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Salary: $28.91 - $37.59 Hourly Location : OK, OK Job Type: Full-Time Hourly Location (Dep/Div): City Manager - Econ Development Munis Job Class: SPECIALIST Opening Date: 06/04/2025 Closing Date: 6/18/2025 11:59 PM Central FLSA: Non-Exempt Bargaining Unit: GEN Job Description Location: 1315 City Manager-Econ Development Pay Grade: A13 FLSA Status: Non-exempt Under general supervision, the Economic Development Specialist provides a high level of customer service to existing and future business. The Specialist supports the City's economic development goals by supporting business retention and expansion efforts, assisting in the coordination and tracking of development-related inquiries, and fostering collaboration with internal departments and external partners. This position manages the flow of development cases from initial inquiry through pre-development coordination and serves as a consistent point of contact for the City's business community. The Specialist provides regular updates to the Economic Development Director. *This position performs duties deemed to be "safety sensitive" and is therefore subjected to random drug testing under the City's policies* Essential Job Functions Serves as a contact for major commercial/retail companies participating in the business retention and expansion (BRE) program. Conduct visits, meetings and grow business community relationships with the City. Follows-up on routine economic development inquiries and requests for information. Manages, tracks, and follows through on all development-related cases from initial business inquiry through development coordination. Maintains a comprehensive case tracking system and database of all business inquiries, including updates and follow-ups. Takes initiative to check on the status of ongoing development efforts and coordinate with internal departments to ensure progress. Assists in developing and executing a proactive strategy that promotes business retention and expansion across all industry sectors, including but not limited to developing collateral to share and updating data on the economic development dashboards. Analyzes and monitors the City's existing business mix; identify demands and surplus in good and services and create strategy for recruiting. Stays informed on local, regional, and national economic trends and incorporate relevant insights into business support strategies. Attend and/or view City Council meetings. Maintains relationships with business owners, site selectors, and economic development stakeholders including the Broken Arrow Chamber and the Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation. Maintains a working knowledge of all active and planned development activity in the City, county, and region. Creates and produces a marketing and communication plan for business retention and recruitment efforts, including site visits, outreach events, and networking. Prepares and organizes data, reports, and presentation materials for internal use, City Council, and for external stakeholders. Supports the Director with presentations to City leadership and community partners as needed. Represents the department in meetings or public events in the Director's absence as requested. Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Education and Experience Requires a bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Economics, Business Administration, Urban Planning or related field supplemented by two years of experience in economic development, business services, municipal planning, or similar role. Experience in case management, customer service, or project coordination in a public or private setting is preferred. Requires possession or ability to obtain a valid Oklahoma Driver's License. Physical Requirements Tasks involve the ability to exert minimal physical effort in sedentary work, typically involving some combination of balancing, feeling, handling, hearing, kneeling, mental acuity, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, talking, visual acuity, walking and which involves some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (up to 10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Requires frequent travel to other worksites. An offer of employment is contingent on the verification of credentials and other information required by the City of Broken Arrow policies, including the successful completion of a background check and drug/physical screening. City of Broken Arrow is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of the workforce. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, color, genetic information, marital status, or any other protected class. Broken Arrow is committed to reasonable accommodation, and a smoke free/drug free workplace. 2025 Employee Benefits Summary This document is intended to give an overview of benefits offered to full-time, non-union City employees. Benefit coverage begins on the first of the month following 30 days of employment Monthly Rates: Retirement The City offers a 401(a) defined contribution retirement plan through the Oklahoma Municipal Retirement Fund (OMRF). The City contributes 10% of the employees' earnings into the plan. Employees become 20% vested after three years and vesting increases 20% for each additional year of service until 100% vesting is achieved at seven years. Employees may elect to contribute an additional amount. The City also offers access to a 457 retirement plan, both traditional and Roth, through Mission Square retirement. Preferred Providers Through our preferred providers, the City is pleased to offer anyone on the health plan access to medical services at no additional cost. Clinic : Anyone on the City's medical plan can access the Remedy Health clinics, including their on-site pharmacies, labs and imaging services at no cost. ZERO Card: Zero offers a wide range of services that may be ordered by your doctor, including labs, imaging, colonoscopies, orthopedic surgery, sleep studies, physical therapy and more- all at no cost to the employee. Paid Leave Vacation: One week of vacation is available after six months of employment. Thereafter, vacation is accrued monthly according to year of service. Year 1 - 4: 10 days per year Year 5 - 9: 15 days per year Year 10 - 14: 20 days per year Year 15 - 19: 22 days per year 20 years +: 25 days per year Holidays : Twelve paid holidays, plus one floating holiday each year. Sick : Eight hours per month up to maximum of 1,040 hours (130 working days). Other City-paid benefits Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability The City pays the entire premium for a term life insurance policy, as well as a long-term disability benefit that replaces part of your salary if you become unable to work for several months. The life insurance is equal to the employee's annual salary. Employee Assistance Program Through Community Care EAP, City employees and their families can call for help with a variety of personal, professional, mental health, substance abuse and financial concerns. Three free visits are offered each year, with a reference for ongoing support if needed. Virta-Diabetes Reversal Program This program is free to diabetic and pre-diabetic employees and spouses who are enrolled in the health plan. Virta's powerful program is shown to reverse Type 2 diabetes with coaching and nutrition management, leading to better health and reduced use of medication. Voluntary Supplemental Benefits Additionally, all City employees may take advantage of reduced-cost and/or pre-tax access to the following voluntary benefits Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Dependent Care Account Accident Insurance Short-Term Disability Insurance Critical Illness/Cancer Insurance Genesis gym membership Crunch Fitness gym membership Pre-paid legal services IDShield membership No cost LifeBalance program, access to local and nation-wide discounts of participating online businesses City of Broken Arrow, OK

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