Employment Opportunity with Baltimore Development Corporation

Position Title: Economic Development Officer - Food Retail

Applications accepted until January 24, 2014 or until position is filled

General Description of Work:

Reporting to the Director, the Economic Development Officer - Food Retail is responsible for providing an economic development/financial perspective to food access and retail, specifically in food deserts, and overseeing day-to-day project management of food access related economic growth and real estate development within the City of Baltimore. The result is identifying opportunities, collecting and analyzing data and connecting resources for moving projects forward to completion.

General responsibilities include professional and administrative activities related to project management of public- and privately-initiated real estate and economic development projects overseen by BDC on behalf of the City of Baltimore. Work requires the employee to assemble and coordinate the activities of a project team comprised of BDC staff, business owners, developers, the staff of government agency partners, consultants, and lawyers in the execution of tasks necessary to initiate and complete projects assigned to the employee. While the employee reports directly to the Director, work is performed under the general direction of the President and CEO and the Executive Staff of BDC. The employee performs other duties as assigned. Job duties are subject to change as directed by BDC.

Specific responsibilities include: analyzing the retention and expansion of grocery stores in the City of Baltimore with an emphasis on the City’s designated food desert areas; developing a food retail site selection and market analysis; coordinating and convening ongoing food retailer site selection meetings to the grocery development business sector; creating a financial and service based food retail development incentive package with eligibility criteria that focuses on quality of food in stores; developing, in collaboration with other agencies, a technical assistance plan for corner store owners as well as grocers to increase their healthy food availability. Assist in the creation of a grocery job training facility.

For the full job description click here: http://www.baltimoredevelopment.com/assets/files/1/files/job-listings/food-retail-economic-development-officer-posting.pdf

To apply, submit cover letter and resume to Nancy Jordan-Howard, Chief Operating Officer, Baltimore Development Corporation via email only, to nhoward@baltimoredevelopment.com, with “Food Retail Economic Development Officer” in the subject line.

No Phone Calls Please. Not all applicants will be contacted.