Job Description

President & CEO

Position Purpose:           

To implement the strategies, goals and objectives of New North as it relates to the creation and orchestration of a regional approach to economic development.

Essential functions:

• Provide New North Board with professional support, including information and recommendations to allow it to accomplish its charter.  Assist in the development of the organization’s operating and fiscal plans.
• Provide leadership for a regional focus by working with leaders and staff of all sectors engaged in growing and maintaining the economy, providing direction toward economic development and building consensus among the region, and promoting collaboration.
• Work to establish an environment of trust among all stakeholders.
• Lead and facilitate the development of a regional plan of action that engages all stakeholders.
• Advocate for the region in a way that promotes a brand image that encourages economic development and investment.  Coordinate the various resources throughout the NEW area into a unified promotional package for NEW.  Identify Economic Development opportunities and align regional resources in order to insure strategic capture of business growth opportunities.
• Advocate for local, state, national, and international support in regards to investment, legislation, policy, and funding.
• Create an ongoing resource model to perpetuate the vision of New North.  Seek and develop financial and personnel resources from within and without the region.
• Identify external and internal environmental changes that promote or dissuade economic and community vitality and recommend actions and/or reprioritizations.
• Assist potential clients and stakeholders to identify, assess and evaluate options and resources that add value or mitigate choices in the Economic Development arena.
• Provide data and measurements that guide actions and demonstrate accountability.
• Provide leadership, supervision, and direction to New North talent.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree–Master’s degree preferred along with national economic development certification.
• 10 years of progressively responsible career growth, including 5 years in a senior/executive leadership role.  Experience must include responsibility for budgets, P & L, and financial management.
• Experience in entrepreneurship and building and managing regional coalitions.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Considerable skill in communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.  Interactions with broad range of individuals in situations requiring persuasion and negotiations, often in situations where selling of concepts or abstract ideas is important.  Includes formal public presentations.  Ability to effectively use appropriate forums and technologies.
• Skill in the use of interpersonal communication to build and maintain effective relationships and garner the support and allegiance of disparate stakeholders in insure the best economic development outcomes for the region; strong team building skills; skill to persuade through consensus building.
• Exercise of considerable initiative and judgment, often in areas where methods and practices are not fully established; ability to seek out and apply creative solutions.
• Ability to become recognized expert on economic development in Northeastern Wisconsin, and to promote the advantages of regionalized efforts.
• Ability to analyze information and determine appropriate course of action.
• Ability to maintain composure and work effectively in antagonistic, hostile, or stressful situations and/or under public scrutiny and media attention.
• Knowledge of basics of the principles and practices of the field of economic development, including marketing, finance, government relations, workforce development, infrastructure, quality of life, education and incentives.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects; ability to perform multiple tasks during the work day.
• Action oriented with ability to deliver timely and positive results; ability to effectively establish strategies, goals and objectives.
• Knowledge and understanding of marketing channels and ability to harness resources from those channels.
• Knowledge of organizational fund raising.
• Demonstrated organizational and strategic leadership skills.
• Proficiency in use of office technologies.
• Ability to establish and maintain credibility with business, political and community leaders.
• Ability to write and oversee grants.

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