Job Responsibilities and Expectations:
The Associate Director of Business, Retention, and Expansion
will possess a balanced skill set with strengths in initiative, organization,
communication, follow-through, teamwork, and relationship building.
The candidate will possess strong written and oral
communication skills, experience and comfort with technology, experience and
comfort using all forms of social media, and a willingness to work with a team
while persistently building relationships with existing industries and our
workforce partners in the region.
The candidate will be expected to live in the SWK
region. College degree is required with
experience in economic development, chamber of commerce, community development,
industry, and/or military considered as additional desirable backgrounds.
The position will:
- Report
to the Executive Director the retention of existing businesses in the
region and market research analysis to generate new leads.
Assist in the coordination of the economic
development operations to promote business, industry, and job development as
well as the long-term growth of Christian, Trigg and Todd counties.
Serve as the lead existing industry contact for
61+ manufacturers in the SWK region coordinating visits, lunch meetings,
contacts, posting jobs, etc.
Coordinate SWK EDC social media and communication
strategies to promote SWK EDC efforts and to highlight the manufacturers and
industries that are located in the SWK.
- Serve
as EDC’s workforce expert and partner with workforce organizations to
ensure talent pipeline for regional industries is strong and growing.
- Cultivate
Fort Campbell/ DOD relationships to ensure transitioning military and
military dependents are successfully integrated into regional workforce
talent pipeline efforts.
- Serve
as staff lead for all existing business programs including PIMA, SHRM,
HOPFAME, etc.
- Develop,
maintain, and distribute monthly communications including the Investor
Alert report, regular industry job updates, monthly PIMA update, and other
updates as needed.
- Track
statistics related to existing business for the EDC accountability system.
- Aid
in fundraising efforts for the program.
Compensation
and Benefits:
Salary commensurate with experience, negotiable.
Additional
benefits include health, mileage reimbursement, simple matching IRA
participation and flexible hours.
