Business Development Manager - Business Attraction

$93,184 - $128,128/Yr

Stafford County - Stafford, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Stafford, VA

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

Under the direction of the Director of Economic Development, the Business Development Manager performs professional and administrative work managing the development and execution of County-wide programs to encourage business attraction, existing business expansion and retention, and entrepreneurial development. This position will consider and recommend strategic initiatives and manages economic development programs and projects primarily focusing on business attraction. Supervision may be exercised over supportive staff. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge and relevant experience in implementing strategies that focus on business attraction of large-scale enterprises within specified targeted industries.

Responsibilities

• Plans, organizes, and manages the County's Business Attraction, Retention and Expansion, and Entrepreneurial Development programs
• Supports the promotion of Stafford County's broader economic development goals to include preparing financial analysis, budgets, and maintaining files and records
• Coordinates the collection and organization of economic development statistics for policy analysis
• Prepares reports for use by County staff and local economic development stakeholders
• Communicates and demonstrates job creation efforts and economic development policy effectiveness
• Oversees and manages economic development projects that may include business expansion and attraction projects to include managing contacts with owners and C-level executives
• Monitors issues identified by current businesses and potential entrepreneurs
• Manages and addresses project issues with some degree of independence as they are reviewed by leadership
• Oversees and continues to recommend improvements to department contact, projects, and department filing systems used for development and reporting on economic development program metrics
• Drafts, secures, and administers grants or other public funding for economic development projects
• Conducts market research and analysis of economic trends
• Prepares regular reports on department activities
• Develops and manages department workforce development projects; coordinates and keeps up to date with other workforce development programs and agency contacts
• Coordinates assistance for businesses from local, state, federal, and other resources
• Works with Stafford County agencies and departments to facilitate County efforts to assist attraction, expansion, and retention of businesses
• Develops and utilizes a strong relationship with County, Region, State agencies economic development, commercial real estate, development and trade associations, and other agencies
• Creates, maintains, and updates computerized database files, preparing reports and assignments, coordinating the preparation and maintenance of files and records, desktop publishing and graphics, and providing office support for the Economic Development office as needed
• Serves as office liaison to one or more of a number of County committees
• Represents the County's development goals and objectives in various public and private forums
• Performs related tasks as required.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Public Administration, Business Administration, or related degree
• At least five years of experience in Economic Development or Business/Accounting field
• Any combination of education, training and/or experience to include professional certifications that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Nice-to-haves

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Economics, Finance, Public Administration, Business Administration, or related degree
• At least five years of experience in Economic Development or business fields.

Benefits

• The hiring range for this position is from $93,184.00 to $128,128.00 annually based on experience
• The full salary range for this position is from $93,184.00 to $163,072.00 annually to provide opportunity for growth and development.