Assistant Director of Economic Development

3 days ago

Elkhart, United States The City of Elkhart Full time

**CITY OF ELKHART - JOB DESCRIPTION**

**DEPARTMENT**
- Office of Development Services**POSITION**
- Assistant Director for Economic Development**DIVISION**
- Economic Development**STATUS**
- Full-time**CATEGORY**
- Salaried**FLSA**
- Exempt**REPORTS TO**
- Director of Development Services**DATE**
- 2024**JOB SUMMARY**
- Promotes the retention and expansion of existing businesses and the development of new business through financing programs, land/building availability assistance, tax incentives and technical assistance through local partnerships. Administers and develops economic development policies and programs for the City of Elkhart; performs other work as may be requested by the Director and/or the Mayor.**PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Develop and cultivate relationships with other Economic Development organizations, regional businesses, governments and media on a local, regional and statewide basis to broaden the economic development opportunities.
- Researches and understands all applicable economic development incentive programs that attract business investment and encourage business expansion.
- Work with state and local economic development organizations to attract new businesses.
- Develop proposals for the appropriate use of public incentives based on individual projects.
- Prepares financial analyses on all economic incentive proposals, assesses the economic feasibility of projects, and makes recommendations to the Director on public sector funding participation
- Prepares and solicits Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from private and/or public entities for economic development projects
- Advises and works with the City Common Council and top management to develop strategies and initiate projects for economic development.
- Identify critical skills needed in the local workforce to support business growth.
- Work with workforce development organizations to create programs and strategies to develop critical skills within the local workforce.
- Create redevelopment strategies for selected brownfield sites.

**OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Prepares and maintains a database containing the various local, State and Federal economic development incentives.
- Coordinates and implements the objectives of the Urban Enterprise
- Association.**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**
- Minimum of 4-year college degree in Economics, Urban Planning, Political Science, Public Administration or Business Administration.
- Master’s Degree strongly desired.
- Minimum of 4 years comparable experience with a Master’s Degree counting as an equivalent of 2 years’ experience.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES**
- Knowledge of public sector financing including: tax incremental financing, tax abatement and industrial development bonds.
- Strong writing skills as required for preparing grants, project reports and general correspondence.
- Financial management skills including spreadsheet preparation and knowledge of general accounting procedures.
- Knowledge of real estate development including creating and evaluating project pro formas, property acquisition, zoning, site planning and subdivision process.

**POST OFFER TESTING REQUIREMENTS**
- The City of Elkhart is a Drug Free Workplace. Therefore, successfully passing a post offer drug screen is required (random drug testing may be conducted after employment).
- Background checks producing acceptable BMV and criminal history reports required.

**POLICY STATEMENT**
- The incumbent is required to possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities, and the physical, mental, and visual skills described in this job description to perform the principal duties, responsibilities and essential job functions.
- This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent. Principal duties and responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job and other duties and responsibilities include those that are considered incidental or secondary to the overall purpose of this job.

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