Development Specialist III

ABOUT THE POSITION

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The County of Riverside's Office of Economic Development has a vacancy for a Development Specialist III located in Riverside and assigned to the Economic Development division.

As this is a public facing role, the Office is looking for a personable candidate that would be comfortable representing the department at conferences, board meetings, and other events.

The Development Specialist III's responsibilities will focus on the areas of economic development, marketing, and content development.

Duties will include special event exposure, social media, newsletters, webpages, and press releases; direct business assistance services to include site selection and technical assistance; demographic and market data gathering and analysis; importing and exporting referrals; business expansion and retention strategies (to include business site visitations); financial resources and permitting services; and regional partner collaboration.

The department is looking for someone who can identify and package intriguing stories in order to share and increase awareness about services offered and impacts made by the Office of Economic Development.

Those with a background in economic development, marketing and content development are encouraged to apply.

Competitive candidates will also have public sector experience or a background which included real estate development or asset transactions.

A Bachelor's Degree is also preferred.

Please note that this position requires working nights and weekends on occasion and will be required to travel both in and out of state.

Incumbents are responsible for exercising considerable judgment and independence in performing assignments of average difficulty which require a comprehensive knowledge of assigned projects and programs.

Incumbents may act as project leaders and provide task supervision for other assigned staff.

The Development Specialist III is distinguished from the Supervising Development Specialist in that the latter exercises full personnel supervision for a work group or assigned responsibility for the more complex projects where guidelines have not been established, or where greater complexity or sensitivity is involved.

Advancement to the next level is obtained by competitive selection through an open recruitment.

Meet the Team!
The Office of Economic Development's mission is to elevate the economic position of the county and foster economic vitality, encourage business growth, build a positive business climate, preserve and enhance neighborhoods, improve the quality of life, provide and promote cultural and learning opportunities for all.

The Office of Economic Development has several units that aggressively promote Riverside County and its business development opportunities, including Economic Development, International Business Office, Libraries and Special Districts.

The overarching goal ...