Listing Summary

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Economic Development Director, this position plans, organizes, monitors, manages, and evaluates economic development project activities. Responsibilities include coordinating, directing, and implementing programs and projects that support commercial, office, and industrial development; workforce development; the attraction of and assistance to domestic and international businesses; development of public facilities and infrastructure; small business development initiatives; and/or other economic development, redevelopment, or capital improvement programs or projects. Work requires considerable independent judgment and initiative in combining a broad scope of professional planning and economic development knowledge and sophisticated, analytical judgments to solve a variety of complex, technical problems. Responsible for overall management of economic development project activities.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Work at the direction of the Economic Development Director and manage all aspects of the City of Stonecrest business attraction efforts.
• Oversee and implement the execution tactics as they relate to business attraction and client engagement.  
• Analyze target industries, market trends and competitor activity to identify, advocate and implement innovation and business development opportunities. 
• Coordinate with local, state, and regional economic development stakeholders and partners on matters including programs and projects.
• Identify programs to support and retain local talent. Identify and pursue target industries’ new business development and alternative financing opportunities, including international partnerships. 
• Develop an international trade and FDI attraction program. 
• Support the Economic Development team with promoting the City of Stonecrest as a business location to private companies, real estate brokers, and site location consultants. 
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with internal teams to ensure alignment and integration of brand messages and initiatives.
• Effectively represent the City of Stonecrest at various public and private events.
• Direct other special projects and perform other related duties as assigned by management.
• Travel is required for conferences, seminars, or meetings.

Work includes performing economic development ombudsman duties with City departments on behalf of private developers locating or located within the City; assisting in representing the City on economic development boards and committees, and other issues as assigned; developing management plans including current and critical path schedules for public improvement and private revitalization projects; meeting and working with citizen committees, special interest groups, non-profit organizations, and neighborhood groups concerning economic development issues and problems; facility and event management; and developing business assistance, business retention, and financing plans. Duties also include: evaluating projects on a cost/benefit basis; preparing reports on economic development activities for administrative, advisory boards, and City Council decision-making; soliciting development proposals from private development companies; negotiating and managing agreements, contracts and leases with partners, vendors, providers, and customers; engaging partners to bring training; coordinating access to professional assistance, education, and events to support businesses; programming development and implementation; and RFP development and evaluation. Work is either oriented towards short-term or multi-year projects.

Communicates with the general public, other City employees, management, public officials, business owners, real estate executives, human resource directors, bankers, developers, and technical staff in order to negotiate complex agreements, communicate needs of multiple parties, develop programmatic activities, present reports and recommendations, and explain projects. Creates and develops constructive interfacing relationships with strategic public, private, financial, and education partners. Makes presentations to business owners, developers, management, and public officials to promote economic development activities. Prepares memos, detailed analytical documents, management reports, and project status reports to communicate program success, explain complicated ideas, and describe complex projects.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree in Public or Business Administration, Economic Development, Commercial Real Estate, Planning, or a related field. Extensive (5+ years) progressively responsible work experience at a level that required supervision or management of projects and programs in economic development, redevelopment, commercial real estate development, business assistance, public facility, or infrastructure development, public and/or private finance, or workforce development. Ability to work with Adobe creative suite and create and share presentation materials to both public and private organizations.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

• Valid Georgia Class C Driver’s License

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of economic development principles, practices, and techniques; laws, ordinances, regulations, and policies of various government agencies as they affect the business community and economic development efforts; Georgia redevelopment laws, City policies and ordinances, City zoning and sign codes, site plan review methods, urban design principles, development methods for redevelopment programs, and City planning and zoning processes; principles and techniques of sales, marketing, promotion, and business management in regard to facilities management; current economic, development, and demographic and market trends in the regional area; research and analysis methods and techniques; local and regional business and real estate markets; current trends in regional and national downtown redevelopment; small business and entrepreneurship development and practices, and the principles, practices, and methods of financing private and public sector projects.

Ability to act as a liaison and expeditor between various federal, state, and local government departments and/or agencies and private business, industry, and development representatives; manage multiple and multi-component projects at one time; demonstrate proficient sales, marketing skills, and techniques; exercise initiative and independent judgment; and establish and maintain effective working relationships with business executives, site selectors, regional and state economic development agencies, developers, and City officials, management, departments, and advisory boards.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

May work an adjusted schedule for assisting in events occurring after 5:00 p.m. such as meetings, or planned events.

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS CLASS SPECIFICATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION IN ORDER TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE JOB.