Review Vacancy
AgencyEmpire State Development, NYS
TitleEconomic Development Program Specialist 1
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $56604 to $71980 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Open to current NYS employees who are currently in an Economic Development Program Specialist 1 title or eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. Also open to those reachable on the Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) eligible list.
Candidates appointed at the Trainee 1 level will need to successfully complete a two-year traineeship before advancing to the EDPS1, SG-18 level.
PCO Candidate Advanced Placement Options:
• Trainee 2 Minimum Qualifications = Bachelor’s degree, plus one year of professional economic development experience*; or a master’s degree, Juris Doctor, or higher degree in a related field
• Full Level (SG-18; not serving as a trainee) Placement = Bachelor’s degree, plus two years of professional economic development experience*; or a master’s degree, Juris Doctor, or higher degree in a related field, plus one year of professional experience
*Professional economic development experience is defined as work primarily in programs and activities intended to attract, retain or create jobs for the general public either directly, or indirectly through tourism promotion, export assistance, urban and regional planning, redevelopment of blight or counseling of minority-owned, woman-owned and/or small business enterprises. If interested in this position, please make mention of your experience in cover letter.
Duties Description Under the general direction of the Regional Director, the incumbent of this position will provide technical advice and problem-solving assistance to economic/business development organizations and businesses or prospective businesses concerning a broad spectrum of economic development problems and issues. This includes assisting with originating economic development projects, both as the lead economic development agency in the region, and as full-time staff to the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council (REDC).
Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Assist with the origination and regional management of economic development projects on a year-round basis. Coordinate with resources within ESD to justify and prepare Incentive Proposals, inclusive of ESD’s Policy team (for cost benefit analyses), Excelsior team (for Excelsior Tax Credit incentives); ESD’s Finance group (for financial justification memorandums) and ESD’s Project Review Committee (presentation and justification of incentive proposals), writing and vetting actual Incentive Proposal through project management to delivery and acceptance by applicant.
• Assist in the development and implementation of planning and regionally significant projects set by the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council. Attend REDC meetings and assist Regional Director in preparing for meetings. Become member on REDC Industry Workgroup(s), attending meetings on a year-round basis and reporting back on progress.
• Review for eligibility all ESD CFA applications. Preform due diligence on eligible applications, provide scoring that is required on all CFA’s, provide scoring documentation in the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) system, coordinate with Regional Director on project rankings, and provide scoring documentation on a timely basis to ESD team in Albany/NYC.
• Following the Governor’s award announcements, work with winning applicants to prepare CFA Incentive Proposals; rework project budgets to maintain feasibility, while staying within ESD guidelines; oversee the return of executed proposals; input MS Dynamics entries; and keep ESD staff apprised of project status.
• Remain current on ESD programs, initiatives, as well as those of sister agencies with whom we interact regularly (e.g. NYSERDA, NYPA, HCR, etc.).
• Maintain open lines of communication between local development partners including (but not limited to) local Industrial Development Agencies, Local Development Corporations, Municipalities, Counties, Utilities, Regional Planning Boards, and Chamber of Commerce.
• Coordinate with ESD’s Strategic Business Division on multi-region and multi-county prospects and major key industry projects. Interact with economic development partners on site visits and responsiveness to prospect and ESD requests for information.
• Other duties as requested by the Regional Director.
Additional Comments Salary Range: $56,604 - $71,980**
**This position may be filled as a traineeship. The salary range listed above applies to candidates appointed to Economic Development Program Specialist 1, SG-18. The starting salary for candidates appointed to Economic Development Specialist Trainee 1 is $42,986. For current NYS employees, the starting salary is based on the candidate’s salary at the time of hire. Candidates appointed at the trainee level will be required to successfully complete the traineeship in order to advance to the journey level title and salary.
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Email Address DED-HR@esd.ny.gov
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Notes on ApplyingIf interested in this position, please forward a cover letter and resume to the e-mail address above by July 1, 2019. Be sure to indicate the position title, vacancy ID#, and location you are applying for, and specify how you meet the minimum qualifications in your cover letter.