Executive Director
Pawtucket Foundation
Professional Area:
Economic Planning and Development
Experience:
5-7 years
Location:
Pawtucket, RI
MISSION:
The Pawtucket Foundation represents the business and not-for-profit sector as an advocate and catalyst for downtown, riverfront and transportation gateway enhancements within the City of Pawtucket (Rhode Island). As civic entrepreneurs, we foster a vision of the community's future by mobilizing and coordinating research, information, talent and resources to positively impact the City.
SUMMARY:
The Executive Director of the Pawtucket Foundation will help to create and develop programs designed to mobilize the resources of the private sector to encourage economic development and community planning within Pawtucket, Rhode Island and the boarding community of Central Falls. He or she will utilize professional experience to promote private and public sector investment to improve existing community assets as well as to create new development projects. Key ongoing projects include predevelopment planning for river corridor real estate revitalization, economic development, capital transportation infrastructure planning and business recruitment efforts in the historic downtown.
Under the Director's leadership, the Foundation will use its capability to provide technical assistance to community organizations, community leaders, and City officials in community planning, real estate, infrastructure development and business development efforts. In leading this private-public partnership, the Executive Director will foster and maintain a cooperative working relationship between the private sector, city residents and city officials.
Email letter of interest and resume (preferably in PDF format) to Search Committee via email at info@pawtucketfoundation.org by close of business on Thursday, November 12, 2015. No phone calls please.
Visit www.pawtucketfoundation.org for additional information.