City Manager

City Manager

Where meaningful public leadership meets an outstanding way of life.

The City of Whitehorse is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as its next City Manager.

Reporting to Council, the City Manager is the City’s Chief Administrative Officer and senior administrative leader. This is a rare opportunity to lead a complex municipal organization at the centre of one of Canada’s most distinctive and dynamic communities, with responsibility for guiding the administration, implementing Council’s decisions, and ensuring the effective delivery of municipal programs, services, and operations in the public interest.

As Yukon’s capital and the North’s largest city, Whitehorse offers an exceptional combination of professional scope and quality of life. It is a vibrant and growing community known for its remarkable natural setting, strong civic identity, and active, outdoor-oriented lifestyle. For candidates considering relocation, Whitehorse offers the chance to pair career-defining work with an extraordinary personal and family lifestyle in a community that is welcoming, engaged, and deeply connected to its surroundings.

This role offers unusual breadth, visibility, and impact. The City Manager leads at the intersection of local government, community growth, organizational performance, intergovernmental relationships, and public trust. Serving as the critical link between Council’s governance role and the administration’s operational responsibilities, the City Manager provides clear, credible advice, translates strategic direction into coordinated action, and leads the organization with professionalism, accountability, and sound judgement.

The City Manager carries broad responsibility across service delivery, corporate planning, financial stewardship, organizational performance, risk management, and people leadership. The successful candidate will foster a respectful and high-performing workplace culture, ensure alignment and accountability across the organization, and build trusted relationships with Council, employees, Indigenous governments, community partners, and territorial and federal stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned and politically astute executive with significant senior leadership experience in a municipal or broader public-sector environment. They will bring strong governance instincts, financial and operational acumen, and a demonstrated ability to lead through complexity with integrity, steadiness, and credibility. Experience advising elected officials or governing bodies will be important. Experience in a northern, remote, or capital-city context will be considered an asset.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of a capital city while building a life in one of Canada’s most compelling northern communities.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in public administration, business, commerce, law, planning, engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Extensive senior leadership experience, ideally in a municipal or broader public-sector environment
• Strong knowledge of municipal governance, public administration, and legislation applicable to Yukon municipalities
• Demonstrated success in governance support, financial stewardship, organizational leadership, and policy implementation
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships across government, the organization, and the community

Join Us

If you are seeking a senior leadership role that combines professional challenge, public purpose, and long-term stability within a collaborative municipal environment, this is an opportunity worth exploring.