Economic Development Coordinator

City of San Luis; San Luis (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

City of San Luis seeks an Economic Development Coordinator to oversee business retention/expansion, small business development, and downtown redevelopment initiatives. You will build strong relationships with local businesses and connect them with financing, workforce resources, permitting, incentives, and procurement.

The role requires coordinating work plans, conducting site visits, analyzing program outcomes, and preparing reports for leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in public or related field.
• Two years of work experience in public relations, workforce development, marketing or small business development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the City’s BR&E program work plans, visits and performance measures.
• Conduct business visits to identify challenges, expansion opportunities, and risks to relocation.
• Build relationships with businesses, developers, and community partners.
• Coordinate assistance with City departments, utilities, workforce organizations, educational institutions, and partners.
• Prepare program reports, presentations, and updates for leadership and stakeholders.
• Support business incubator operations and entrepreneurship initiatives.

Skills

Relationship building

Public outreach

Economic development

Project coordination

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

CRM software

Database management

Job description

Under general supervision of the Director of Economic Development and Government Affairs, the Business Development Coordinator manages and implements the City’s business retention and expansion and small business development programs. The position builds relationships with local businesses, identifies and responds to business needs, connects businesses with technical and financial resources, and monitors program outcomes. The Coordinator also supports business attraction activities, downtown redevelopment initiatives, economic research, marketing, special projects, and other departmental priorities.

As the Economic Development Coordinator, you will:

• Coordinate the City’s Business Retention and Expansion Program, including work plans, business visits, follow-up procedures, and performance measures.
• Conduct business visits to identify operational challenges, workforce and infrastructure needs, expansion opportunities, regulatory concerns, and risks of closure or relocation.
• Build relationships with businesses, property owners, developers, industry representatives, and community partners.
• Coordinate assistance with City departments, utilities, workforce organizations, educational institutions, economic development partners, and government agencies.
• Connect businesses with financing, workforceassistance, permitting, incentives, procurement, training, and other resources.
• Maintain records of business visits, assistance provided, referrals, follow-up activities, investments, and jobs created or retained.
• Analyze business feedback, program results, and economic trends to recommend improvements to the local business environment.
• Prepare program reports, presentations, and updates for department leadership, the Economic Development Commission, City Council, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate small business development programs, including technical assistance, workshops, entrepreneurship initiatives, applications processes, participant communications, referrals, and outcome reporting.
• Support Business Incubator operations and programming, including tenant recruitment, application evaluation, partner coordination, business assistance, and performance monitoring.
• Develope program guidelines, outreach strategies, training and networking opportunities, and performance measures that support business formation and growth.
• Assist with business attraction by supporting prospect inquiries, site visits, research, presentations, and property and market information.
• Support downtown redevelopment projects, business assistance, outreach, and revitalization initiatives.
• Assist with implementing the City’s economic development strategic plan and represent the City at meetings, conferences, trade shows, and community events.

• Support departmental marketing, research, public outreach,special events, and other economic development initiatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

As the Economic Development Coordinator, you will possess knowledge of:

• Business retention and expansion, business attraction, small business development, entrepreneurship, and downtown redevelopment principles, practices, methods, and techniques.
• Economic development and community development programs, strategies, and best practices.
• Program and project planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Business outreach, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement practices.
• Marketing, public outreach, and business recruitment principles and practices.
• Research methods and the interpretation of economic, demographic, workforce, business, and market data.
• Small business operations, financing, technical assistance, and entrepreneurial support resources.
• Local government organization, operations, policies, and procedures.
• Recordkeeping, performance measurement, database management, and program reporting practices.
• English and Spanish spelling, grammar, punctuation, and arithmetic calculations.
• Standard office software and technology used for research, presentations, data management, communication, and project tracking.

Will possess the skills to:

• Develope and maintain effective relationships with businesses, property owners, developers, community organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Conduct business visits, interviews, assessments, and follow-up activities to identify needs, opportunities, and potential barriers to business growth.
• Coordinate multiple projects, programs, activities, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Research, compile, analyze, and present economic, business, demographic, workforce, and market information.
• Prepare clear, concise, accurate, and professional reports, memoranda, presentations, correspondence, program materials, and other written communications.
• Deliver effective presentations and communicating complex information to business owners, community members, elected and appointed officials, and other audiences.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops, networking events, business assistance activities, and community outreach.
• Use databases, spreadsheets, presentation software, word-processing applications, and other technology to maintain records, analyze information, track performance, and communicate results.
• Identify appropriate financial, technical, workforce, permitting, training, and other resources and making effective referrals.
• Collect and maintain accurate program data and using performance measures to monitor outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Exercise sound judgment, discretion, professionalism, and customer service in working with confidential, sensitive, or complex business matters.

Will possess the ability to:

• Plan, coordinate and conducts projects and multi-phase programs.
• Maintain complex program and project records.
• Prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise and effective formal public presentations as needed.
• Prepare clear, concise written reports, studies and memoranda.
• Communicate both orally and in writing to a variety of audiences on a variety of complex subjects.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships and communicating effectively.

Education, Training, and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, or related field.
• Two (2) years of work experience in public relations, workforce development, marketing and advertising, commercial real estate, or small business development;

Licenses and Certifications:

All required licenses and certifications must be maintained throughout employment.

• A valid Arizona driver's license at the time of appointment

Required:

• Residency in the United States and within 25 miles of the City of San Luis.

Desired/Preferred:

• Bilingual in Spanish.
• San Luis residency.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk and hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and perform repetitive movements of hands or wrists. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds unaided. Employees must be physically capable of operating City vehicles, for job-related purposes, safely. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this class, an employee uses written and oral communication skills; reads and interprets data, information and documents; analyzes and solves problems; uses math and mathematical reasoning; performs highly detailed work; deals with multiple concurrent tasks; and interacts with others encountered in the course of work, including frequent contact with customers and/or the public and dissatisfied individuals.

Work Environment

The employee works in an office environment where the noise level is usually quiet. Certain positions within the classification may require availability to work flexible schedule.

The City of San Luis is committed to Professional Growth and Career Development -

Current employees may be given preferred consideration if they meet the position's minimum requirements.