Who: City of Evanston
What: Economic Development Specialist
This position performs responsible professional work to assist in the development and implementation of City of Evanston economic development programs and projects that support commercial, office, and industrial businesses and development activities. The Economic Development Division’s work is primarily focused on the retention of existing Evanston businesses located in traditional train station and neighborhood merchant districts and within commercial office developments in downtown Evanston. This is achieved through business visit interviews, information gathering, analysis and presentation, and the application of publicly funded programs and partnerships with private service providers.
The Economic Development Specialist position will require regular reports to the City Manager and other senior city staff, and merchant districts leaders on business recruitment and retention activities, economic trends, and local real estate activity. The position will require frequent social media posts and website updates through the Evanston Edge brand, in addition to publishing short interviews or stories featuring local business owners and entrepreneurs. The Economic Development Specialist will also be required to implement and maintain the City of Evanston business registry. The position will require the creation and maintenance of an economic indicator dashboard.
The Economic Development Division is comprised of a staff of two and is located within the Community Development Department. The Economic Development Specialist reports to the Economic Development Manager; and the Economic Development Manager reports to the Community Development Director.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (Specific assignment will include some or all of the following):
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Business Services Analyst (Memphis)
Who: City of Memphis, TN – Department of Planning & Development
What: The Business Services Analyst is responsible for the review, analysis, and evaluation of processes, systems, and user needs for projects and procedures associated with individual departments or the division; coordinate processes to ensure that the information systems support departmental business operational needs; serves as the first point of contact for coworkers and departmental liaisons regarding the use of designated information systems; gathers data to develop or contribute to the development of business plans and strategies; tracks performance of core business processes associated with individual departments or the division; assist the County IT staff in understanding the operational need for both automated and manual solutions to the business systems and procedures. Specific responsibilities include:
What: The Business Services Analyst is responsible for the review, analysis, and evaluation of processes, systems, and user needs for projects and procedures associated with individual departments or the division; coordinate processes to ensure that the information systems support departmental business operational needs; serves as the first point of contact for coworkers and departmental liaisons regarding the use of designated information systems; gathers data to develop or contribute to the development of business plans and strategies; tracks performance of core business processes associated with individual departments or the division; assist the County IT staff in understanding the operational need for both automated and manual solutions to the business systems and procedures. Specific responsibilities include:
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, Casey Trees - Washington, D.C.
Job Summary
Casey Trees, established in 2002 to restore, enhance and protect the tree canopy of Washington, DC, seeks a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to manage the organization's day-to-day operations. The ideal candidate is dedicated to Casey Trees' mission, an excellent communicator, experienced, personable, able to deal with daily challenges, highly motivated, enjoys working with a diverse staff and external partners.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manages the day to day operations of Casey Trees' and its 30+ employees.
- Leads the annual departmental strategic planning or "blueprint" process.
- Provides a strong and motivating leadership presence to all facets of the organization.
- Oversees budget formulation and expenditures.
- Guides a highly motivated team and ensures completion of annual work plans and targets.
- Oversees, manages and ensures timely delivery of programs and projects.
- Links Casey Tree Farm activities to those of Casey Trees.
- Ensures coordination between departments, admin staff, and external partners.
- Ensures departmental operations are carried out in an efficient and effective manner.
- Inspires staffers to do their best and seek out new responsibilities and opportunities.
- Connects people to trees, through trees and to Casey Trees.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree required. MBA or similar advanced degree desired.
- Practical experience in human resources, planning, budgeting, and business analysis/systems.
- Knowledge of urban forestry, urban planning, low impact development or similar urban environmental professions. A degree or similar credential in one of these professions a plus.
- Demonstrated success working with internal and external partners with the demonstrated ability to successfully deal with conflicts as they arise.
- Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Ability to foresee and proactively address personnel challenges in an appropriate manner.
- Demonstrated success managing and dealing with reports, peers and superiors.
- Proficiency with standard computer systems such as Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Knowledge of Salesforce CRM system a plus. Ability to learn other systems as required.
- Demonstrated knowledge/experience working within the non-profit business environment.
Position duration and Compensation
The COO is a full time position in Washington, DC starting October 5, 2015. Compensation commensurate with experience, including a comprehensive benefits package, paid holidays, sick and other leave.
To Apply
Please email: (1) letter of interest; (2) resume; (3) contact information; (4) salary requirements, and; (5) three references to: Kyle Phillips, Office Manager by September 15, 2015. Email: kphillips@caseytrees.org. Please write: CASEY TREES COO in the email subject line. No telephone or email inquires please.
Casey Trees is an Equal Opportunity Employer
How to apply
To Apply
Please email: (1) letter of interest; (2) resume; (3) contact information; (4) salary requirements, and; (5) three references to: Kyle Phillips, Office Manager by September 15, 2015. Email: kphillips@caseytrees.org. Please write: CASEY TREES COO in the email subject line. No telephone or email inquires please.
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