Job Description
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Albemarle, NC
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 2000222
Department: Economic Development
Opening Date: 05/08/2024
Closing Date: 6/2/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
Job Description An employee in this class is responsible for consulting with local officials, community leaders, and industry executives for the purpose of promoting industrial and commercial growth through the expansion and retention of existing bases and attraction of new industries and businesses into the County. Duties include the development of data, statistics, and publications that portray the economic potential of the county and municipalities; identification of prospective industries; and maintaining proper records, reports, and public information for the program. Work requires considerable planning and timely execution of work. Decisions must be made quickly with accuracy when dealing with the industrial management teams. Employee must exercise independent judgment and simultaneously must consider financial, socio-economic, legal, and regulatory variables as they affect the County. Starting salary $83,365 or DOQ.
Examples of Job Duties Serves as initial contact for potential industries and businesses considering new location or expansion; shows sites and arranges meetings with local officials; researches land and coordinates contacts for the property; serves as liaison during plant or facility construction; investigates labor supply, utilities, and works with various groups to ensure the availability of an adequate, well trained workforce for industrial concerns.
Develops marketing tools for the economic development of the County including brochures, flyers, booklets, website, and ads, etc.
Develops a network of contacts to identify potential parks and sites; monitors building projects and works with local officials.
Develops grants and funding sources to support infrastructure improvements, i.e. Community Development Block grants, US Development Administration, Industrial Development Fund, Rural Infrastructure Authority, etc.; researches, writes and contracts for grants procurement and administration; lobbies and works with Department of Transportation for road and highway improvements and keeps abreast of long range transportation plan.
Maintains contact with state industrial developers, Charlotte Regional Alliance, NC Commerce, community leaders, and representatives of businesses and industry.
Develops business retention program; visits each industry in the county regularly to stay abreast of their status, any potential for expansion, and assists with problems; follows up on requests.
Keeps current records on sites and buildings, and reports changes to the State industrial developers; keeps files and statistics on labor wages, demographics, economic base, maps, profiles, utilities, retail sales, building permits, finances and schools; reports on growth announcements and statistics on various agencies.
Supervises administrative staff; makes work assignments; provides guidance on workload; monitors and evaluates work; and may initiate disciplinary action; makes recommendations for final selection, salary increases and dismissal to the County Manager.
Prepares department budget recommendation; monitors expenditures regularly; establishes yearly goals and objectives.
Serves as staff resource and technical consultant to the County Economic Development Commission, and to the Board of Commissioners; and makes presentations to commissioners on infrastructure expansion to support new or expanding industry.
Researches and recommends strategies, serves on various Boards, and promotes the County.
Coordinates efforts with a wide variety of local, regional and state groups such as Regional Partnership officials, NC Department of Commerce and others; serves as a liaison for various city, county, and state agencies and organizations.
Coordinates immigration, visa, and other issues for visiting staff and dignitaries for international companies.
Performs related duties as required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Thorough knowledge of principles, practices and processes involved in economic development.
Thorough knowledge of the principles of management, business, their organizational procedures, and financing.
Considerable knowledge of economic, social, and technological resources available in the economic development field.
Considerable knowledge of the assets of the community and federal, state, and local laws pertaining to economic development and planning.
Considerable knowledge of the local, regional, state and federal resources and agencies available to assist with various economic development activities.
Considerable knowledge of the application of information technology to the development of information and to the recruitment and retention of economic capital.
Considerable knowledge of marketing principles and practices.
Skills in data collection and analysis, and establishment of data bases about pertinent County statistics and demographics.
Ability to plan, organize, and effectively develop industrial leads for the County including building consensus among diverse groups.
Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with industry and business executives and owners or representatives, public officials at the local, state and federal levels, contractors, community leaders and organizations, other department heads, superiors and other employees.
Ability to analyze situations accurately and make correct recommendations for each industrial contact
Qualifications Graduation from an accredited four year college or university with a degree in business, public administration, planning, economics, or related field supplemented by training in economic development and considerable professional experience in industrial or economic development; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
STANLY COUNTY BENEFITS (Full-time Employees) Employees accrue sick and vacation time each paycheck.
Stanly County observes twelve (12) holidays. New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving (Thursday and Friday), Christmas (3 days).
Employees receive one (1) personal day per year.
INSURANCE BENEFITS :
Stanly County provides health & vision insurance with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. Our plan is a PPO, 80/20, with a $1000 deductible. Teledoc is offered through our insurance for a $10 co-pay per visit. Primary care visit is a $40 co-payment. Specialist is $50 co-pay. One free eye exam per year. The insurance coverage is FREE to full-time employees.
Dental Coverage is with Guardian dental insurance and is FREE to full-time employees.
Other volunteer insurance benefits include: Flexible Spending Program, Life Insurance, Cancer, Accident, and Disability policies.
Stanly County offers an employee health clinic. Our on-site Advance Practice Provider will see employees and dependents covered on our county insurance plan free of charge. This service does not replace your primary healthcare providers but augments their care.
As a wellness benefit, employees have the option of joining the Stanly County YMCA. The County will pay half of the employee's membership.
Employee Assistant Program is offered through Atrium Health. Each employee will receive up to six (6) free sessions on a rolling year. Dependent children and/or spouse may also use the sessions.
RETIREMENT :
Stanly County Employees will be a member of the N. C. Local Government Employees' Retirement System. Stanly County is required to withhold six percent (6%) from each paycheck and deposit it into the retirement system. The County also contributes to the plan. You are vested at five years as a contributing member. After one year of contributing membership in the system, a death benefit is available if you die while still in active service or within 180 days of your last day of service.
NC 401(k) (Supplemental Retirement Plan):
Employees can contribute to the Empower 401(k) plan upon hire. If the employee contributes at least one percent (1%), Stanly County will match one percent (1%).
Additionally, employees may make additional contributions through the following options: 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and Roth Plan Option.
LONGEVITY: Longevity pay is earned after three (3) years of continuous Local Government retirement benefited service working with Stanly County government.
Longevity Bonus:
3 years but less than 5 years $300
5 years but less than 10 years $600
10 years but less than 15 years $900
15 years but less than 20 years $1,200
20 years or more $1,500
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, For contractors, Christmas work, New year, Local area, Flexible hours,