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Economic Development Analyst I

Recruitment #16-0251-01

Introduction

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.
The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year, but can be extended. Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing. Postmarks are not accepted. Applications will only be accepted on-line.

Supplemental Questionnaire:  A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application. Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
Failure to submit the Application or Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

DESCRIPTION



Organizational Background
The East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) is a cross-sector membership organization serving Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, with 25+ years of leadership and collaborative history.  The region’s service area includes 1,540 sq. miles, which cover approximately 22% of the Bay Area.  The East Bay’s 2.5 million residents represent over a third of the Bay Area’s population, and it is growing faster than any other part of the Bay Area region. 

As a regional economic development organization recognized by the Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development, East Bay EDA represents a broad network that connects local community and business leaders to regional, state and national resources.  East Bay EDA creates accurate, original information about the region through commissioned studies and economic reports, and promotes economic development efforts at the sub-region and city levels through regular peer engagement, assistance with data analysis, professional development and other support services for local government and business leadership.  Companies in specific industry sectors and companies at various stages of development also benefit directly from business resources, services and introductions that East Bay EDA provides, implements and facilitates.

The East Bay Region & East Bay EDA
East Bay EDA is fortunate to be located in the middle of one of the world’s most dynamic economies and enjoys many advantages such as:

 Logistics and Transportation - the nation’s fifth largest container port, a FedEx regional distribution hub, an international airport, and a comprehensive freeway and rail system make the East Bay the logistics center that connects Northern California to the Asia/Pacific market, while BART and other public transportation systems make it a strong commuter hub.

Major leaders of these industries work together through East Bay EDA's Committees and partnerships to stay informed and collaborate on specific projects to enhance the infrastructure of the region.

 Research and Development – the nation’s highest rated graduate research institution, with the highest rate of venture capital investment, and three National Laboratories along with over 20 specialized research facilities and a number of privately funded research facilities launch R &D and manufacturing companies throughout our region.

East Bay EDA's annual Economic Outlook report is the sole source and highly valued research for information specific to the East Bay.  It is frequently used by businesses, investors, educators, nonprofit organizations, philanthropists and government.

 Innovation – one of the nation’s most diverse and heavily concentrated clusters of clean technology development and a broad concentration of innovative companies annually attracting an average of $1 billion in venture capital investment – enough to rank the East Bay comparable among the top half dozen states in the country.

The annual East Bay Innovation Awards, championed and hosted by East Bay EDA, celebrates and strengthens the East Bay business brand and raises awareness of the tremendous synergy of innovation implemented across industry clusters growing in the East Bay region.

 Workforce – an ethnically diverse workforce that facilitates global business and that has 30% more college graduates and 40% more advanced degrees than the national average, is supported by a comprehensive regional workforce development system.

East Bay EDA convenes and participates in special research on the East Bay workforce and continues to encourage and support regional efforts that address business support, education, training and incentives that lead to sustainable employment.  With its leadership, East Bay EDA champions the importance of STEM education and supports best models of employer-led engagement for workforce development.

• Space – the East Bay is home to the Bay Area’s greatest availability of affordable prime land and facilities for commercial, industrial and residential development and use.

East Bay EDA continues to build deeper cross-sector communication bridges to help inform and identify opportunities to enhance our regional capacity for business attraction and expansion.

 • Quality of Life - a combination of urban and suburban amenities including the largest urban park system in the country, the nation’s best climate, renowned restaurant and entertainment venues, cultural diversity and preservation, and relatively lower costs explain why the East Bay has experienced the highest rate of population growth anywhere in the highly desirable Bay Area. 

East Bay EDA creates opportunities for regional marketing for business relocation, expansion and growth, and promotes the assets of the East Bay through studies, the media and other communication tools.

East Bay EDA Leadership
East Bay EDA seeks out diverse members who recognize the extraordinary value of these resources and who can help the East Bay unlock its full potential as a global leader and an unrivaled place to live and work.  Alliance membership includes Fortune 500 represented corporations, private sector businesses, counties, cities, special districts, foundations and nonprofit organizations.  Chambers of commerce, workforce providers, business assistance organizations and educational institutions are partners of the Alliance.  In all, 110 diverse organizations make up the Alliance’s membership to date.  Members and partners participate in our eight Committees to lend their expertise and leadership to prioritize work and allocate resources to address business attraction and growth in our region.  Current Committees include:  

   Business Development & Resources 

   Economic Development Directors’ Council

   Employer Advisory for Education/Workforce
   Development

   International Trade & Investment

   Land Use & Infrastructure

   Legislation & Advocacy

   Marketing & Communications

   Membership Engagement
  

 

 

The East Bay EDA's governing arm, their Executive Committee, is comprised of representatives from the Alameda and Contra Costa County Boards of Supervisors, their Mayor Conferences, their City Manager Associations, their Economic Development Directors’ Council, and also includes both County Administrators. 

The Executive Committee also includes “E” and “C” level business representatives comprising half of the governing arm, and representatives from K-12 education,  post-secondary education, labor, utilities, National Laboratories, environmental organizations, special districts, the Port of Oakland, regional nonprofits and regional philanthropy.  The Executive Committee has operational and fiscal oversight of the organization, and oversees the work of the eight Committees to ensure their work is relevant to current issues, seeking appropriate resources and partnerships, and impacting business success.
 
East Bay EDA is a member-driven organization, and the East Bay EDA team serves to implement work that supports goal priorities directed by the East Bay EDA Committees, that become the organization’s Strategic Plan.  

The East Bay EDA Team
Fully staffed, the East Bay EDA team represents 7.0 FTE.  The Economic Development Analyst I is a support position on the East Bay EDA team.  Although each team member has his/her key areas of responsibility, the team environment allows for support and assistance from and to fellow team members as needed.   

The nature of the cross-sector work of East Bay EDA requires team participating in many offsite events, meetings, trade shows and conferences.  Work is occasionally outside traditional work hours and requires travel within the East Bay region and elsewhere.   

The Economic Development Analyst I position will provide support and assistance in Committee work, research, analysis and events that are generally led by the Economic Development Analyst II or the Executive Director.  

Typical Responsibilities of the Economic Analyst I Position

Data Maintenance & Reports
· Assists with membership data reports as needed for financial analysis, membership projection and targeted member and sponsor solicitation.
· Assists with maintenance of regional and sub-regional data and preparation of reports for presentation to members, the Economic Development Directors’ Council and the East Bay EDA Committees.
· Serves as the formal back-up staff for the maintenance of the Salesforce database system that houses member and resource information.
· Assists with data listings for the San Francisco Business Times’ East Bay Book of Lists.  


Event Planning and Support
· Assists with the development of event plans, including identification of desired goals, metrics for success, budgets and logistics.
· Assists with preparing sponsor benefit packages, sponsor solicitation and follow-up tasks, including sponsor post-event reports.
· Assists with attendee reservations and seating.
· Assists with event logistics including securing appropriate vendors, participants and materials and researching vendors and consultants.
· Assists with conducting analysis of attendance post-events for evaluation purposes.
· Assists with implementing acknowledgement strategies for event participants and sponsors.
· Assists with coordinating opportunities for media coverage.
· Assists with social media communications to promote events.  

Committee & Meeting Support
· Assists in the preparation of meeting materials and presentations.
· Prepares A/V presentations as needed.
· Conducts follow up tasks as directed.
· Assists with securing panelists and other presenters.
· Assists in the preparation of Committee packets and information.
· Assists with drafting Committee meeting notes.
· Assists with surveying Committee members for follow-up tasks, attendance verification, or solicitation of input.

Data Analysis & Research
· Conducts industry-specific and other analysis for member cities.
· Assists other analysts with special research and reports.
· Contributes to planning and review of East Bay Economic Outlook and other East Bay EDA commissioned reports.
· Conducts research on resources, investors, businesses and other items as directed.
· Works with East Bay EDA partners to secure data for presentations and reports.
· Provides data to assist with proposal submissions for business and workforce development funds.  

Other Areas of Responsibility

In addition, the position will assist the Executive Director with preparation of internal and external reports, and preparation for external and internal meetings.  The position may also participate in East Bay EDA exhibit opportunities at business events and sponsored events.  

The position is expected to participate in professional development opportunities including CALED trainings, when appropriate, to advance learnings in the field towards a promotion to the Economic Development Analyst II classification.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Either I

Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (a degree in related field of economics or city regional planning is preferred).

And

The equivalent of six months of full-time experience in the class of Economic Development Trainee in the Alameda County classified service. Or the equivalent of six months full-time experience in the class of Economic Development Trainee in the Alameda County with the total number of hours of work experience as an Economic Development Intern substituted as equivalent hours in the Trainee position.

Or II

The equivalent of two years full-time professional level experience in economic or community development, research or a closely related field.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The ideal candidate should possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities. 

Knowledge
· Familiarity with priority economic development needs of the East Bay region.
· Experience serving cross-sector leadership, stakeholder groups or membership organizations. · Experience in using data platforms to conduct analysis and develop research reports.
· Experience in preparing reports for board of directors and other leadership groups.  

Skills
· Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
· Experience with Salesforce.com platform.
· Experience with event invitation data bases.
· Experience with social media interfaces such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
· Experience with note taking and report writing.
· Excellent time management skills.
· Excellent oral communications to diverse populations in the private, government and nonprofit sectors.
· Strong organization skills to track tasks and meet deadlines.    

Abilities
· Demonstrated ability to organize and multi-task concurring events and meetings.
· Ability to engage cross-sector leadership in a responsive and respectful manner.
· Motivated self-starter who takes initiative and follows through to completion, but who can also work in a team setting.
· Well-organized, detail-oriented, and graceful under pressure.
· Ability to provide support to senior and executive staff, as well as East Bay EDA leaders.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

The examination will consist of the following steps:

A review of candidates' applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process; review of candidates’ Supplemental Questionnaires to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process. Those candidates scoring highest on the screening for best qualified will move on to the next step in the examination process, an oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.

CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION.  We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit.  Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position.  Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position.  Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

Selection Plan

Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:

Deadline for Filing:                                                        5:00pm, Friday, May 20, 2016
Review of Minimum Qualifications:                                                          June 3, 2016
Review of SQ for best qualified:                                                             June 17, 2016
Panel Interviews:                                                                                       July 1, 2016


*The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

BENEFITS

Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being.  These benefits include but are not limited to*:

For your Health & Welfare Benefits

  • Medical – HMO & PPO Insurance
  • Dental – PPO & DHMO Insurance  
  • Vision
  • Basic Life Insurance 
  • Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage) 
  • County Allowance (Employer Credit)
  • Health Flexible Spending Account
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Accident, Critical Illness & Hospital Indemnity
  • Long Term Care Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program

For your Financial Future

  • Short-term Disability Insurance
  • Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Retirement Plan – (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
  • Deferred Compensation Plan

For your Work/Life Balance

  • 11 paid holidays
  • Vacation and sick leave accrual
  • Vacation purchase program
  • Management Paid Leave**
  • Group Auto/Home Insurance
  • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Group Legal
  • Guaranteed Ride Home
  • Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
  • Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
  • Child Care Resources
  • 1st United Services Credit Union 

*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement.  This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.

** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.

Conclusion

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NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs.

You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

Sam Gee,
Personnel Services Manager
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-267-9492

Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer