Director of Economic Development

4 weeks ago


Grand Prairie, United States Careers In Government, Inc. Full time

Full Time

Administration and Management

Community and Economic Development Salary:

Depends on Qualifications

USD Job Description

Job Summary

Director of Economic Development

This position retains and expands the economic viability of the City by marketing, planning, coordinating, and directing the City’s economic development activities. This requires exceptional communication skills to effectively establish strong working relationships with businesses and industries, develop complex business proposals, and negotiate contracts. Duties include creating and implementing a strategic plan, identifying, recruiting, and developing new businesses and economic development partnerships; conducting trend and other related analysis; and overseeing municipal sales tax projects.

City of Grand Prairie and Director of Economic Development Job Information

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If you have questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Anthony T.J. Michelic / President anthony@thepacegroup.com or Wanda Sullivan / Vice President wanda@thepacegroup.com

Essential Job Functions

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in related field required, Master’s Degree a plus CEcD or other Economic Development Certifications preferred

Job Experience:

Proven history of success in previous work in economic development industry or city administration. Well networked in the development industry with strong existing relationships. Strong background in building, communicating, and executing a strategic plan. Verifiable success in positive engagement at an organization and in a community. Demonstrable understanding of deal-making, stakeholder buy-in, and general business knowledge. Minimum of seven years in the economic development business or City Administration is preferred.

The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide. Summary of Benefits Job Address

Grand Prairie ,

Texas

United States

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City of Grand Prairie, TX

This listing is managed by: About City of Grand Prairie Welcome to the City of Grand Prairie We Live Life Grand here – about 200,640 residents call Grand Prairie home, and we’re still growing. Grand Prairie is the 16th largest city in Texas and the 125th largest city in the United States, but we still have small town values. We are rated the #1 Best Place to Retire in the U.S., 2nd Happiest City in Texas, 5th Best City for First-Time Home Buyers in Texas, 7th Safest Large City in Texas, and in the Top 50 U.S. Best Place to Raise a Family We have attractions that draw almost 10 million visitors a year to: Epic Waters Indoor Water Park showcasing 80,000 square feet of year-round water fun referred to as a “cruise ship on land” The Summit Active Adult Center with state-of-the-art fitness training, indoor infinity edge pool with lap lanes and exercise vortex, theater, game room, sauna PlayGrand Adventures (10-acre, all-accessible playground) is an exciting opportunity to provide a safe and fun playground experience for all ages and abilities (open late 2019) Firehouse Gastro Park restaurant downtown (conversion of historic Firehouse #1) Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Horse Race Track The Theatre at Grand Prairie concert venue Historic Uptown Theater in downtown IKEA, Living Spaces and the Premium Outlet Mall Lake Joe Pool Ripley’s Believe It Or Not And Palace of Wax Epic Central Park, a 172-acre park with five lakes, a Grand Lawn amphitheater, trails and a water and light show Chicken N’ Pickle Bolder Adventure Park The Epic Arts, Fitness and Entertainment Center with $1 million in cardio and strength training equipment, indoor walking/jogging track, group fitness and more Grand Prairie recently welcomed more than 50 new restaurants and retail stores along SH 161, and development continues at a brisk pace. The city offers a vibrant lifestyle, with the best parks in the nation, more amenities than most, affordable to affluent housing and friendly neighbors. City employees work hard to ensure Grand Prairie is known as an organization that creates Raving Fans by delivering world-class service. Our employee family and elected officials constantly live our values, aggressively move toward our vision and are always looking for ways to make the business of running a city even better.The hard work, positive input and optimism of all our city employees all play a key role in our success. We look forward to you joining our team Functional Analyst - Economic Development

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