Job Information
City of Prescott Director of Economic Development in Prescott, Arizona
This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7412828
Position Summary:
Directs the staff, budget, resources, and operations of the Economic Development Department.
Essential Duties:
- Manages the Economic Development department including staff, consultants, budgets, services, projects, and programs.
- Promotes business attraction, retention, expansion, and diversification.
- Works with City leadership to establish goals, strategies, and objectives for economic development. Plans, assigns, and oversees work to achieve established goals.
- Supervises, hires, trains, develops, and evaluates personnel; works with employees to correct deficiencies and expand capabilities; and implements incentives and discipline in accordance with the organization\'s policies and applicable laws.
- Provides visionary, innovative leadership which encourages and recognizes creativity, innovation and flexibility at all levels of the department and programs.
- Provides advice and counsel.
- Plans, designs, operates, reviews, monitors and guides the continued improvement of departmental projects and programs. Seeks to improve return on investment, where appropriate.
- Communicates official plans, policies and procedures to employees and the general public as required; responds to public inquiries and coordinates regularly with appropriate internal staff with appropriate political sensitivity and respect for proprietary business information.
- Facilitates meetings with staff, internal departments, committees, and/or other applicable groups. May serve or participate on various committees, teams and/or with external agencies. Prepares and gives presentations to a variety of audiences.
- Works collaboratively to develop marketing plans, materials, and information to promote business attraction, retention, and expansion.
- Travels to recruitment, educational, and networking events to learn best practices and to keep Prescott in the mind of potential new businesses.
- Develops lasting relationships and partnerships.
- Performs other duties as assigned.