Reports To: Vice President
Job Status: Full Time; Salaried
SUMMARY: Incumbents research, plan, market, recruit, and facilitate the development of and location searches for new and expanding office, technology, and industrial businesses and parks. Responsibilities also include researching and coordinating strategies to support economic development efforts in targeted areas, including compiling and analyzing data; promoting and facilitating international trade opportunities for local businesses; and pursuing investment by foreign companies in Pasco County. Also responsible for execution of workforce development initiatives with local partners and others, as well as general administrative tasks such as management/oversight of local incentive agreements, project management, site visits to gather company and industry intelligence, development/promotion of small business services and programs, including presentations to relevant business and community groups to promote the awareness and mission of PEDC
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive listing of all the duties and responsibilities performed by positions in this class.
- Plans, coordinates, organizes, and spearheads the Company’s efforts to recruit and locate office, technology, and industrial users; ensures appropriate equipment and materials are available for the successful operations related to these efforts
- Represents the Company to the public and outside groups, organizations, and agencies; responds to a wide variety of questions, comments, and/or concerns; resolves related complaints
- Coordinates day-to-day operations related to the Company’s office, technology, and industrial recruitment efforts; Documents the Company’s recruitment efforts through Goldmine, a client-tracking database
- Ensures project compliance with applicable internal and external requirements
- Coordinates the development, evaluation and implementation of program goals, objectives, and activities related to office, technology, and industrial recruitment
- Coordinates the development, evaluation and implementation of program goals, objectives, and activities related to workforce development
- Serves as a liaison to brokers, developers, office, technology, industrial users, and exporters
- Prepares proposals to clients and responds to inquiries/requests from Company stakeholders related to technology, office and industrial users
- Assists in developing and monitoring program budget; Works with the President/CEO to make recommendations to Board of Directors and government officials on incentives which support the recruitment strategy for technology, office & industrial users and to identify County opportunities
- Prepares and maintains a variety of records and reports related to assigned programs,
- including financial reports that summarize and/or outline incoming and outgoing funds.
- Conducts research to identify emerging needs, trends, and services related to recruitment and location of technology, office and industrial users or other assigned areas of responsibility
- Maintains relationships with international trade organizations and agencies on behalf of the Company
- Designs and implements marketing and/outreach materials to ensure public exposure to program offerings
- Identifies funding sources for projects requiring financial assistance
- Helps raise funds from private and public sources for Company
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES. None
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and /or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Knowledge of:
- Marketing/salesmanship principles
- Research methods
- Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, ordinances, statues, and regulations
- Public relations principles
- Budget Administration principles
- Program coordination principles
- Grant contract administration practices
- Commercial/industrial real estate development
- Business development finance
- International trade/foreign direct investment
Skill in:
- Using a computer and related software applications
- Driving
Ability to:
- Network and cold-call
- Recruit office, technology and industrial users
- Develop customized proposals and information packages
- Locate appropriate real estate for technology, office and industrial users
- Help package and negotiate economic development incentives for technology, office and industrial users
- Facilitate prospect tours
- Monitor budgets
- Meet deadlines
- Build strong relationships between the business community, local government, and the Company
- Interpret complex documents
- Assess the outcomes of program initiatives
- Analyze methods and techniques
- Communicate and use interpersonal skills to interact with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s Degree in related field and 3-years related experience or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
CERTIFICATION: Must have at the time of hire and be able to maintain a valid Florida driver license.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Position is typically office or administrative work and is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Some travel is required, possibly to other countries.
