Business Recruitment Manager

Missouri Partnership is hiring for a dynamic individual to join our Project Management team to work on Business Recruitment projects. At Missouri Partnership, we value accountability, quality, partnership and commitment. In our Business Recruitment Manager position, you will be an integral part of our successful team that focuses on creating jobs and investment across the state of Missouri. You will be responsible for providing direct support to our Business Recruitment team.

It is preferred that the ideal candidate have experience in economic development.

POSITION TITLE:

Business Recruitment Manager

SUPERVISOR:
Senior VP, Business Recruitment & General Counsel

FLSA:
Exempt

SCHEDULE:

Full-Time

DIRECT REPORTS: 0

LOCATION:

Missouri

Missouri Partnership is a public-private, non-profit organization with the principal mission of recruiting new business investment to the state. Through collaborative efforts with state and local partners, Missouri Partnership works to attract new companies by marketing the state’s business advantages.

The Business Recruitment Manager position on the Project Management team plays a crucial role in attracting companies to Missouri. The purpose of the Business Recruitment Manager position is to provide essential support for business attraction projects as well as some support for the Missouri Partnership Project Managers. This position may have the opportunity to learn more about the intricacies of business recruitment, including learning how to work projects from beginning to end.

• Help design and maintain internal recruitment project database/CRM (Salesforce) and sync with State of Missouri’s Department of Economic Development (DED) internal database, in coordination with Team Coordinator and Project Management Team.
• Assist with reviewing projects for incentive proposals; assist with proposal request from DED.
• Conduct due diligence for economic development projects.
• Assist Project Management team by drafting, collecting, and reviewing Requests for Information (RFIs) distributed throughout the state and organizing RFI submissions from partner organizations throughout the state.
• Assist with preparation for client visits in coordination with the Project Management team.
• Work with the Director of Research, Creative Manager, and Project Managers to ensure quality preparation of informational packets for interested clients.
• Build and foster meaningful relationships throughout the state with the following:
  • State and local economic development officials.
  • Subject matter experts throughout various departments and divisions of state government, such as Departments of Revenue, Natural Resources, Transportation, etc.
• Become familiar with state and local incentive programs.
  • Build relationships with the various program managers.
  • Understand goals and motivation behind certain program limitations including funding limits and caps.
  • Adhere to the application and subsequent follow-up processes.
• Set up for meetings directly part of an active project or site visit (i.e, AV, catering, facility and meal reservations, and lodging).

Occasional, infrequent travel (including overnight travel) may be required to support certain events and meetings.

• Effectively and respectfully communicate with internal and external stakeholders in a variety of different formats.
• Strategically manage time.
• Must be highly organized and have a commitment to excellence.
• Multitask and quickly shift to differing tasks to complete a variety of duties ensuring all tasks are completed accurately and promptly.
• Organize and process information while also keeping track of physical items and projects to maximize productivity.
• Maintain…