Economic Development Liaison

Requirements

MOS CODES: NONE

Education and Experience : A Bachelor's degree or higher in Business, Public Administration or related field and one (1) year of economic development experience.

Licenses and Certificates : Valid U.S. Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under general supervision, support economic development activities; maintain economic projects and provide professional administrative support to other departmental functions.

Typical Duties

Provides professional level assistance and diverse administrative support to the Economic Development Department. Involves: coordinating promotional activities such as site tours, assisting with the management of outside boards to include posting, drafting agendas and taking minutes; meeting with businesses to determine their eligibility for economic development programs; coordinating presentations and meetings between local area business, government, real estate and development representatives. Assist in marketing projects to include drafting documents, mailings, and follow up. Respond to general inquiries of the Economic Development Department.

Gather research and analyze economic development information. Involves: study information from a variety of sources, including demographic, incentives, local business climate, local real estate, impact and feasibility studies and local regulations and incentives; interpret and provide information to internal and external customers.

Represent the department at various meetings and discussions concerning the role of the City in economic development. Involves: attend seminars and training programs related to assigned work; with supervision, prepare and make presentations to civic and business organizations on local economic development efforts; participate in a variety of projects in support of the department; and participate in gathering data used in grant applications and other projects.

Assist with economic incentive programs. Involves: review and process applications through incentives guidelines; with supervision, prepare agreements and back up documentation; and review files to ensure companies are meeting contractual obligations.

General Information

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Note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: This is a new advertisement for Economic Development Liaison . You must apply if you are still interested in this position. Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Departmen t prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.

A resume and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See resume" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, the required experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your resume will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

Closing Date/Time: 7/16/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

El Paso, Texas United States View Map