Mesa Az Government Jobs – Development Specialist

Overview

Position Title: Development Specialist

Company: City Of Mesa

Location: Mesa, Arizona, US

Job Description:

An Economic Development Specialist performs a wide variety of activities to attract new development opportunities and promote Mesa’s value as a business location, generate qualified prospects, and improve the competitiveness of the community’s business climate.  An employee in this classification may also assist Economic Development Project Managers with more complex projects.  An employee in this class also performs statistical comparisons and trend analysis to be used in marketing and promotional materials.  This class performs related duties as required.

Responsibilities:

• An Economic Development Specialist may be assigned to assist in implementing a targeted program that integrates multiple platforms to influence and build relationships with prospects, consultants, company decision makers, and media information sources; proactively identifying and addressing community business climate issues; and assisting in providing research and information, and/or technology support needed to execute these tasks.
• Duties also may involve:  working with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) to provide detailed and targeted responses to business leads; staffing regional and national sales missions and trade shows to promote greater Phoenix and Mesa; coordinating prospect site visits, assisting in establishing a baseline of information with respect to existing local businesses

Requirements:

• Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economic Development, Business or Public Administration, Marketing, Research, Analytics, Commercial Real Estate, or a related field.
•  Two years of employment in a professional-level capacity in economic development or a related area.