EDD Job Opportunity:

Economic Development Representative (Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan Counties)
Job ID 154119
Apply by: 05/05/2025
Salary: $29.58 – $47.33 Hourly | $61,531 – $98,449 Annually
This position is a Pay Band 75

The Community, Business, and Rural Development team (aka Regional Reps) focuses on providing resources and support to communities, businesses, and rural areas to help them thrive.
This team works on initiatives aimed at promoting economic opportunities, improving infrastructure, and supporting rural development projects that create lasting impact across New Mexico.

This position will serve as Economic Development Representative serving a four-county region including Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, and San Juan Counties. The position will serve as a field representative and will build capacity and partnerships with local, tribal, and regional economic developers to grow jobs, businesses and economically healthy and sustainable communities.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate local business growth in local communities by leveraging various funding sources.
• Provide customer service and technical assistance to local businesses, community and tribal stakeholders.
• Assist in the implementation of plans to support business expansion, retention and start-up projects.
• Collaborate and build relationships with community stakeholders to respond to growth.
• Provide financial, incentive and legislative analyses as they pertain to local economies.
• Serve as liaison between community and tribal stakeholders and state and federal agencies.
• Facilitate Tribal economic development projects in accordance with the STCA; coordinated with EDD divisions and submitted annual activity reports to the Indian Affairs Department.

Qualifications: 

• Customer service with strong verbal and written communication.
• Navigating resources to include multiple funding sources that may include local, tribal, state, and federal grants, financing and access to capital for businesses.
• Goal and detail oriented, ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Community, tribal, and business development outreach through BRE, networking with local, tribal, state and federal stakeholders, business, professional or economic development organizations.
• Experience working with municipal and county governments and familiarity with public processes.
• Public speaking and presentations.
• Ideal candidate resides in Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan Counties.
• Tribal and financial experience a plus.
• 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 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 years may substitute for the required education and experience.