Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Reporting Relationship: Mayor
Department: Economic Development
Positions Supervised: 1
Primary Accountabilities:
The Economic Development Director provides vision, leadership, direction, and management oversight for the Economic Development Department. This position is responsible for leading and managing a professional economic development team in the successful implementation of annual strategic plans for prospect development, new business recruitment, existing business retention and expansion, workforce development, entrepreneurial development, marketing, and research. The Economic Development Director will be instrumental in assuring that West Memphis continues to be one of Arkansas’ premier places to live, work, and play!
Essential Job Duties:
Assist in the creation and retention of jobs in the community
Work with businesses, industries, and educational institutes to improve partnerships and align resources within the region and to resolve workforce issues.
Serve as a member of economic development groups, committees, boards etc. that promote economic and community development within the City of West Memphis.
Facilitate the development of a strategic economic development plan for the City of West Memphis (“City”) that includes vision, goals and objectives. Determines initiatives for attraction, retention and expansion, entrepreneurial development, minority and women business development, workforce readiness, and research focus areas.
Generates monthly and quarterly reports and/or updates.
Monitors expenditures of Economic Development Department to meet budget expectations.
Reports to the Facilities Board and Port Authority on revenues, presents expenditures for approval, and updates project activity.
Required Qualifications:
Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee(s) holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.
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