Job Description

 OhioSE, Inc. Employment Opportunity

Job Title: Project Manager

Location : Pre-approved remote location within the southern portion of the OhioSE region

Reports To: OhioSE President

Work Hours: Full-time

Status/Salary:  Exempt/salaried position with competitive compensation based on qualifications

Deadline: Applications are accepted until the position is filled

Company Overview:

OhioSE, Inc. is a private, non-profit economic development organization with the mission of supporting economic development in the 25 Ohio Appalachian counties through business attraction, retention, and expansion efforts. OhioSE is one of seven JobsOhio regional partners.

Position Description:

We seek a highly motivated individual to serve as the project manager in the southern portion of the OhioSE region. The project manager’s overarching goal is to represent the OhioSE and JobsOhio and assist in the creation, retention, expansion, and attraction of companies in a 25-county region of Ohio. The goal is to close deals that secure new capital investment and jobs in Ohio with a positive return on investment.

This position will serve on the OhioSE team, the regional partner for JobsOhio, Ohio’s private economic development leader.

Project Manager Responsibilities:

· Proactively plan and execute an aggressive Business Retention & Expansion visitation program in the appropriate sub-region. Targets should be developed and approached in cooperation with local economic development organization (LEDO) professionals when possible. When not possible, the PM will need to proceed independently and try to involve the LEDO when possible.

· Advise and inform company representatives as they advance through the JobsOhio project and award process including initial contact, program details, eligibility requirements, commitments, next steps, and troubleshooting.

· Proactively seek development project leads and pursue opportunities to assist companies in accessing JobsOhio and other state level incentive programs.

· Demonstrate expertise and knowledge in incentive program details and the review and approval processes.

· Develop and present proposals for the award of development incentives to eligible companies.

· Take ownership of company relationships and the project development and completion process.

· Complete accurate and detailed records in Salesforce CRM to document project details and updates, record BRE feedback, and populate reports.

· Embrace and achieve assigned performance metrics and goals, both individually and collectively for the organization.

· Identify growing companies and industries and potential projects.

· Define project needs with participating companies.

· Identify and connect key resources, assets and alliances.

· Identify and package appropriate state, JobsOhio and local incentives.

· Present projects for approval of incentives.

· Assist in the execution of contracts.

· Assist the OhioSE Sites Team during site visits, site presentations and OSIP projects when the Sites Team is beyond its capacity.

· Assist local development partners’ access site development resources of JobsOhio.

· Establish, maintain, and grow relationships with a variety of stakeholders including local and regional economic development leaders, business CEO’s, executives and owners, JobsOhio project managers, governmental leaders, and other vital partners.

· Complete all performance reports, timesheets, expenses on time and as required

· Act with integrity and honesty in all dealings, actions, and conversations

Position Qualifications:

· Position posted externally and open to existing OhioSE employees

· A minimum of five years of related experience required

· Bachelor's Degree in a related field is required. Related fields include but are not limited to Economic Development, Regional Planning, Business, and Marketing. Consideration may be given for previous related/relevant experience in lieu of a degree

· Consideration to pursue the CEcD designation from the International Economic Development Council

· Exceptional sales, negotiation and project management skills demonstrated in a work environment, along with strong interpersonal skills and experience dealing with many types of people at all business levels required.

· Ability, willingness, and skills to be very effective at navigating the incentives approval process and effective advocate for projects in the OhioSE region

· Excellent English writing, grammar and proofreading skills required

· Demonstrated successful public speaking experience as well as listening skills required

· Self-starter with the ability to generate, identify and develop business investment leads and demonstrated ability and drive to exceed customer service expectations are preferred

· Understanding of key factors supporting business investment decisions preferred

· Working knowledge of economic development financing preferred

· Subject matter knowledge or experience in an industrial sector strongly represented in Appalachian Ohio (e.g., energy, manufacturing, forestry, extraction) preferred

· Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office applications required. Familiarity with Salesforce is a plus.

· Excellent time management skills; ability to deal with constantly changing work demands; proven ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously required

· Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion required

· Ability to travel within Appalachian Ohio up to 60% of work time with occasional overnight stays required.

· Must have valid driver’s license.

Method of Response: Please submit a cover letter, resume and contact information for at least three relevant professional references to Jane Dunnington, Human Resources, at Jane@ohiose.com. The deadline for application submission is until the position is filled.

OhioSE, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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