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St. Louis County, MN · 3 weeks ago

Economic and Community Development Director

Duluth, MN

Contract

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$115K/yr - $157K/yr

5+ years exp

St. Louis County is seeking an Economic and Community Development Director to oversee the functions and services of the Economic and Community Development Department. This role involves planning, directing, and controlling county economic initiatives, supervising staff, and managing significant budgets to ensure sustainable growth and effective community development.

Responsibilities

Plans, directs and controls the functions and services administered by the St. Louis County Economic and Community Development Department

Develops and administers a comprehensive program of County economic planning

Identifies and implements economic and community development initiatives intended to maximize the county’s tax base and long-term sustainable growth of the communities within the County

Serves as an economic and community development liaison between the County and other municipalities, government agencies and private businesses

Coordinates the development of enterprise GIS Geospatial data and land information portals

Plans and oversees strategic and enterprise initiatives that streamline business operations including web services, a-government and innovative projects that strengthen internal and external partnerships

Serves in the capacity of the acting Executive Director for the County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA)

Responsible for supervising Planning and Community Development Department and HRA staff involved in land records management, County economic development initiatives, community development, and housing

Directly supervises division managers and professional staff involved in the functional planning areas

Determines the Department and HRA staffing requirements while working within the approved budget

Manages a total annual operating department budget for the Economic and Community Development Department totaling approximately $2 million and an HRA operating budget of approximately $0.4 million, annual state and federal grants of approximately $3 million, and other programs and contracts as approved by the County Board

Develops the Department budget on an annual basis, and monitors ongoing expenditures and fees for services to track budget performance

Qualification

Economic planningCommunity developmentBudget managementSupervision of staffUrban planningGrant writingPolicy developmentOrganizational leadershipInnovationCommunication skillsCreativity

Required

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, urban planning or a closely related field AND seven (7) years of full-time paid progressively responsible planning and research experience, three (3) years of which was supervising or assisting in the administration of a planning and/or researching government or government-related services program

OR graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in public administration, business administration, urban planning or a closely related field AND five (5) years of full-time paid progressively responsible planning and research experience, three (3) years of which was supervising or assisting in the administration of a government or government-related services program

Qualified applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation

Applicants selected for appointment must take and pass a drug test

Applicants selected for appointment to a position with St. Louis County are subject to a background investigation

All new employees must submit documentation verifying identity and employment eligibility within three days of their first day of employment