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An Economic Development Specialist performs a wide variety of activities to attract new development opportunities and promote Mesa’s value as a business location, generate qualified prospects, and improve the competitiveness of the community’s business climate. An employee in this classification may also assist Economic Development Project Managers with more complex projects. An employee in this class also performs statistical comparisons and trend analysis to be used in marketing and promotional materials. This class performs related duties as required.
Office of Economic Development Assignment: An Economic Development Specialist may be assigned to assist in implementing a targeted program that integrates multiple platforms to influence and build relationships with prospects, consultants, company decision makers, and media information sources; proactively identifying and addressing community business climate issues; and assisting in providing research and information, and/or technology support needed to execute these tasks. Duties also may involve: working with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) to provide detailed and targeted responses to business leads; staffing regional and national sales missions and trade shows to promote greater Phoenix and Mesa; coordinating prospect site visits, assisting in establishing a baseline of information with respect to existing local businesses; support local business growth; increase employment for Mesa citizens; expand the community’s economic base; and provide outreach to existing businesses. Work involves: establishing and strengthening relationships with local businesses; providing information to existing businesses regarding the availability of assistance programs, including project management assistance, job training, employee recruitment, and financing programs; discovering and confirming local service and location advantages for use in marketing Mesa to firms considering a new location; identifying service or location deficiencies which hinder economic development; and developing strategies to eliminate or mitigate the deficiencies.
In addition, an Economic Development Specialist may assist in providing targeted research support, including but not limited to: researching data; preparation of information for targeted promotional activities; database management; GIS (Geographic Information System) mapping; and a variety of other duties related to developing, writing, producing, updating, and designing marketing and promotional materials for business retention and expansion, business recruitment, and international trade activities.
City Manager’s Office (Downtown Transformation) Assignment: An Economic Development Specialist performs a wide variety of activities to promote Downtown Mesa development and redevelopment opportunities, Downtown’s value as a business location, development of the Downtown Innovation District, support Downtown property owners, and retention and expansion of existing businesses. An employee in this classification will also assist the Downtown Transformation Manager and/or Economic Development Project Managers with more complex projects.
An Economic Development Specialist may research information, provide technical support, coordinate site visits, assist with research on existing Downtown businesses, manage data, prepare presentations, support business growth, and provide outreach to existing businesses. Work involves establishing and strengthening relationships with existing businesses and new business prospects; and providing information to existing businesses regarding the availability of assistance programs, including project management assistance. This position may serve as the main point of contact for downtown public parking management, including coordination with the Downtown Mesa Association and City of Mesa’s Real Estate Division.The Economic Development Specialist position may offer the opportunity to travel to recruit companies and meet with company representatives, trade councils and organizations, government officials, and interested investors. Incumbents exercise independence and initiative to complete assigned tasks. Supervision is received from the Economic Development Department Director, designee, or Downtown Transformation Manager who reviews and assigns work through conferences, meetings, and reports and monitors results achieved. Functional supervision may be received from senior-level staff on more complex or large projects. This class is FLSA exempt-administrative.
Please refer to the link below for the full job description and additional information regarding assignments, preferred qualifications, and essential functions. Employee Values: All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City's shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.Full Time
$74k-102k (estimate)
10/15/2022
06/05/2024
mesaaz.gov
MESA, AZ
3,000 - 7,500
1878
MICHAEL BROWN
$500M - $1B
Located just southeast of Phoenix, Mesa is one of the nation's fastest-growing cities. It is the third-largest city in Arizona and the nation's 36th-largest city. With affordable housing, superior schools, low crime rate and a multitude of recreational options, Mesa offers a highly attractive lifestyle. That is why nearly 500,000 people call Mesa home. City of Mesa operates under the council-manager form of government. Six members of the City Council are elected by district, with a Mayor elected at-large to a four-year term. Mesa provides a full array of municipal services including electric, ...gas, water, and solid waste utilities, and is proud to offer recreation and cultural opportunities such as Spring Training facilities, golf courses, libraries, museums, a cemetery, an amphitheater, and a convention center. Nearly 4,000 people work for the City, providing vital services to the residents of Mesa. Employees enjoy competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including a defined-benefit retirement plan, paid vacation, sick and holiday time off, health/dental/vision/life/commuter insurance and a no-cost Wellness Center. Mesa fosters a workplace culture that prioritizes knowledge, respect, and integrity, and the City of Mesa is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity at all levels of its workforce.
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