Catalytic Redevelopment Manager (Management Analyst III)

Job Announcement

Works as a creative, collaborative, analytically minded candidate to design and implement community based economic development efforts. This position works within the Catalytic Projects Division and lead the department's efforts to support place-based economic development. Focus will include strengthening business districts and commercial corridors within Fairfax County, supporting innovative public-private partnership real estate projects, and providing leadership for policy development, research, and incentive management efforts under the general supervision of the Catalytic Projects Division Manager.

Specific duties include :

• Develops and implements initiatives to support community based economic development organizations, with a focus on supporting retail and / or small-business stakeholders in business districts. Includes engaging with community based economic development and / or business support organizations to carry out joint activities, such as promotion and marketing, business assistance, special activation events, investor awareness, and support organizational capacity building and place-based management approaches.
• Assists with development and implementation of economic development incentive programs, such as the Economic Opportunity Reserve, county economic development grant programs, and Commonwealth of Virginia incentive programs.
• Serves as a lead for developing research and analysis related to market studies, project pro forma review, economic impact assessments, cost-benefit analyses, and evaluation of project impacts to county revenues.
• Leads aspects of project management in a matrixed environment for public-private partnership real estate projects to facilitate economic development.
• Provides strategic direction to assigned projects and acts as a liaison between Department of Economic Initiatives, county government and other governmental entities, private sector, community partners, and resident groups.
• Clearly communicate program goals with Board of Supervisors, senior county executives, community members, and program stakeholders.
• Ensures the County Strategic Plan and One Fairfax Policy are considered in the project development and implementation

Note : The assigned functional areas are community based economic development, data collection, research and analysis, project management, and / or commercial real estate.

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

Writes, edits, and finalizes reports and presentations and presents findings and recommendations to department senior managers.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an-all inclusive list).

Ability to lead assigned employees, including delegating and reviewing work assignments, providing coaching and guidance, monitoring and evaluating performance, and supporting training and development planning.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following : (Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in field related to the assigned functional area; Plus four years of professional work experience with in the functional area.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Work is generally sedentary. Ability to operate keyboard-driven equipment. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE :

Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian / Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and / or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY . EEO / AA / TTY.

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