakeholders and is managed in accordance with user needs.
- Ensures customer services processes and digital service channels are responsive, adaptive, and accessible, allowing the customer easy access to booking, registration, and information for programs and facilities.
- Prepare written and oral business accountability reports as well as reports in response to enquiries from the Director, City council, Committees of Council, senior administration and the public.
- Prepares and administers the annual capital and operating budgets for the Section.
- Leads strategies to strengthen volunteer engagement, community capacity, and partner development through collaborative planning and effective resource allocation.
- Fosters a culture of safety, inclusivity, wellness, and psychological health in compliance with applicable legislation, policies, and safety standards.
- Assists in the development and implementation of long-term financial strategies and annual business plans for the Section, including identifying priorities, milestones, performance targets and business outcomes.
- Acts as the Director of Recreation and Community Development, as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Degree in recreation administration, community development, public administration, social science, business administration, commerce, or related field.
- 7 to 9 years progressively responsible experience in recreation and community development, including five years in a senior supervisory position.
- Other relevant equivalent combinations of experience and training will be considered.
- Thorough knowledge of recreation, community development, public sector service delivery, stakeholder engagement, and community well-being principles and practices.
- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting, budgeting and financial procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate win-win agreements through problem-solving, consensus, stakeholder involvement and discussion.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including the ability to prepare and present complex technical reports.
- Demonstrated leadership skills including strategic planning, budgeting, management reporting, change management, organizational development and performance management.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, direct, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the work of assigned staff.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with civic staff, civic officials, representatives of other agencies and the public.
Weekly Hours: 40
Salary Range: $126,966.24 to $149,185.20 CAD per annum (2026 rates)
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The City of Saskatoon offers an inclusive workplace that embraces diverse backgrounds. As an equity partner with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (SHRC), the City commits to diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplaces. By having our workforce reflect the community we serve, we support the realization of miyo-pimatisiwin, (me-o-pi-ma-ti-si-win) “the good life”, for all residents. To learn more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the City, please visit Saskatoon.ca/diversity
Accommodation
The City of Saskatoon strives to provide an accessible and inclusive workplace for all, including throughout the application and selection process through reasonable access and accommodations. Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please email [email protected].
While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.
Our Recruitment Process: Application > Posting Closes > Resume Review > Pre-screen/Interview > Offer > Pre-Employment Conditions > Welcome to the City
