Economic Development Director

Organization: City of Chandler, AZ
Salary: The salary range for this position is $110,560-$154,782 with the starting salary dependent on qualifications. Also, the City provides excellent benefits.
Close Date: October 15, 2014

Job Description:

With a growing population of 242,000, Chandler, Arizona, is located on the southeast side of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Chandler is known as the “Silicon Desert” due to its many high tech employers including Intel and Microchip. The City which operates under the council-manager form government is a full-service organization with 1,602 FTE’s and a $783 million budget.

The Economic Development Director who manages a $5.6 million budget and 6.0 FTE’s is responsible for economic development, tourism, and the Innovations Science and Technology Incubator. The Economic Development Director has frequent contact with other City departments, developers, architects, bankers, commercial brokers, business owners, and the City Council and City Manager. The Economic Development Division is part of the City Manager’s Office, and the Director reports to an Assistant City Manager.

The minimum job requirements are: 1) Bachelor’s degree in Economic Development, Public Administration, or Business Administration, or a related field; and 2) 10 years recent experience in economic development, marketing, or a directly related field including at least 5 years of recent supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge and abilities.

The City is seeking a consummate, team-oriented professional with a successful economic development track record based on collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. A detailed recruitment profile brochure is available at www.slavinweb.com and www.chandleraz.gov.
The salary range for this position is $110,560-$154,782 with the starting salary dependent on qualifications. Also, the City provides excellent benefits.

To apply please send your resume and cover letter in a Word format with current salary by October 15, 2014 to pwconsulting@cox.net. For additional information about this job, please contact:

Mr. Paul Wenbert, ICMA-CM
Western Regional Manager
Slavin Management Consultants
480-664-2676
pwconsulting@cox.net
or
Mr. Robert Slavin
President
Slavin Management Consultants
770-449-4656
slavin@bellsouth.net
An Equal Opportunity Employer/Recruiter

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