Quick Links              --------------------- Airport/Sky Harbor City Jobs Departments A-Z Garbage/Recycling Mayor/City Council Online Services Public Meetings Public Safety What's New Mailing Lists Calendar

	Discover Phoenix	Residents	Businesses	City Government	Employment	Youth & Seniors	e-Services	Home

Job Description

DEPUTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

JOB CODE 27480

Effective Date:	06/04A

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to provide expert advice, support and assistance in planning, administering, coordinating and supervising high profile initiatives and projects. The incumbent is responsible for overseeing and leading the development and negotiation of agreements and contracts for projects undertaken by Economic Development professional staff. Work includes overseeing legal and contractual assistance activities as well as consultant services. As the need arises, the incumbent will assume the role of chief negotiator for high profile projects or programs. The incumbent will direct and coordinate the efforts of economic development teams engaged in various economic development or redevelopment projects and other professional and administrative support staff. The incumbent performs work under the general direction of the Assistant Community and Economic Development Director, and is evaluated on the basis of results obtained.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Negotiates contracts between the City, private developers and/or other governmental entities in major, high profile redevelopment projects, such as commercial office development, public assembly facilities, retail centers, and sports training centers;
• Oversees negotiating processes conducted by Senior Redevelopment Program Managers and their staff;
• Arranges for the services of external consultants and acts as City liaison;
• Assists the Senior Redevelopment Program Managers in developing strategies;
• Briefs and advises City management and the Mayor and Council regarding economic development projects in person and through written reports;
• Works with citizen groups to develop and implement short-term and long-term economic development objectives and programs;
• Implements capital improvement projects by coordinating the work of other department staff, citizen groups, and public and private agencies;
• Assigns work to a professional staff, oversees work procedures, and inspects work in progress and upon completion;
• Produces management plans including current and critical path schedules for economic development and private redevelopment projects;
• Negotiates development and redevelopment contracts with private developers;
• Develops and markets business assistance programs;
• Meets and works with citizen committees, special interest groups, non-profit organizations, and neighborhood groups concerning economic development issues and problems;
• Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of public administration, municipal budgeting and finance, public relations, negotiating, and supervision.
• Laws, ordinances, regulations and policies of various government agencies as they affect the business community.
• Leadership styles and skills.

Ability to:

• Negotiate in writing and in person with private and public agencies and with representatives of various citizen groups.
• Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others.
• Communicate in the English language by phone or in person in a one-to-one or group setting.
• Comprehend and make inferences from written material.
• Learn job-related material primarily through structured lecture and reading.
• Produce written documents in the English language with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
• Work cooperatively with other City employees and the general public.
• Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.

Additional Requirements:

• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• Some positions will require the performance of other essential and marginal functions.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
Four years of experience in coordinating and directing the implementation of development, redevelopment and capital improvement projects, including two years of experience supervising a professional staff and a bachelor's degree in economics, business administration, public administration, urban planning or a related field. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.