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City of Elk River <br />,~„ Economic Development Assistant <br />ver Position Description <br />Department/Division: Immediate Supervisor: <br />Community Development/Economic Director of Economic Development <br />Develo ment <br />Pay Grade: FLSA Status: Last Updated: (date) <br />7 Exem t 1/31/08 <br />Positions Supervised: <br />N/A <br />Position Summary <br />The Economic Development Assistant is responsible for assisting in the undertaking of a variety of <br />routine and complex economic development initiatives in industrial, commercial, housing and <br />redevelopment activities. <br />Essential Functions <br />1. Performs business development and financial administration activities. <br />A. Administers the micro loan fund. <br />B. Utilizes the Strategic Plan for Economic Development and the Strategic Industrial <br />Marketing Plan. <br />C. Coordinates the business retention and expansion program. <br />D. Assists in the preparation, updating and implementation of various economic <br />development plans. <br />E. Maintains inventory of the properties available for development. <br />F. Assists in promoting, recruiting, evaluating and facilitating prospective clients <br />through site selection process. <br />G. Acts as staff liaison to EDA subcommittees as assigned. <br />H. Assists in writing, reviewing, and overseeing grants. <br />2. Performs housing and redevelopment activities. <br />A. Assists with activities for the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. <br />B. Assists in the updating and implementation of the Downtown Redevelopment Plan. <br />C. Assists with the coordination of the redevelopment planning process. <br />D. Assists in the preparation and updating of the Elk River Housing Study. <br />E. Assists in the preparation, updating and implementation of various redevelopment <br />plans. <br />3. Performs marketing acti~rities. <br />A. Utilizes F_,conomic Development Communication Standards u1 all marketing <br />materials and activities. <br />B. Creates, distributes and maintains marketing materials for promotion of economic <br />development and available commercial and industrial land. <br />C. Assists in the marketing of the Energy Ciry program and activities. <br />D. Creates marketing techniques to promote and fill business and industrial parks. <br />E. Utilizes special writing skills to distribute public information in order to create better <br />Page 1 <br />