Executive Director
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This job was posted by : For more information, please see: Executive Director Barre Area Development Barre Area Development, Inc. (BADC) is a nonprofit organization and the principal economic development organization for the City and Town of Barre. BADC is focused on the promotion and support of the economic development, attractiveness, and vitality of the Greater Barre Area through private sector and municipal investment in the retail, commercial and industrial sectors in our communities. Position Overview: The Executive Director (ED) reports to the Board of Directors and its President. The ED oversees, manages, and implements the strategic plan, business development, economic strategy, general operations, marketing and administration of BADC. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Identify and implement programs to attract new business investment, employment, housing and tourism for the City and Town with a primary focus on assisting with housing growth and new business development. {html} - Develop action plans for short-and long-range economic development. Implement the goals and initiatives of BADC as directed and give priority to those goals and initiatives as set forth by BADCs Board of Directors. {html} - Prepare reports and recommendations; coordinate activities with municipal partners and agencies as needed to implement development plans; provide technical and professional advice to the business community; assist municipalities in grant applications, administer and implement economic development grants, revolving loan funds, or other funding mechanisms that may be obtained or {html} - Serve as point of contact with business prospects. Respond to prospective developers and individuals inquiring about local economic development activities and {html} - Develop and maintain a comprehensive and interactive inventory of available buildings and sites in the Barre Area for economic development purposes; maintain information on utilities, taxes, zoning, transportation, community services, financing tools; build and maintain an interactive log of businesses recruitment. {html} - Make regular monthly/quarterly reports/presentations to Executive committee, BADC Board of Directors, Town Select Board, City Council, and on an as needed basis to businesses, civic groups, and the Provide information on economic development issues, programs, services, and plans. {html} - Work with and act as economic development liaison between the local governments and among various economic development organizations. - Act as liaison assisting existing and potential new businesses expansion, relocation, and financing {html} - Oversee the preparation of economic advertising, marketing information, press releases, website, social media, and the management of content for the {html} - Prepare and present annual BADC budgets.