Job Description

The position of Director of Marketing, Business Retention and Expansion, and Recruitment focuses on a strong and active business retention effort as a core component of any impactful economic development program through voluntary participation of regional employers, valuable market intelligence on the current business climate and potential opportunities to assist the economic prosperity of the region.

As Hondo Economic Development Corporation\'s (HEDC) primary liaison for business retention and workforce matters, new technologies, and services, the successful candidate will work with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate strategic educational and training initiatives and innovations to provide high-quality, cost-effective, sustainable programs that accommodate the workforce needs and expansion opportunities of major businesses within Hondo.

The ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge of and experience developing and sustaining educational and training programs and initiatives that support business retention and workforce solutions.

The ideal candidate will possess:

Experience, knowledge, and skills in the following areas - Business retention, workforce development, talent acquisition, and human resources related to economic development. Ability to documents contacts and activities and provide weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for the Board meetings and the annual plan of work preparation. Experience developing recruitment plans (marketing, advertisements, type of skills required, parameters, and resources). Assign performance contracts and corresponding tax abatement agreements. Build and foster meaningful relationships with influencers like executives, School Superintendents, Human Resources leaders, and Workforce Committees in positions to influence growth and expansion investment. Excellent communications skills with the ability to articulate big ideas, sell a vision and influence others, and convey how to execute it by creating detailed execution plan. Solid negotiation skills in a broad range of project-related and administrative functions.

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