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This professional position within the Frederick County Office of Economic Development (FCOED) will lead our EmPOWER program and will be the primary point of contact for underrepresented businesses (women, veterans, LGBTQ, People of Color, People with Disabilities, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, Black or African American, Biracial, Hispanic, Latino, Middle Eastern, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander) needing expansion and location and other economic development services. This position will also support and lead business retention and expansion services for small businesses in Frederick County. Supervision is received from the FCOED Director of Business Retention and Expansion.

Frederick County Government recognizes the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members. If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to Frederick County Government today.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and further develop FCOEDs EmPOWER program, including strategy development for mentorship,accelerator and educational programs.
• Research to identify best-in-class approaches and identify potential new programs and implement enhancements to current programs.
• Develop and execute a business retention strategy to support, retain and grow underrepresented businesses and small businesses in Frederick County.
• Develop, foster and maintain good working relationships with industry organizations and associations on the local, state and federal level
• Market and promote businesses through press releases, blogs, public presentations and prepare reports
• Meet and work one-on-one with growing businesses to answer questions, address concerns, provide resources, make connections
• Plan and coordinate program events, both virtuallyand in-person
• Work with FCOED team members to prepare and implement strategies to attract and retain businesses
• Make public presentations and attend committee meetings at local/state/and national level
• Perform other related duties as required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Any single position may not be assigned all duties listed below, nor do the examples cover all duties that may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

The qualifications/requirements, knowledge/skills/abilities and physical demands or working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelors degree
• Minimum 3 years of economic development, business development or community development work experience
• Minimum 1 year experience (paid or volunteer will be accepted) working with and supportingunderrepresented businesses including women, veterans, LGBTQ, People of Color, People with Disabilities, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, Black or African American, Biracial, Hispanic, Latino, Middle Eastern, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander owned businesses.
• Minimum 1 year work experience in business marketing and social media
• Possession of a valid automobile operators license
• NOTE: An additional 2 years of related work experience may reduce the education requirement to an Associates degree