Economic Development Coordinator - Business & Community Development (Office of Economic Development) (Non-Civil Service) ID-11101
Welcome to the City of Dallas!
The City of Dallas is one of the largest employers in the DFW Metroplex.
We offer growth opportunities and a chance to make a difference in our community.
What do we offer?
A competitive salary, five-year vested pension plan, great benefits package that includes health, vision and dental insurance, pet insurance, tuition reimbursement, qualifying childcare assistance, paid time off and more.
Other Jobs You May Be Interested In
Remote Data Entry, No Experience, $40/hr, Part-TimeVirtual Assistant, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience, Night Job
Entry-Level Remote Data Entry, $50/hr, Evening Job
Customer Support, No Degree, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend Job
Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Part-Time, College Student Friendly
Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, No Degree, Night Job
Part-Time Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, College Student Friendly
Remote Moderator, No Degree, $50/hr, Evening, Weekend Job
Remote Customer Support, $42/hr, Night Job, No Experience
Live Chat Support, $40/hr, Remote, Entry Level, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, Remote, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience
Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Night Shift
Part-Time Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student
Remote Live Chat, $50/hr, Part-Time, Evening/Night Job
Entry Level Phone Job, $42/hr, Remote, No Degree Required
Weekend Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience
Remote Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Evening, Part-Time Job
Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree
Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Night Shift, College Student Job
Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend
Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, Part-Time, College Student
Data Entry, Remote, $40/hr, Night Shift, No Degree
Evening Virtual Assistant, Remote, $45/hr, No Experience
Weekend Customer Support, $42/hr, Remote, College Student
Remote Data Entry, $50/hr, No Experience, Evening/Night Job
Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend, Entry Level
Remote Phone Support, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience Required
Data Entry, No Experience, $50/hr, Remote, College Student
Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time
Live Chat Support, Remote, $42/hr, Night Shift, College Student
Phone Job, $50/hr, Remote, No Degree, Part-Time, Weekend
Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Evening, No Experience Required
Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $42/hr, Remote, Part-Time
Remote Customer Support, $50/hr, Night Shift, No Degree
Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, College Student Friendly, Part-Time
Live Chat Support, $42/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Degree
Virtual Assistant, Remote, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience
Remote Phone Job, $50/hr, College Student, Night Shift
Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience Required
Data Entry, No Degree, $45/hr, Part-Time, Remote Job
Customer Support, $50/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend, No Degree
Remote Live Chat, $45/hr, College Student, No Experience
Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required
Phone Support, $50/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Evening, Remote, No Degree
Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, No Experience, Part-Time
Data Entry, $50/hr, Night Job, No Degree, Remote
Remote Moderator, $40/hr, College Student Friendly, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, Remote, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience
Remote Phone Job, $45/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required
Customer Support, $50/hr, Night Job, Remote, No Experience
Data Entry, Remote, $42/hr, Evening Job, No Degree
Live Chat Support, $45/hr, Weekend, Remote, College Student
Virtual Assistant, Remote, $50/hr, Part-Time, Night Shift
Data Entry, $40/hr, No Experience, Remote, Weekend Job
Remote Phone Job, $45/hr, No Degree, College Student Friendly
Customer Support, $42/hr, Remote, Evening, No Experience
Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Remote
Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, Part-Time, College Student Job
Phone Support, Remote, $42/hr, Evening/Night Shift
Virtual Assistant, No Degree, $45/hr, Remote, Part-Time
Live Chat Support, $50/hr, Remote, No Experience Required
Remote Moderator, $42/hr, College Student, Weekend Job
Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Night Job, No Degree
Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Remote, Part-Time, Evening Job
Remote Customer Support, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience
Phone Job, $45/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree
Remote Live Chat, $50/hr, College Student, No Experience
Data Entry, $40/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening
Remote Phone Support, $45/hr, Night Job, College Student
Remote Moderator, $50/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Experience
Customer Support, $42/hr, Remote, Part-Time, No Degree
Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, Weekend Job, College Student
Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Night Shift
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student
Live Chat Support, $45/hr, Part-Time, Remote, No Degree
Data Entry, $50/hr, Remote, Evening Job, College Student
Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience
Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Night Shift, College Student Friendly
Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, No Degree, Evening Job
Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Part-Time, Remote, Weekend Job
Data Entry, $40/hr, Evening Job, No Experience, Remote
Remote Live Chat, $42/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, $45/hr, No Experience, Remote, Night Job
Phone Job, $50/hr, Remote, Part-Time, College Student
Remote Data Entry, $42/hr, Evening/Night Job, No Experience
Remote Moderator, $45/hr, No Degree, Weekend Job, Part-Time
Live Chat Support, $50/hr, Remote, Night Shift, No Degree
Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Weekend, College Student, Remote
Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Part-Time, No Experience Required
Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Weekend, Night Job
Virtual Assistant, $50/hr, Evening, Remote, College Student
Customer Support, $42/hr, Weekend Job, Remote, No Degree
Phone Support, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience, Evening Job
Data Entry, $50/hr, Night Shift, No Degree, Remote Job
Remote Data Entry, No Experience, $40/hr, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience, Night Job
Entry-Level Remote Data Entry, $50/hr, Evening Job
Customer Support, No Degree, $40/hr, Remote, Weekend Job
Remote Phone Job, $42/hr, Part-Time, College Student Friendly
Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Remote, No Degree, Night Job
Part-Time Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, College Student Friendly
Remote Moderator, No Degree, $50/hr, Evening, Weekend Job
Remote Customer Support, $42/hr, Night Job, No Experience
Live Chat Support, $40/hr, Remote, Entry Level, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, Remote, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience
Remote Data Entry, $45/hr, No Degree, Night Shift
Part-Time Customer Support, $40/hr, Remote, College Student
Remote Live Chat, $50/hr, Part-Time, Evening/Night Job
Entry Level Phone Job, $42/hr, Remote, No Degree Required
Weekend Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, No Experience
Remote Virtual Assistant, $40/hr, Evening, Part-Time Job
Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Part-Time, Weekend, No Degree
Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Night Shift, College Student Job
Phone Support, Remote, $50/hr, No Experience, Part-Time
Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend
Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, Part-Time, College Student
Data Entry, Remote, $40/hr, Night Shift, No Degree
Evening Virtual Assistant, Remote, $45/hr, No Experience
Weekend Customer Support, $42/hr, Remote, College Student
Remote Data Entry, $50/hr, No Experience, Evening/Night Job
Remote Live Chat, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend, Entry Level
Remote Phone Support, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience Required
Data Entry, No Experience, $50/hr, Remote, College Student
Remote Moderator, $40/hr, Weekend, No Degree, Part-Time
Live Chat Support, Remote, $42/hr, Night Shift, College Student
Phone Job, $50/hr, Remote, No Degree, Part-Time, Weekend
Data Entry, $45/hr, Remote, Evening, No Experience Required
Virtual Assistant, No Experience, $42/hr, Remote, Part-Time
Remote Customer Support, $50/hr, Night Shift, No Degree
Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, College Student Friendly, Part-Time
Live Chat Support, $42/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Degree
Virtual Assistant, Remote, $45/hr, Evening, No Experience
Remote Phone Job, $50/hr, College Student, Night Shift
Remote Moderator, $42/hr, Weekend, No Experience Required
Data Entry, No Degree, $45/hr, Part-Time, Remote Job
Customer Support, $50/hr, Remote, Evening/Night Job, No Degree
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Remote, Weekend, No Degree
Remote Live Chat, $45/hr, College Student, No Experience
Remote Data Entry, $40/hr, Part-Time, No Degree Required
Phone Support, $50/hr, Weekend, Remote, No Experience
Virtual Assistant, $42/hr, Evening, Remote, No Degree
Remote Customer Support, $45/hr, No Experience, Part-Time
Data Entry, $50/hr, Night Job, No Degree, Remote
Join our diverse workforce and help us in providing excellent service to the residents of Dallas while building a rewarding career.
Job Summary
Performs a variety of administrative, technical and professional functions in preparation of economic and community development plans, programs and services. Assist businesses with local and state permitting processes and will provide research, as needed, for special town development projects.
Job Description
Position Purpose
The Economic Development Coordinator position may perform a variety of duties within the Office of Economic Development for which some or all of the listed under “Essential Functions” and “Knowledge, Skills & Abilities” may apply. General responsibilities may also include administrative, technical, financial and/or other professional functions in preparation of economic and/or community development plans, programs, projects, finances and/or services. May assist businesses with local and state permitting processes and may perform research and/or analysis as needed for management ad-hoc requests, presentations and projects under consideration.
Essential Functions
1 Assists in coordinating, managing, and promoting City economic development initiatives and programs.
2 Provides information and assistance to businesses, develops advertisements and performs related functions.
3 Assists in the preparation of economic development reports and maintains assigned databases.
4 Provides key economic, financial and community information, as well as advice to businesses seeking to establish or expand business and tourism opportunities in the City of Dallas.
5 Researches and develops financing options, writes grants, oversees administration process and prepares reports and correspondence related to projects.
6 Develops requests for proposals, negotiates and monitors contracts, administers and directs project grants, monitors funds and authorizes payments.
7 Develops and maintains strategic relationships with commercial and industrial realtors, developers and/or tourism partners for the purpose of assisting business and key industries with growth, expansion and site assistance.
8 Develops, maintains and coordinates economic and industrial data, coordinates industrial lands portfolio development and creates maps using the GIS program.
9 Performs complex market research and develops competitive intelligence and industry trend scans.
10 Represents the City of Dallas on various boards, governmental agencies, chambers and committees to ensure the City remains economically competitive for industrial and business recruitment.
11 Drafts and/or analyzes financial project structures, develops financial language for City Council agenda items, City Council resolutions and Administrative Actions.
12 Develops, manages, monitors, forecasts and implements budgets and financial activity related to one or a combination of economic development areas: operations, capital programs, multi-year funded programs, treatment of assets, trial balances and/or other items as pertinent, relevant or assigned.
13 Designs and/or assists in the development and/or research of information and databases, compiling, analyzing data, producing reports, and/or contract compliance monitoring of economic development projects and/or agreements.
14 Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
1 Knowledge of community and local geography.
2 Knowledge of city licensing, permitting procedures and city budgeting policies.
3 Knowledge of housing development, finance, and project management, including development of budgets, cash flow and operating proformas, financial sources, uses statements and metrics.
4 Knowledge of housing and real estate markets, zoning and building codes.
5 Ability and experience communicating effectively (verbally and in writing) at all levels, as well as ability to draft presentations, reports and financial statements.
6 Ability to evaluate multiple alternatives to reach sound conclusions.
7 Ability and experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all levels of management, City officials, vendors, economic development and housing development stakeholders, other government agencies, other employees and the general public.
8 Ability to work with: other staff across the organization, consultants, contractors, governmental agencies, City management and the public. Ability to develop financial structures as needed for various types of projects, documents and reports (including those for City Council Agenda Items, Council Resolutions and/or Council Ordinances; others for City Controller to be included in City’s financial statements/reports).
9 Collaboration in dashboard and/or database development, maintenance, analysis.
10 Ability to interpret, compile, analyze budget and/or contract activity, present results and/or draft reports or determinations related to monitoring/compliance with contractual agreements and/or financial data (some knowledge and/or understanding of budgets, expenditures, estimates, reconciliations, GAAP and/or GASB is desirable).
11 Note: Depending on the division for which applying, some or all of those listed in this section would be applicable.
12 Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite.
Education
Four-year college or university degree (required) in any or a combination of the following areas: Public Administration, Business Administration, Urban Planning, Real Estate Development, Computer Science, GIS, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics or related fields. A master's degree in one of these fields may substitute for one year of experience.
Experience
Minimum of four (4) years of relevant experience in roles that demonstrate a proven ability to communicate, manage multiple projects, overcome obstacles and work effectively in a fast paced environment.
Licenses and Certification
May be required to be certified, registered, or licensed in a specialty area.
Equivalency
Master's degree in required field and a minimum of 2 years of required related experience may qualify both education and experience requirements.
Salary Range
$73,584.79 - $91,980.98
The salary listed on this job posting is the starting salary range; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.
City of Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of its workforce.