city seal

City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

city seal

Global Bus Recruitment & Expansion Coordinator
FLSA: Standard/Exempt EEO Category: (20) Professionals
Class Code: 18631 Salary Grade: UD3
Approved: February 16, 2007 Last Revised: September 11, 2017

Purpose:
 

Develop, manage, and coordinate international and domestic economic development activities.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

1. Develops innovative economic development incentive tools, including grants, for global business recruitment and expansion purposes.
2. Creates and implements programs to promote local economic development and workforce development efforts.
3. Creates and implements programs, including marketing and City economic development agreements, to facilitate global business recruitment and expansion.
4. Researches and analyzes local, national, and international economic development trends and best practices for talent attraction and business recruitment and expansion.
5. Assists and encourages job creation efforts of local companies.
6. Tracks data and compiles reports on local, national, and international economy, industry, and labor market.
7. Analyzes data and makes specific recommendations including strategic planning and implementation.
8. Collaborates with chambers of commerce, local economic development and workforce development organizations, and educational institutions to promote economic growth, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
9. Participates in business recruitment trips and trade and investment missions.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
  None
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of project development, scheduling and monitoring.
• Knowledge of economic development finance and incentive programs.
• Knowledge of economic development trends and best practices.
• Knowledge of local, national, and international economy, industry, and labor market datasets.
• Skill in written communication and oral presentation skills.
• Skill in handling and prioritizing multiple tasks, planning, and organizing.
• Skill in using computers and related software.
• Skill in data analysis and report writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with community leaders, business representatives, public officials, coworkers, and the general public.
• Ability in leveraging city, county, state, and federal relationships.
• Ability to understand economic development principles and techniques.
• Ability to self-start initiatives, conduct research projects, and make presentations.
Minimum Qualifications:
 

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to Business Administration, Public Administration, International/Global Business or Economics, General Studies or Liberal Arts plus three (3) years of experience in a field related to economic development.
• Master’s degree may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.
• Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
  None

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.