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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

COORDINATOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I

Department of Planning and Development

Bureau of Small Business Development

Number of Positions: 1

(additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $ 76,476.00/Year

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 9 /30 /202 5

U nde r g ene r a l s up e r visi on , t h e C o o r d i na t o r o f E c o no m ic D e v e l op m e n t I is r e s pon si b l e fo r supp o r ti n g t h e Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) an d o t h e r Bureau of Small Business Development (SBD) p r og r a m s, i n cl ud i n g m a nag i n g p r o j e c t s, de v e l op i n g p o l i cy r ega r d i n g n e i ghb o r h o o d d e v e l op m en t, an d i de n ti f yi n g a n d o b t a i n i n g r e s o u r c e s a n d a ssis t a n ce n eede d for capital development. Additional responsibilities include supporting the expansion, retention, or relocation of new or existing businesses or cultural operations in the City of Chicago, as well as other r e l a t e d d u ti e s a s r equ i r ed .

ESSE N T IAL DU T I E S

• W o r ks with th e Projects Administrator t o m a n ag e t h e NOF p r o g r a m, i n c l ud i n g c o o r d i n a ti n g with th e p r o g r a m ad m i n ist r a t or , c o m m un ic a ti n g with a p p l i c an ts a n d s t a k eh o l de r s, p r o g r a m m a r k e t i ng , r epo r ti n g a n d d a ta m ana g e m en t , da t a v is ua l i z a ti o n , p r og r a m e v a l u a ti on , an d c o m p l i an c e

• C o l l e c t s an d a na lyz e s p r o g r a m m a tic, l a n d u s e , z on i ng , s o ci a l, and / o r e c o no m ic d e v e l o p m en t d a t a

• C r ea t e s a n d d e si gn s r epo r ts a n d v i s ua l i z a ti on s f r o m pr og r a m d a ta t o e f fe c t iv e ly s ha r e i n f o r m a ti o n a n d p r o vi d e i n si gh ts fo r pr o c e ss an d p o l i cy i m p r o v e m en t s

• S uppo r t a n d c o o r d i n a te SBD's d a ta co l l e c ti o n a n d p r og r a m r e po r t i ng

• Supports o t h e r SBD i n it i a tiv e s, s u ch a s t h e development of a Legacy Business P rogram

• O v e r s ees an d p a r tici pa t e s in s t u d i e s i d e n ti f yi n g o ppo r t u n i ti e s with th e most significant e c o no m ic de v e l o p m en t i m pa ct f o r de si gna t e d a r ea s a n d p r og r a m s

• I d en ti f i e s f und i n g o p p o r t u n it i e s, s it e s, an d a r ea s f o r p r op o s e d d e v e l o p m e n t, e x p an si o n p r o j e c t s , o r i n it i a tiv e s

• C oo r d i na t e s p l a n n i n g e f fo r ts be tw e e n d e pa r t m en t b u r e a u s, City d ep a r t m e n t s , c o m m un ity o r g a n iz a ti on s, s is t e r go v e r n m en t agen ci e s , an d d e v e l o pe r s f o r t h e p u r po se o f i m p l e m e n ti n g p r o j e ct w o r k p l an s

• C oo r d i na t e s a n d con d u c t s p u b l i c m ee t i ng s a n d p r o j e ct p r e s en t a ti o n s to c o mm u n ity g r o up s to pr o m o te a v a i l ab le E c ono m ic D e v e l o p m en t pr o g r a m s a n d i n c en tiv e s a s w e ll a s o t h e r City i n iti a tiv e s

• O v e r s ee s p r o j e c t s an d en s u r e s c o m p l i an ce with s c ope , b udge t, an d t i m e l i n e

• M a k e s po l i cy r e c o m m en d a ti on s an d d e v e l op s app r op r i a te p o l i ci e s, p r og r a m s, a n d o r d i nan c e s t o f u r t h e r th e goa ls o f r e vit a l i zi n g C h ic ago 's c o mm e r ci a l c o r r i do r s

• R e s ea r c hes, prepares, a n d m on i t o r s g r an t app l i c a ti o n s a n d o t h e r a lt e r na tive fund i n g so u r c e s; a d m i n ist e r s g r an t - f u nded p r o j e c ts fo r t h e d ivisi o n ; m o n it o r s f i nan ci a l g r an t c o m p l i an ce an d p r e p a r e s g r an t r e i m bu r s e m en t r eq u e s t s

• D e v e l op s, i m p l e m en t s , an d t r a cks e c on o m ic d e v e l op m e n t e f fo r ts t o m a x i m ize th e e f f ici en cy an d e f fe c t iv e ne ss o f t h e Cit y 's e c o n o m ic d e v e l op m en t p r og r a m

Performs other related duties as assigned

Lo c a t i o n : 121 North LaSalle Street,City H a l l , 1 0 t h F l o o r

D ays : M onda y - F r i da y

H ou r s : 9 : 0 0a m - 5 : 0 0p m ( Occasional e v e n i n g o r w ee k e n d h o u r s m a y b e r equ i r ed)

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

Six (6) years of economic development work experience, OR

Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Urban Planning or a directly related field, plus four (4) years of economic development work experience, OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Urban Planning or a directly related field, plus two (2) years of economic development work experience, OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Urban Planning or a directly related field, plus one (1) year of economic development work experience

Selection Criteria

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a skills assessment as part of the interview. The

interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview, will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

• Previous experience in project management

• Previous experience with Communications and marketing as it relates to public and community engagement

• Previous experience with general urban planning principles, including but not limited to: transit-oriented development; social equity; and urban design.

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APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on the information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow all required employment/hiring plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and collective bargaining agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. The learn more about our hiring processes click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer and Fair Chance Employer

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Brandon Johnson, Mayor