What are the responsibilities and job description for the Economic Development Manager position at Cocopah Indian Tribe?
- Promotes and develops the Cocopah Indian Tribe by actively recruiting and expanding businesses in the community while supervising and ensuring that processes are in place for successful project administration.
- Studies market trends, reviews economic data, and checks if business projects make financial sense.
- Represents the Tribe as a liaison in local and regional economic development, retail, business, marketing, and related associations and at meetings, conferences, and trade shows, requiring occasional travel and work outside of normal business hours
- Initiates and negotiates development agreements on behalf of the Cocopah Tribe.
- Creates and maintains a quality network of industry contacts, including CEOs, site consultants, and corporate real estate professionals, cultivated through active participation at conferences, on committees, at events, and in meetings with prospective clients, businesses, brokers, and developers.
- Implements marketing strategies by developing plans for identification and pursuit of office, industrial, and retail development, including preparation and distribution of marketing materials, website updates, meeting with clients, and making presentations
- Serves as a responsive point of contact for clients considering the Tribe for site location from project inception to completion.
- Coordinates with other tribal departments to evaluate and recommend enhancements to current policies and practices, monitors trends, analyzes information, and develops proposals that will attract businesses.
- Assists in negotiating development agreements with clients after determining project parameters, including analyzing and interpreting fiscal and economic impacts and presenting this information to the Tribal Council.
- Works closely and establishes relationships with the Arizona Commerce Authority, the Economic Councils, and other strategic partners to promote the Cocopah Tribe.
- Prepares prospect proposals consisting of economic, statistical, financial, population, growth, demographic, site analysis, tax, and other information
- Assists existing businesses in expanding business activities.
- Presents oral and written reports to Tribal Administration, Tribal Council, economic development interest groups, and other interested parties
- Creates materials to show why the region is a great place for investment and tourism.
- Identifies and implements funding strategies that may include public/private partnerships and grants.
- Researches, prepares, and submits grant applications for potential funding sources for economic development projects.
- Partners with internal departments, community leaders, businesses, and external agencies to collect project details and letters of support needed for submissions.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
Salary : $63,714