Community and Economic Development Specialist

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Position:Community and Economic Development Specialist I

Location: Pearl, MS

Job :224

# of Openings:1

The Central Mississippi Planning & Development District has promoted regional excellence since 1968. We aim to assist our member governments with creative regional solutions to relevant and emerging issues.

Classification:
Non-Exempt

Department:
Planning

Reports to:

Director of Planning & Management Division

Summary / Objective

This position is responsible for technical work involved in the planning, preparation and implementation of regional short-range community development programs and projects. Incumbents assigned to this classification are responsible for specific economic development and community development activities as directed. The work involves considerable contact with localities within the District.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Responsible for grant application to include approving invoices, tracking spending, ensure grant compliance, financial quarterly reporting, environmental assessments, public hearings, etc for Delta Regional Authority and Community Development Block Grants. Procurement, collection, and distribution of documents to the appropriate persons.

Assist with environmental clearance for Community and Economic projects as needed for CDBG grants.

File maintenance for grant sources.

Assist with various internal administrative tasks to maintain the Districts EDA eligibility and in fulfillment of the Districts Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS).

Prepare correspondence, graphs, charts, and reports for grant applications assistance.

Monitor the department's budgets and prepare monthly updates.

Attends numerous meetings, conferences, and seminars to view models and examples of projects that could be used within the District and for general educational development.

Other tasks as assigned.

Planning and Organizing

Communication

Initiative/Independence

Customer Orientation

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee may travel by automobile or airplane and be exposed to changing weather conditions.

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently lifts and moves up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Travel is primarily local, with some out-of-area and overnight travel expected.

A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in a related field of study.

OR

An associate’s degree or technical certificate in administrative assistance or business-related field from an accredited community…