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East Kentucky Power Cooperative · 3 weeks ago

Associate Economic Development Manager

Winchester, KY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

East Kentucky Power Cooperative is a not-for-profit electric utility dedicated to providing reliable energy to its members. The Associate Economic Development Manager supports the Manager of Economic Development in initiatives aimed at recruiting and retaining businesses, and fostering community growth across service territories.

Electrical DistributionEnergySustainability

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Serves as spokesperson/presenter for the company in venues and conferences involving economic development and business efforts, as directed

Develops, evaluates, and recommends innovative products and concepts used to recruit and retain businesses within the Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives service territories, as directed

Recommends strategies for recruiting industrial customers including domestic and international companies to Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives service territories

Develops and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. state and locally elected officials and public opinion leaders)

Provides leadership and strategic focus to help build beneficial relationships with key decision makers

Assists with identification and cultivation of key prospects, including commercial and industrial customer relationships

Represents the company in collaborative efforts concerning economic development, as directed

Represents the company within service territory communities and serves on boards, advisory committees, and task forces to advance the company¿s role in business and economic development

Assists with site identification and development and serves as a liaison between assigned prospective clients, business leaders, incentive and financial partners

Serves as a liaison between all necessary resources to facilitate economic development activities

Coordinates economic development projects and programs with the Manager of Economic Development, owner-member co-ops, and OM economic development team members

Supports economic development recruitment, retention, and expansion efforts with assistance to member/consumers, and local and state officials as needed

Assists in advising local and regional leaders on educational programming and work skill building solutions offered by Kentucky's various educational systems and workforce development institutions

Assists in the development, enhancement, and branding of the department’s website structure and concepts

Assists in utilizing and developing new concepts and improvements associated with PowerMap, PowerVision, StateBook, and other tools used to recruit economic development opportunities into service territories

Ensures economic development activities are showcased through various social media outlets, as directed

Helps develop the annual economic development budget work plan

Prepares monthly reports beneficial to management, staff, and Board of Directors

Under direction of the Manager, updates economic plan and policies as necessary

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Economic development experienceProject planningContract developmentCustomer relationsUtility industry knowledgeBudget forecastingLeadership skillsMicrosoft OfficeCommunication skillsNegotiation skillsTeamworkProblem solvingPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in related area required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute

Minimum five (5) years experience in economic development, preferably in an electric utility, state government entity or local/regional economic development authority

Excellent communication skills including written and oral communications

Comfortable speaking to large groups and interacting with diverse groups of people

Must be able to build and maintain strategic relationships with business partners as outlined in this document

Ability to provide leadership and build consensus with EKPC CEO, Executive Staff, Economic Development Team and Owner-Member Cooperative Leadership

Project planning, contract development, and negotiation skills required

Ability to build short and long-range budget processes and forecasts

Effective working knowledge of land values, zoning regulations, and development potential

Strong customer relations and problem solving orientation

Working knowledge and experience in the utility industry with emphasis in such areas as finance, economic development, and/or engineering is helpful

Working knowledge of rates/pricing and utility services

Computer skills including internet research, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Must be comfortable giving presentations to various levels and size of audiences

Maintains a thorough understanding of the rates for all owner-member cooperatives, East Kentucky Power Cooperative, other Kentucky cooperatives and investor owned utilities in the state