MainStreet Community Economic Development Specialist

$29. 58 - $47. 33 Hourly

$61,531 - $98,449 Annually

This position is a Pay Band 75

Posting Details

New Mexico MainStreet is an asset-based community economic development program of the New Mexico Economic Development Department dedicated to fostering economic development in the state by supporting local MainStreet organizations, affiliates, and local government partners in their revitalization work in downtowns and traditional neighborhood commercial corridors.

The Program provides resources, education, training and technical assistance services that preserve and enhance the built environment, local historic culture and heritage and stimulate the economic vitality of each participating community.

Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of closing date.

Why does the job exist?

This position provides State Capital Outlay, project management, and community economic development support for the New Mexico MainStreet Coordinating Program, Local MainStreet organizations, local government partners, and MainStreet Project-Based community economic development projects.

The position supports the programs overarching mission to provide local affiliate non-profits and their local government partners with resources, technical assistance and a comprehensive program of revitalization strategies that develop local leadership capacity and financial tools to increase economic vitality, prevent leakage, stimulate private sector reinvestment into commercial properties and businesses, and support job creation within traditional and/or historic business districts in the state.

How does it get done?

1) Provides Capital Outlay support to Mainstreet Staff and local communities for public infrastructure projects:
(a) Works with local MainStreet programs/communities to build their capacity to develop, implement and manage capital outlay projects.

2) Responsible for updating NMMS Capital Outlay Public Infrastructure Pipeline and tracking Capital Outlay project progress, status, and timeline for completion.
(a) Provides Director with Capital Outlay project updates for quarterly reporting to State Capital Project Monitoring System.

3) Provides project management support to MainStreet staff and local communities participating in New Mexico MainStreet's project-based initiatives:
(a) Works with NMMS Director, NMMS Project Coordinator, NMMS Revitalization Specialists (contractors) to develop MOUs and Scopes of Work for project-based initiatives.
(b) Creates community account and project pages in Salesforce project management software to track project progress and archive and document project deliverables.

4) Collects and Tracks New Mexico MainStreet Service Requests for local Affiliate and Accredited New Mexico MainStreet/Main Street America programs:
(a) Receives and organizes local service requests for Director's approval.
(b) Creates account and project pages in salesforce to track progress and timeline for completion of approved services requests.
(c) Ensures timely completion of projects receiving MainStreet resources and technical assistance.
(d) Works with NMMS Director, NMMS Project Coordinator, and NMMS Revitalization Specialists to archive and document technical assistance and/or project deliverables.

5) Serves as facilitator for New Mexico Mainstreet with external technical assistance providers, partners, and resources available to local MainStreet organizations and businesses.
(a) Researches and identifies external technical assistance providers.
(b)Documents and updates a technical assistance provider matrix to share with local MainStreet Communities.

Who are the customers?

The New Mexico MainStreet program provides resources, professional technical assistance, and training to partner community based economic development organizations and their local government partners engaged in the revitalization of traditional and/or historic commercial districts throughout the state.

These programs and projects include New Mexico MainStreet Districts, New Mexico Arts & Cultural Districts, and Project-Based Initiatives in Frontier/Rural Communities, Native American Communities, and Urban Neighborhood Commercial Corridors.

Ideal Candidate

An ideal candidate for the Community Economic Development Specialist position should possess a combination of technical skills, experience, and personal qualities that enable them to effectively drive positive change within a community. This includes:
• Community engagement experience working with diverse community stakeholders, including local government, businesses, and non-profit organizations.
• Project Management experience with a track record of successfully managing, tracking, and executing community development projects.
• Knowledge of community and economic development principles, practices, and techniques.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal funding for public infrastructure and community economic development projects, especially New Mexico State Capital Outlay.
• Cultural Competence: The ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and understanding of the unique needs and capacity levels of different New Mexico communities.
• Software Skills: Proficiency with relevant project management software and tools such as Salesforce.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for effective reporting, presentations, and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a larger team.

Minimum Qualification

A Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Economics, Economic Development, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration, Historic Preservation, Communications/Journalism, Community Development, Urban Design, and/or Urban and Regional Planning from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of experience in economic or community development programs. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling six (6) years may substitute for the required education and experience.

Substitution Table

These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:
Education Experience Education Experience 1 High School Diploma or Equivalent AND 6 years of experience OR High School Diploma or Equivalent AND 6 years of experience 2 Associate's degree in the field(s) specified in the minimum qualification AND 4 years of experience Associate's degree or higher in any field AND 6 years of experience 3 Bachelor's degree in the field(s) specified in the minimum qualification AND 2 years of experience 4 Master's degree or higher in the field(s) specified in the minimum qualification AND 0 years of experience
• Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.

• If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of "semester hours" in a field (e. g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.

Employment Requirements

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