Economic Development Director

Company: AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION-CALIFORNIA
Location: Ontario
Posted on: February 22, 2021

Job Description:

City of Ontario, California

Economic Development Director
Salary range: $156,354 to $190,050
Application deadline: 01/08/2021

The City provides a full range of services to the community including Police, Fire, Administrative Services, Community Life & Culture, Community Development, Economic Development, Public Works and the Ontario Municipal Utilities Company. The City's team is staffed with approximately 1,200 full-time and 200 part-time diverse and talented employees who work to support a common goal of providing excellent service to the community.

The Economic Development Director leads a department of four staff members in the creation and implementation of economic development strategies for the City, including: business attraction and recruitment, retention, expansion, and small business support; directs and carries out the City's efforts to attract domestic and international businesses, including site selection, development agreements and project management.
Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Finance, or a related field AND eight or more years of experience in managing and coordinating economic development, marketing and redevelopment projects and programs (five years in an executive level or management capacity) is required. A solid history of consistent growth in a public agency, with an understanding of public and private project financing methods, as well as principles and practices of economic development, business development, marketing and finance is expected. A Master's degree in Public Administration, Finance or a related field is desirable.

To be considered, please submit a resume (reflecting years and months of positions held, as well as size of staff and budgets you have managed), cover letter and five work-related references (who will-- not --be contacted in the early stages of recruitment) to:-- https://executivesearch.cpshr.us/JobDetail?ID=1721

For additional information, contact:

Frank Rojas
CPS HR Consulting
(916) 471-3111

Online brochure:-- executivesearch.cpshr.us
City of Ontario website:-- www.ontarioca.gov
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