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Job Description
Job Summary
This position will facilitate the implementation and coordination of business development programs and projects. This is accomplished by recruiting and developing private-sector projects that result in capital investment, job creation, expanded tax base, and ancillary improvement in overall quality of life. The position also assists with activities intended to create a framework for encouraging and facilitating entrepreneurial-based business development by coordinating access to local, regional, and state resources.
FLSA Status: Exempt
This is a continuous posting and may close at any time.
Examples of Duties- Assist with the City of Greenville business development efforts, including targeting new business, retaining and enhancing existing businesses, growing local entrepreneurship, facilitating the retention of young adults and professionals, and revitalizing the City’s urban core;
- Plan, budget, oversee, and document all aspects of special projects. The Business Liaison will work closely with management to ensure the scope and direction of each project are in the City’s best interests and on schedule;
- Assist with the development and implementation of the City’s work plans for innovation, entrepreneurship, and small businesses. This includes goals, strategies, tasks, and performance benchmarks;
- Manage business development grant and loan programs to recruit business prospects and economic opportunities ;
- Coordinate meetings among City departments, utility companies, and other government entities to address specific business development issues;
- Assist with the City’s urban revitalization efforts, including affordable housing initiatives, public infrastructure projects, and quality of life initiatives;
- Perform small, minority and women's business outreach through targeted marketing and multimedia communication strategies;
- Develop and publish program reports on program activities and outcomes;
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in public or business administration, marketing, finance, planning, or related field; and
- At least three (3) years of professional-level experience in economic development, redevelopment, planning, or business and industrial development.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of:- operational characteristics, services, and activities of an economic development program.
- organizational and management practices as applied to the analysis and evaluation of programs, policies, and operational needs.
- modern principles and practices of program development and administration.
- economic development and marketing theory, principles, and practices.
- pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
Skilled in:- methods and techniques of effective report preparation and presentation.
- research methods and sources of information regarding economic development.
Ability to:- communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- handle a large volume of work and complete assignments within established deadlines.
- work collaboratively in a team environment, as well as work independently under general supervision to complete tasks.
- work corporately with City officials, other employees, and the general public.
- work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.
- meet mental and physical demands of the job.
Special Requirements- Valid North Carolina Driver’s License.
The City of Greenville offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurance. Employees in designated part-time positions may participate in some of the benefit programs offered to regular full-time employees.
Visit the City of Greenville Human Resources Website for a more in depth summary of our benefits. -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Greenville
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Some places have what it takes to help write the story of your life, to help you create and live your life to the fullest: opportunities, people and experiences that open minds and doors; activities that enrich and entertain. Places so welcoming that you feel you’re in the presence of family and friends, and that everywhere you turn, you find yourself in good company.
As the hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is that place.
Here, life’s a graceful balance of front-porch friendly and business-world sharp, a balance lit up and alive with all the amenities of a metropolitan university town. Where we enjoy the company of our neighbors on summer nights, talking on the porch about the day’s news and sports scores from the latest Pirate’s game, until someone flips a coin to see who’ll run out for barbeque.
Walking through the streets of Greenville, you see it has its share of art galleries, museums and festivals that delight; or, close by, the campus of East Carolina University calls to art and culture lovers with its worldly offering of musical concerts, theatrical and dance productions, travel films and lectures. For students with the fire of the future shining in their eyes, ready to turn their dreams loose, the campus calls to them in another voice.
Yes, you’ll find what you’re looking for here. But in many cases (and maybe this is just as important) what you didn’t even know you were looking for. That’s the way it is in Greenville. What makes it tick is how it makes people tick. As the cultural, educational and economic hub of the region, it’s expansive; it rewards the curious imagination, the entrepreneurial mind.
If you’re a person with big ideas and big ambitions, Greenville is good company. The smart thinking, hard work and optimism that once made Greenville a leading marketer of tobacco are still prevalent, though now guiding the area’s technology focus with its many bioscience and robotics breakthroughs. No surprise, these victories are trumpeted with as much enthusiasm as the local sports team’s trophy season.
Located just inland off the North Carolina coast, East of I-95, over 20 parks grace the landscape of Greenville and Pitt County. So if you’re an outdoor enthusiast, you’ll find enough adventure and scenic beauty here to fill up the canvas of your days, and plenty of like-minded people who share your respect for the grandeur of nature, the intoxicating fragrance of our Magnolia trees, picnicking under the shade of oaks, fishing at sundown, or hiking down a path that leads you not to the trail’s end, but to the conclusion that this is where you belong.
True, in some parts of the world, when you say the word “hub” people think “crowded”, “faceless”, “too noisy to hear myself think”. But we’re different.
There are crowds … parades down Evans Street. An annual Halloween street party. Students streaming to classes. Participants at major meeting or conferences. Or onlookers gathered down at the Extreme Park or Five Points Plaza to watch BMX bike pros practicing for an event.
But they’re not faceless crowds.
There is noise … live music rising from the campus nightlife scene, the hub-bub around the Convention Center, or when the Pirates rally to make the winning score, nothing short of pandemonium.
But our noise makes your spirits soar.
In fact, you could say that the hustle and bustle of life in Greenville is conducive to a higher level of thinking and inspiration. One thing’s for sure, the first thought on your mind will be how glad you are to be in Greenville, North Carolina, smack dab in the middle of such good company.
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