Economic Development Special Projects Manager

3 weeks ago

Arlington, United States Arlington County, VA Full time

**Position Information**:
The Arlington Economic Development (AED) Department seeks a **Special Projects Manager** to assist with the implementation of AED’s Strategic Plan for Economic Growth and initiatives aimed at improving service delivery, business processes, and overall department performance. This position directly supports the AED Director and department senior managers and will regularly interact with key stakeholders across Arlington’s public and private sectors. This opportunity is ideal for an individual who seeks to make a positive impact on Arlington while also growing their career in the field of economic development.

AED is a dynamic progressive department dedicated to growing, attracting, and retaining a strong business base in Arlington. We seek business growth that builds on our strengths, notably the exceptional quality of life, highly accessible location, and industry clusters.

Job responsibilities:

- Supporting the implementation of AED’s multi-year economic growth strategy by assisting AED Divisions to create actionable plans, regularly tracking progress on strategic objectives, and analyzing performance metrics to identify trends;
- Leading departmental special projects that may require collaboration/coordination with other County departments;
- Collaborating with AED’s senior management team to champion outcome-based economic growth strategies and initiatives across the department;
- Providing project management support on targeted assessments to evaluate service delivery, efficiency, business processes, and/or performance of AED’s divisions and developing recommendations for improvement using both qualitative and quantitative techniques;
- Preparing reports and presentations, including communicating findings and recommendations to AED senior leaders, colleagues, and County leadership;
- Collaborating with the Operations Team to identify opportunities to leverage existing databases, CRMs, and subscription services to promote data-driven decision making;
- Serving as liaison to internal and external groups and stakeholders; and
- Supporting the AED Director on ad hoc projects and performing other job related duties as assigned.

**Selection Criteria**:
**Minimum**:

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Administration, Marketing, Economic Development or related field; and
- Some experience providing project management support, process improvement, public administration, and/or data analysis.

**Substitution**: Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year for year basis.

- Working with local government economic development organizations;
- Public speaking/presentation experience; and
- Using Salesforce, CoStar, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, or a similar program.

**Special Requirements**:
A pre-employment criminal records check will be conducted. It may include checks of the following: criminal record, driving record, education, professional licensure, and credit history. You may be required to sign a release authorizing the County to obtain your background information.

**Additional Information**:
**Work Hours**:Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a hybrid office policy requiring employees to be in office three days a week. The employee must be able to travel and attend local, state, and national events even if outside normal working hours.

The official job title is AED Specialist II. The pay ranges listed above are effective June 30, 2024.

As an Employer of Choice, Arlington County offers a generous benefits package. For more information,.

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The examination process for this position may include: (1) training and experience evaluation; (2) written and oral examination; (3) personal interview; (4) performance test/work sample; and/or (5) physical examination.

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